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Is Pope Francis Doing Enough to Combat Religious Violence?

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With Jed Babbin, Diana West, Dr. Peter Pry, Ambassador Francis Rooney

JED BABBIN, Former US Deputy Undersecretary of Defense:

  • The ‘green-on-blue’ killing of Major General Harold Greene in Afghanistan
  • Worrisome findings from the National Defense Panel of a lopsided relationship between the US defense budget and needed military capabilities
  • President Obama and Secretary Kerry working with Qatar and Turkey to negotiate a Gaza cease-fire
  • The UN Human Rights Council’s role in fostering anti-Israeli sentiments worldwide

DIANA WEST, author of “American Betrayal: The Secret Assault on Our Nation’s Character”:

  • Afghanistan’s bleak future as America continues its troop withdrawal
  • Merits of impeaching the President while the Constitution still allows it
  • High level Republican party members who refuse to acknowledge President Obama’s impeachable offenses

Dr. PETER PRY, former Director of the Congressional EMP Commission:

  • Is Obama’s new initiative to increase access to electricity in Sub-saharan Africa worth the expense, considering the vulnerability of the US’s own grid?
  • NASA’s estimation of a 12% chance that Earth will be hit by a major solar storm in the next decade
  • A new bill to require DHS to prepare emergency plans for an electromagnetic pulse event

Amb. FRANCIS ROONEY, Former US Ambassador to the Vatican:

  • Pope Francis’s meeting with Meriam Ibrahim, a persecuted Sudanese Christian woman
  • Is Pope Francis’s fight for social justice overshadowing the need to combat violence in the name of religion?
  • The worldwide threat posed by Shariah
  • Concerns over the concentration of judicial authority in the hands of radical Islamists

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A Congressional Appeal to the UN to Act on Human Rights Violations in Gaza

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With Rep. Doug Lamborn, Diana West, Dr. Mark Schneider, Jim Hanson

Representative DOUG LAMBORN (CO-5):

  • The Obama Administration’s belated response to Russia’s violation of a 1987 nuclear missile treaty
  • Rep. Lamborn’s bipartisan letter to the UN calling for an investigation into human rights abuses committed by Hamas
  • An argument for the need for Congressional action on immigration that addresses DACA and might help discourage future illegal immigration
  • Protecting the electric grid from natural and man-made electromagnetic pulses

DIANA WEST, author of “American Betrayal: The Secret Assault on Our Nation’s Character”:

  • The popular portrayal of moral ambivalence between Israel and Hamas
  • Hamas’ exploitation of Palestinian civilians for public relations purposes
  • The current Administration’s lackluster support for Israel despite its vocal criticism of Hamas

MARK SCHNEIDER, Senior Analyst at the National Institute for Public Policy:

  • A discussion of Schneider’s article that concluded that Russia has violated the Intermediate Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, and which was followed a few hours after publication by the US government’s acknowledgment of the violation
  • Likelihood of a return to Cold War tensions
  • Is there a correlation between Russian aggression and the lack of modernization of U.S. nuclear forces?

JIM HANSON, of Blackfive.net:

  • Calls for Jesse Ventura to walk away from his newly-won defamation lawsuit against the estate of the late Navy Seal Chris Kyle
  • PTSD and the validity of Rep. John Walsh’s claim that the illness prompted him to plagiarize his Master’s thesis
  • Thoughts on who should be held responsible for the downing of the civilian airliner MH17

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White House Remains Silent While Persecution of Christians in the Middle East Continues

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With Diana West, Father Anthony Hanna, Anne Korin, George O’Conor

Father Anthony Hanna, Parish Priest at St. Mary and St. Mina Coptic Orthodox Church, examines the ongoing persecution of Coptic Christians in the Middle East.

On today’s show:

DIANA WEST, syndicated columnist and author:
  • Nullification of the border
  • Border issue as a long term national emergency
  • Using the power of the purse to fix the border problem

Father ANTHONY HANNA,  adviser to Coptic Pope:

  • The plight of Coptic Christians in the Middle East region
  • Relationship between the decline of American prestige and the current persecution Christians face from radical Islamists
  • Silence from the White House on Christian persecution

ANNE KORIN, Co-Director of the Institute for the Analysis of Global Security: 

  • A new fuel choice bill that offers automakers incentives to produce cars that can use non-petroleum fuel sources
  • Examining the benefits of flex-fuel vehicles
  • Role of the Chinese market’s use of methanol in the development of engine components that can withstand higher levels of corrosion
  • The need for fuel diversification, given the current instability in many oil-producing countries
GEORGE O’CONOR- Founder and CEO of Chime Media:
  • True extent of Chinese cyber espionage against the U.S.
  • Security concerns surrounding Chinese internet giant Alibaba’s upcoming initial public offering

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Rep Randy Weber: “It’s Time to Put America First” on Immigration Policy

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With Rep. Randy Weber, Diana West, Stuart Poole-Robb, Ace Lyons

Representative Randy Weber (TX-14) discusses the path the Obama Administration has taken in responding to the surge of illegal immigrants across the US’s southern border.

On today’s show:

REPRESENTATIVE RANDY WEBER, Texas’s 14th District
  • The porousness of the southern border serving as a magnet for human trafficking
  • Implications of providing aid to the illegal immigrants crossing the border: where does it end?
  • Details of Rep. Weber’s new bill to hold Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador accountable for the surge of illegal immigrants crossing the US’s southern border
  • Public health concerns over the thousands of illegal aliens entering the US without medical examinations
DIANA WEST, author of “American Betrayal: The Secret Assault on Our Nation’s Character”:
  • President Obama’s request for nearly four billion dollars to stem the waves of illegal immigrants crossing the southern border
  • The creation of a future Democratic voting base in traditionally conservative states along the border thanks to lax immigration enforcement
  • Similarities in crises facing the United States and Israel

STUART POOLE-ROBB, former MI6 and UK military intelligence officer:

  • A look at Dragonfly, the foreign cyber-attack group that has spread malware to spy on—and potentially sabotage—US and EU energy companies
  • Dangers of cyber-terror to the electric grid
Admiral JAMES “ACE” LYONS, Former Commander and Chief of the U.S. Pacific Fleet, and Head of the Center for Security Policy’s Military Committee:
  • Iran’s attempts to conceal its nuclear facilities from international inspectors, as the talks approach their deadline
  • Evidence for Iranian involvement in the 2012 attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya
  • Is a Iranian/U.S. alliance wise to help defend Iraq against the Islamic State?

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To Intervene or Not to Intervene: Different Takes On U.S. Involvement in Iraq

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With Diana West, Mark Tooley, Jim Hanson, Andy McCarthy

“There is no side [in Iraq] that we can consider an ally to join with… We [did not] win the allies that President Bush told us we would win. Told us, and indeed predicated his entire war policy on: that we would stand up Iraq and have a new ally in the War on Terror…There may be an American interest in peace and love throughout the world, [and] that may be the broader interest. However, there is no practical application of this in such a place because these are Islamic-warring nations… Attaching our interests, our prestige, our men and women, and blood, and treasure to these warring factions is a lose-lose situation. This is not the front to fight this battle on. That front is not one we can win because, again, it’s like quicksand. You establish a Fallujah and then it’s gone because there is no one there to keep it.” –Diana West on why the U.S. should not get involved again in Iraq

On today’s show:

DIANA WEST, author of “American Betrayal”:

  • An argument against the prioritization of global interests over national interests
  • Who, if anyone, is there to side with in Iraq?
  • Dangers of extreme multiculturalism

MARK TOOLEY, President of the Institute on Religion and Democracy:

  • Yesterday’s rearrest of Meriam Ibrahim and her family
  • The Presbyterian Church USA’s vote to divest in three companies that do business in Israel
  • Persecution of Christians in Iraq, Syria, and Egypt

JIM HANSON, of Blackfive.net:

  • Frustration as hard-fought gains from the Iraq War dissolve as ISIS surges across Iraq
  • Call for the US to show its strength, as it did with the “Road of Death”
  • Inconsistencies with US requirements for legal protections of US troops in Iraq between 2011 and 2014

ANDY MCCARTHY, former federal prosecutor and author of “Faithless Execution”:

  • Questions over the lawfulness of some of the actions taken by President Obama, and ways in which Congress can counter them
  • Illegal immigrant surge across the US southern border and its implications for the electorate

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As Investigations Show Falsified VA Waitlists Existed For Years, the American Legion Steps in to Help Veterans Get Needed Healthcare

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With Peter Gaytan, Roger Noriega, Diana West, Gordon Chang

American Legion Executive Director Peter Gaytan describes the rush to help veterans after the VA’s secret waitlist scandal came to light—and the effort to fix the systemic problems that made such a crisis possible in the first place.

“When you have VA employees at every level who are able to manipulate records in order to qualify for bonuses—as opposed to actually inputting that information for appointments so veterans can seek care, so veterans can receive care—you know that the problem is system wide. And we’re seeing that through these investigations and the IG report.”

PETER GAYTAN, Executive Director of the American Legion in DC:

  • Full extent of the Veterans Affairs scandal, and evidence showing that DC officials knew about the secret waitlists as far back as 2010
  • Efforts the American Legion is taking—some jointly with the VA—to assist veterans who have been unable to get medical appointments
  • Fixing the root of the problem by removing the 14-day appointment requirement, and instituting a temporary program that will allow veterans to seek non-VA healthcare in order for the VA to work its way through the backlog of patients

ROGER NORIEGA, former Ambassador to the Organization of American States:

  • Security concerns due to a surge of illegal aliens crossing the US’s southern border
  • Impact of Colombia’s recent election on the government’s conflict with the FARC
  • An update on the continuing unrest in Venezuela
  • Riots in Brazil over the high cost of the World Cup

DIANA WEST, author of “American Betrayal”:

  • Recent developments in Iraq–should the United States get involved?
  • The immigration crisis on the southern border
  • Critiquing a theory that the video-maker blamed for the Benghazi attack was an employee of the US government

GORDON CHANG, Forbes.com columnist:

  • China’s vital energy interests threatened by instability in Iraq—with growing energy independence, how much focus should the United States give to swiftly resolving the Iraq violence?
  • Implications of continued hostile economic behavior by China towards US companies
  • 
Chinese fears of a strengthening Japan-India alliance
  • International reaction to the Tiananmen Square Massacre’s 25th anniversary

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Never Leave A Man Behind: The Plight of Marine Sgt. Andrew Tahmooressi

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With Rep. Matt Salmon, Diana West, George O’Conor, Rick Moran

“If [President Obama] actually believes the things he’s been saying to try to get out of this Bergdahl mess, he’d have been on the phone a couple weeks ago or a month ago with the president of Mexico to get this young man out, and that has not happened.” –Representative MATT SALMON (AZ-5), in regards to the captivity of U.S. Marine Sgt. Andrew Tahmooressi. Tahmooressi, an Afghanistan war veteran suffering from PTSD, has been held in a Tijuana prison for nearly three months for unknowingly crossing the Mexican border while carrying his personal firearms.

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DIANA WEST, author of “American Betrayal: The Secret Assault on Our Nation’s Character “:

  • Benghazi Youtube producer scapegoated to punish criticism of Islam
  • What is the Istanbul Process and why does it relate to Hillary Clinton and freedom of speech?
  • The prisoner swap between Sgt. Berghdal and 5 Taliban Leaders and its negative impact on American national security

GEORGE O’CONOR, CEO Chime Media:

  • Gaging Chinese military buildup through data analysis
  • Chinese economic warfare as seen through their grasp of the natural resources markets
  • Strategic international Chinese activity in emerging economies in the developing world

RICK MORAN, PJ Media Chicago Editor:

  • Who’s the hero? A story of a man injured trying to rescue Bergdahl
  • “Children’s crusade” – the escalation of the situation in Arizona
  • The broken immigration system and the need for reform

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Controversy Over Bergdahl Family’s Stances on the Afghan War and International Terrorism

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With Sebastian Gorka, Diana West, Jeremy Carl, Scott McEwen

SEBASTIAN GORKA, Adjunct Professor, (US National Security) at Georgetown University, Public Policy Institute:

  • Obama’s “trust-me” tour and the loss of confidence in the US around the world
  • Controversy surrounding the released US solder – deserter or not?

DIANA WEST, syndicated columnist:

  • The President’s thought process in the the recent POW exchange with the Haqqani Network
  • The possibility of the War in Afghanistan coming to a final close

JEREMY CARL, Research Fellow at the Hoover Institution:

  • What is the future of India’s relationship with China, Japan, and the United States following the election of a new Prime Minister?
  • The importance of coal to the resiliency of the American energy supply and electric grid

SCOTT McEWEN, bestselling author:

  • Scott McEwen’s newly released book, “Target America: A Sniper Elite Novel,”
  • Threats posed by fissionable material on the open market and the porousness of the US-Mexican border
  • The challenges and dangers U.S. soldiers face due to restrictive rules of engagement and lack of proper training

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Al Qaeda’s International Influence Spreads as President Obama Announces Final Troop Withdrawal Plan in Afghanistan

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With Rep. Pete Hoekstra, Diana West, Dr. Noha Bakr, Bill Gertz

Congressman PETE HOEKSTRA, former Chairman of the House Intelligence Committee:

  • Wars of the 21st century: an update on the situation in Afghanistan. What outcome is the US seeking now?
  • New “safe havens” for al Qaeda – its establishment around the world and shrinking dependence on Afghanistan as a home base
  • White House’s accidental exposure of the top CIA official in Afghanistan

DIANA WEST, author of “American Betrayal: The Secret Assault on Our Nation’s Character”:

  • Thoughts on Chairman of the House Intelligence Committee Mike Rogers’ attendance at an upcoming event honoring individuals who were leading the Ground Zero Mosque project
  • President Obama’s recent remarks about the US troop withdrawal from Afghanistan, and the reactions of Americas foes
  • Increasing asylum/immigration into the U.S. of Islamic extremists with moderate terrorist ties
NOHA BAKR, Assistant to the Minister of Economic Cooperation with USA in Egypt:
  • Strategic importance of Egypt for the United States
  • The need for stability following the recent Egyptian presidential election, which was extended by a day due to low voter turnout
  • Geopolitical threats facing Egypt

BILL GERTZ, of the Washington Free Beacon:

  • President Obama’s recent announcement on the timeline for the US troop withdrawal from Afghanistan
  • Promises made by the Obama administration to Russia in regards to the build-up of U.S. missile defenses
  • Dangers of the Chinese development of hypersonic missiles

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France Set to Deliver Ships to Russia That Would Give Putin Dominance Over the Black Sea

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With Rep. Adam Kinzinger, Jim Hanson, Michael S. Smith II, Diana West

Congressman ADAM KINZINGER (IL-16):

  • Efforts to stop France from selling two ships to Russia, where Putin would use them to control the Black Sea
  • Private sector interests driving the political decisions of Europe
  • Firsthand account that the US’s southern border is not secure, and the possible merits and pitfalls of the ENLIST Act

JIM HANSON, of Blackfive.net:

  • Getting at the root of the VA’s problems
  • Ways to strengthen the VA system and provide veterans with better medical care—is privatization the solution?

MICHAEL S. SMITH II, of Kronos Advisory:

  • Problems with the US’s tunnel-vision focus on counter and de-radicalization efforts and attacking Al Qaeda’s senior leadership
  • Understanding that the global jihad movement is not limited to Al Qaeda, and the need to act accordingly
  • Muslim Brotherhood apologists within the federal government

DIANA WEST, nationally syndicated columnist and author of “American Betrayal: The Secret Assault on Our Nation’s Character”:

  • A high school senior’s thesis exposes the Muslim Brotherhood’s subversion of American society that U.S. leaders have failed to recognize
  • Recent medal of honor winner Kyle White and the failed counterinsurgency policy (COIN) in Afghanistan
  • An argument for why Afghanistan is another entitlement program with wasted funding, ineffective nation-building, and little sustainability

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