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The Iranian Supreme Leader Holds All the Cards of Power

With Fred Grandy, Ilan Berman, Roger Noriega, Bill Gertz

Former Congressman FRED GRANDY comments on the week’s national security news, from the President’s counterterrorism speech to the horrific jihadist attack in London.

ILAN BERMAN, Vice President of the American Foreign Policy Council, analyzes the recent announcement that several prominent candidates will no longer be permitted to run for President of Iran, and explains what that shows about the power of the Iranian Supreme Leader.

Former US Ambassador ROGER NORIEGA gives a brief overview of developments in Venezuela and Latin America as well as provides a unique insight into the background of  two presidential candidates running in the upcoming Iranian elections, both of whom have known ties with terrorism.

BILL GERTZ of the Washington Free Beacon discusses President Obama’s most recent speech and his future plans for Afghanistan as well as discusses the significance of encouraging people to band together and not let Obama and his administration continue their assault on free press.

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Anti-Americanism Running Rampant Throughout the United Nations

With Bill Gertz, Roger Noriega, Elaine Donnelly, Claudia Rosett

BILL GERTZ, of the Washington Free Beacon, goes over some of his most recently written articles regarding the missile defense program and subsequently the planned cuts the Obama Administration has in store for the defense program.

Former US Ambassador to the Organization of American States ROGER NORIEGA talks about the news that the leading opposition-run television station in Venezuela is being sold, after having withstood government pressure for years.

ELAINE DONNELLY, of the Center for Military Readiness, gives listeners and Frank a deeper look into the surging epidemic of sexual assault that is plaguing the U.S. Armed Forces at the moment.

CLAUDIA ROSETT of Foundation for Defense of Democracies talks with Frank about Richard Falk, a UN Human Rights Council special rapporteur, who last month publicly blamed the US for the Boston attacks. 

U.S. Led Intervention into Syria Not the Best Answer

With Victor Davis Hanson,  Chris Crane, Bill Gertz, Faith McDonnell

VICTOR DAVIS HANSON, author of new book Savior Generals, gives his analysis on many of today’s hottest topics including General Petraeus, Benghazi, Syria and finally he gives his impressions on Turkey.

CHRIS CRANE, ICE Union chief, talks about the way the Obama administration is preventing ICE agents from enforcing Congressionally-approved laws, which has led the group to file a lawsuit against the government.

BILL GERTZ, Washington Free Beacon, Senior Editor and Washington Times National Security Editor, discusses the Air Forces relief of 17 nuclear key holders as well as discusses Chinese espionage in the US and the ongoing problems in Libya.

FAITH MCDONNELL, of the Institute of Religion and Democracy, talks about the Obama’s administration’s recent invitation to Sudanese war-criminal Dr.Nafie Ali Nafie to come visit the U.S. and hold talks with President Obama.

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Does the ‘Flash Crash’ Portend Future Economic Terrorism?

With Rep. Louie Gohment, Adam Kredo, Bill Gertz, Kevin Freeman.

United States Congressman LOUIE GOHMERT of Texas discusses the Boston bombing and the decision of when to Mirandize the surviving suspect.

ADAM KREDO of the Washington Free Beacon looks at the DHS’s stockpiling of lethal rounds of ammunition, and whether this is simply a result of excessive waste or points to something more sinister.

BILL GERTZ, writer for the Washington Times, discusses his article on the alarming shift in China’s nuclear policy.

KEVIN FREEMAN, founder of Freeman Global Investor Council, analyzes the mini “flash crash” that occurred on Wall Street this week, and explains how the incident highlights the wider problem of economic terrorism.

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Chechen Extremism Seemingly Hits the US

With Chris Farrell, Rosemary Jenks, Gayle Trotter, Bill Gertz.

CHRIS FARRELL, Director of Research and Investigation at Judicial Watch, goes over the recent violent history of Chechnya after the fact that the Boston explosion suspects are Chechen came to light.

ROSEMARY JENKS of Numbers USA discusses what can be expected to come of today’s hearing on the Gang of Eight’s proposed immigration reform bill, and why the bill will hurt US national security efforts.

Independent Women’s Forum’s GAYLE TROTTER argues for why gun restrictions hurt women.

BILL GERTZ of the Washington Times and the Washington Free Beacon examines the emerging facts about the Boston suspects, and what they likely point to in terms of the suspects’ motives.

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Signals from Washington

With Fred Grandy, Roger Noriega, Bill Gertz, Mark Langfan

Provocative weakness – A neglected nuclear deterrent; Hagel’s announcement of more defense cuts; and an administration that ideologically opposes missile defense and favours unilateral arms reduction:  How have the signals coming out of Washington emboldened the resolve of North Korea’s Kim Jong Un?  BILL GERTZ of the Washington Free Beacon reports on intermediate range missile tests by North Korea, U.S. bomber flights, the state of play, and the strategic context.

Former U.S. Senator from Iowa FRED GRANDY explains his belief that Kim Jong Un is crazy in a cunning way, and why the U.S. is right to be worried about North Korea.

Former Assistant Secretary of State for Hemisphere Affairs ROGER NORIEGA gives an update on the upcoming Venezuelan presidential election, particularly how candidate Nicolas Maduro is failing–hilariously–to convince voters that he will be a new Hugo Chavez.

MARK LANGFAN lays out the tactical realities of the threat to Israel of Katusha rockets fired from Gaza and Lebanon. A strategic reality follows that if the West Bank is left to a Palestinian authority to police, the smuggling of Katusha mimicked there would put Israel’s major population centers vulnerable to chemically armed Katusha rockets at a rate which the current Iron Dome system could not sustain a desirable success rate.

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Can U.S. Founding Principles Survive 21st Century National Security?

With Fred Grandy, Joseph Connor, Michael Duncan, Roger Noriega, Bill Gertz

Center for Security Policy Senior Fellow FRED GRANDY breaks down the week’s foreign policy events from the Morsi government’s crack down in Egypt to the President’s warming rhetoric for Israel.

Authors JOSEPH CONNOR and MICHAEL DUNCAN discuss their new book The New Founders and how U.S. Founding principles continue to have a bearing on U.S. national security.

Former Ambassador to the Organization of American States ROGER NORIEGA discusses that organizations lack of U.S. influence, the state of the Cuban regime, and current flux in Venezuela.

Washington Free Beacon editor BILL GERTZ reports on Chinese espionage in it’s various forms as well as a renewed diplomatic offensive by the Russians and Chinese to further the diminished U.S. missile defense program.

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China’s UAV Expansion

Washington Free Beacon’s Bill Gertz has a startling piece today on China’s expansion of its unmanned aerial vehicle capabilities.

From the piece:

New unarmed drone deployments include the recent stationing of reconnaissance and ocean surveillance drones in Northeast Asia near Japan and the Senkaku islands and along China’s southern coast. Drones also are planned for the South China Sea where China has been encroaching on international waters and bullying nations of that region in asserting control over international waters, said officials familiar with intelligence reports…

Of particular concern to U.S. intelligence agencies are two new missile-equipped drones known as the CH-4 and Yi Long. The aircraft were shown off along with six other military drones at a major Chinese arms show last November in Zhuhai.

China is not keeping its growing expertise in this area to itself:

According to [Richard] Fisher [with the International Assessment and Strategy Center], China is also exporting two of its armed drones, the Yi Long and CH-3, to the United Arab Emirates and Pakistan.

The UAE government purchased the Yi Long, and a smaller CH-3 was sold to Pakistan and repackaged by Islamabad as the Shahpar.

Fisher said he is concerned China will sell the new and larger CH-4 to Iran.

Clearly, proliferation of UAV technology needs to be watched closely, with our defense strategies adjusting accordingly.

In addressing UAV proliferation, however, one path we should avoid is that of seeking codification of international rules to govern UAVs, which will likely have the effect of inhibiting our own self-defense while doing little to affect the behavior of countries like China.  I expanded on this issue a bit in yesterday’s American Spectator.

Obama, Israel, and Palestine

With Amb. John Bolton, Harold Rhode, Ryan Mauro, Bill Gertz

During the U.S. President’s tour of the Middle East, many have been surprised at how his rhetorical performance has hit the right notes.  The surprise is due to prior absence of policy and strategy to back up strong words for Iran and kind words for Israel.  Former U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. JOHN BOLTON of the American Enterprise Institute discusses the consequential realities that remain for heads of state after the televised events.

Gatestone Institute Senior Fellow and former Department of Defense Middle East expert, HAROLD RHODE, walks through the complexities in Israel as well as those playing out in Syria and the broader Middle East in relationship to Turkey, Russia, Saudi Arabia, and to U.S. policy.

Global threat expert RYAN MAURO of the Clarion Project uncovers another failure of vetting by the State Department this time in respect to the newly appointed Prime Minister of the Syrian opposition.  He also reports on the activities of Hezbollah in Syria and their long term strategic objectives, EU hesitation to designate Hezbollah as a terrorist organization, and the formation of religious enforcement militias in Egypt.

Washington Free Beacon Editor, BILL GERTZ, reports on the administration’s down playing of Russian strategic nuclear bombers increasing flights near the U.S. and it’s allies unchallenged.  The administration has simultaneously completely canceled the SM3 Interceptor missile defense capability in Europe which is also a concession to Russian wishes.  This took place last week as the headlines reported a seeming reversal in the administrations actions to diminish American missile defense while claiming strategic enhancement.  The strategic enhancement was perhaps meant to be interpreted as better relations with Russia.  Such an interpretation would be shown nullified by these aggressive nuclear bomber flights unprecedented since the end of the Cold War.

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