Securing America with Frank Gaffney Podcast

The Hoover Institute's HENRY NAU criticizes Obama's second inauguration speech for not giving more time to the extremely critical foreign policy issues the U.S. is now facing. As Obama pivots the military to Asia, our weakened force in the Middle East means we are increasingly giving in more to hostile countries like Iran. With the U.S. leaving power vacuums behind when it refuses to take charge in situations, we shouldn't be surprised when China and Russia begin taking our place. MARK HELPRIN of the Claremont Institute discusses the likelihood of more Benghazis to come under the current administration and the surety of a future Iranian nuclear state. STEVEN BUCCI, Director of the Allison Center for Foreign Policy Studies at the Heritage Foundation, argues that by more strictly regulating the internet, we'll end up with only fewer liberties and be no safer. Bucci also warns of the growing call to internationalize control of the internet by foreign nations that want their citizens to be kept from certain facts on political or religious grounds. DIANA WEST, author of The Death of the Grown Up, talks about Hillary Clinton's work as the public face of the Obama administration's outreach to Islamists and Muslim Brotherhood members around the world.

With Paul Kengor, Emanuele Ottolenghi, Claudia Rosett, and Andy McCarthy. Call 1-800-332-7131 to give Frank your questions for Secretary of State nominee John Kerry, Secretary of Defense nominee Chuck Hagel, and CIA Director nominee John Brennan. Professor PAUL KENGOR, of Grove City College, analyzes Pres. Obama's inaugural address discussing his determination to push his progressive agenda, and the consequences that agenda can have for American security interests. Dr. EMMANUELE OTTOLENGHI, a senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracy, predicts the effect that American sanctions will have on Iran's nuclear weapons program, and how America must be ready to back its threats not only economically but militarily as well. CLAUDIA ROSETT, writer at Pajamas Media and forbes.com, exposes how Iran is evading sanctions, and manipulating the non-aligned coalition at the UN to further its nuclear ambitions. ANDY McCARTHY, a former federal prosecutor and a contributing editor with National Review Online, discusses how the policy wars of the last decade have exhausted the American public and done little to aid security issues.

BARRY RUBIN, Director of the GLORIA Center, points out the reality of the upcoming Israeli election that the mass media is failing to grasp--namely, Israelis are voting much as they always have, but this time around the far right is better aligned. Ret. Col. JOSEPH WOOD, former advisor to Vice President Cheney, discusses the responsibility that France still feels towards its ex-colonies in Africa, including Mali. Wood also talks about the French government's attempt to limit religious extremism within its own borders, which recently led to the creation of an observatory of secularism. On the day of President Obama's second inauguration, the Foreign Policy Initiative's ROBERT ZARATE reflects on what steps Obama took during his first term to press forward with his goal of "Global Zero," and offers up predictions of what Obama may do in the next four years. Forbes.com writer GORDON CHANG, recently returned from a trip to India, describes the fear he encountered repeatedly that the U.S. is increasingly taking Pakistan's side over India's. Secretary of State nominee John Kerry's past statements regarding Pakistan have only served to further unsettle Indians regarding the direction the U.S. is heading.

REBECCA HEINRICHS of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies joins Fred Grandy in a talk about how radical Global Zero is and the absurdity of the idea that “security is a state of mind.” A unilateral disarmament by the United States will only serve to give opportunities to its enemies—particularly dangerous considering the U.S. has nothing to protect against ICBM threats towards the East Coast. PATRICK SOOKHDEO, international director of the Barnabus Fund, explains how the situation in the Middle East has gone from bad to worse for religious minorities, and in particular Jews, Christians, and Shi’ites. As an example Sookhdeo cites Iraq, where the Christian community has plummeted from 1.5 million to a few hundred thousand. BILL GERTZ, writer for the Washington Times, discusses China’s upgrade of its metro system to withstand nuclear attacks—but from where? Center for Security Policy’s FRANK GAFFNEY talks about the violence in Mali, as well as the hostage-taking situation still unfolding in Algeria.

ROGER NORIEGA, with the American Enterprise Institute, teaches us about the presence of Mexican drug cartels in over 1,000 American cities, and representing a huge percent of our organized crime, and discusses how America's voracious appetite for illegal drugs is funding terrorist programs all over the world

Special guest ROBERT ZUBRIN, president of Pioneer Astronautics, reveals the truth about Al Gore's connections to Qatari oil and his hypocritical views on the environment, discussing how the environmental movement has cost America literally billions of dollars in lost oil revenue, and helped feed the growth of terrorist organizations worldwide.

FRED FLEITZ, from lignet.com, reports on the situation in Mali and Algeria, illuminating Algeria's hard-nosed stance towards rejecting human aid, and the disastrous consequences were an Islamist state to arise from Mali's turmoil.

From CBN News, ERIC STAKELBECK, having just returned from a trip to Israel enlightens us to Israel's perilous situation in the rapidly changing region, and the amazing effectiveness of their Iron Dome missile defense system.

BARRY RUBIN, Director of the GLORIA Center, warns about the Islamist government slowly and patiently taking hold in Egypt and the soon-to-be security vacuum in Syria that will assuredly be filled by the Muslim Brotherhood as well. MORGAN ROACH, research associate in The Heritage Foundation’s Margaret Thatcher Center for Freedom, discusses how the French have made the UN resolution to interfere in Mali mute by unilaterally interfering themselves, but what role will America play in this policing move? Former Special Forces operator JIM HANSON speculates about France's objectives in interfering in Mali and expounds upon the failure of Obama's false-surge and the quick and hasty exit that the United States is making from Afghanistan. DIANA WEST, author of The Death of the Grown-up, warns about the subtle but influential presence in American media of foreign governments and their agendas, and discusses Muslim brotherhood connections in the staff of the Secretary of State.

NICHOLAS BALLASY, a senior video reporter for The Daily Caller at www.dailycaller.com, reveals information about the recent closure of the National Drug Intelligence Agency by the DOJ, the presence of drug cartels in American cities, and Chuck Hagel's views on budget cuts for the Pentagon. RET. ADM. JAMES “ACE” LYONS, the president/CEO of LION Associates LLC www.lionsassociates.com, discusses the  Benghazi-gate affair, Hilary Clinton's role in it, and her upcoming questioning. ILAN BERMAN, the vice president of the American Foreign Policy Council, expounds upon the fallout that Egypt's failed economy will have on other countries in the region, and predicts what will happen when Al Goreeza (Al Jazeera) is introduced into American mainstream media by a different name. ANDY McCARTHY, a former federal prosecutor and a contributing editor with National Review Online, discusses Michelle Bachmann's re-appointment to the House's Intelligence Committee, and questions the wisdom of John Brennan's CIA appointment citing his historic inability to spot infiltrating Islamists.

MATTHEW BOYLE, an investigative reporter with breibart.com, talks with Frank about President Morsi's recent demands of the Obama administration to release 'The Blind Sheik' from federal custody, and how the new administration's nomination of Chuck Hagel will effect this and other security decisions. PETER HUESSY, the president of GeoStrategic Analysis at afpc.org, explains the 'Ground Zero' program that would eliminate the US's nuclear program, and Secretary of Defense nominee Chuck Hagel's history of nuclear arms reduction. CLARE LOPEZ, Senior Fellow with The Center for Security Policy, discusses Iran's rush towards nuclear weapons, and the clandestine methods that they employ to obtain information on the US. GORDON CHANG, columnist at forbes.com, discusses the vast gap between Chinese and American nuclear doctrines, and how China can no longer hide their nuclear missile testing.

FRED GRANDY of the Center for Security Policy talks with Frank about Michelle Bachmann's successful reappointment to the House Intelligence Committee, as well as Obama's nomination of John Brennan for director of the Central Intelligence Agency. CHRISTIAN WHITON, principal at DC International Advisory LLC, gives his prediction on what Hillary Clinton's legacy will be. Whiton also explains the dangerous aspects of the Obama administration's position on gun control. NINA SHEA, director of the Center for Religious Freedom, discusses the attempt by the Saudis to use PR to cover up their fight against any religion other than Islam within their borders--as well as without. The number of Christians and Jews is dropping dramatically in the Middle East and North Africa, and a Saudi fatwa issued last year called for the destruction of churches in the region. The Washington Times' BILL GERTZ talks about the military's visibly growing nervousness towards sequestration, which now seems more likely than ever to happen. Gertz also talks about China's upcoming "missile defense test," which more likely than not is in reality a test of a satellite attack shot.

Filling in for Frank Gaffney, Fred Grandy speaks with MIKE WALSH, a writer from the New York Post and author of The People v. The Democratic Party, about the appointment of John Brennan as director of the CIA. They discuss his alarmingly wrong intelligence predictions in the past, and his schizophrenic past policies towards interrogation issues and unmanned drone warfare. KATHARINE GORKA, executive director of the Westminster Institute, reports on recent conference "Amplifying Muslims Voices for Reason and Reform." They discuss how the Arab Spring movement must be supported with intellectualism and education to avoid turning into a Fundamentalist Autumn. ROWAN SCARBOROUGH, writer for The Washington Times and author of Sabotage: America’s enemies within the CIA, discusses Chuck Hagel's nomination as Secretary of Defense, his relatively isolationist views and the effect that his presence on the cabinet could have for America and her allies. FRED FLEITZ, managing editor of lignet.com, reviews a recent speech from President Assad in which he expresses somewhat delusional confidence in his quickly crumbling regime. The wisdom of continuing to send military aid in the form of tanks and small weapons to a radical leading Egypt is also discussed.