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The ISIS Pivot to Libya

January 22, 2016Secure Freedom Radio

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With Russ Read, Kyle Shideler, Guy Taylor, Dr. Ilan Berman

RUSS READ, National Security Reporter at The Daily Caller, Founder and Editor-in-Chief of ParrabellumReport.com:

Recent hostage swap has the US State Department hailing a diplomatic milestone while claims of victory are heard from the Mullahs in Tehran
Continued appeasement to Iranian demands putting a price tag on Americans living abroad?
Predictions of increased terror attacks in the West for 2016
ISIS adopting an al Qaeda-esq strategy concerning extra-territorial violence

KYLE SHIDELER, Director of the Center for Security Policy’s Threat Information Office:

Relations between Hamas and the Islamic State in the Sinai
Islamic extremist groups enabling one another in the name of the Global Jihad Movement
US troops in Afghanistan finally given the green light to engage ISIS fighters
Faulty and unrealistic strategy of trying to establish a peace accord between the Taliban and Afghan government

GUY TAYLOR, National security team leader at The Washington Times:

What does Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to Riyadh, Cairo, and Tehran portend for the future of the Middle East?
Crossover in the geopolitical strategies of Washington and Beijing in their desire for stability
The ISIS pivot to Libya
Religious significance of the Levant Caliphate

Dr. ILAN BERMAN, Vice President of the American Foreign Policy Council:

North Korea envious of the JCPOA and the generous sanctions relief given to Iran
Will China crack down on Kim Jong-un?
Looking at the Iranian cyber threat from a retaliatory angle
How Iran’s hacking shows evidence of their mapping the US electric grid

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New Year, Same China

January 4, 2016Secure Freedom Radio

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With Gordon Chang, Maj. Gen. (Ret.) David Morris, Kyle Shideler, Russ Read

GORDON CHANG, author of “The Coming Collapse of China”:

Beijing blocking share trading to start off the New Year
China’s aggressive military actions
Chinese demand for encryption keys to American technology

Maj. Gen. (Ret.) DAVID MORRIS, Chairman of the Green Beret Foundation, former US Army Special Forces Officer:

Green Beret Foundation’s role in helping wounded warriors
Helping wounded Green Berets redeploy
Green Beret Foundation’s “Next Ridge Line” Program

KYLE SHIDELER, Director of the Center for Security Policy’s Threat Information Office:

Growing tensions between Iran and Saudi Arabia
Reports of Saudi support of ISIS and the Muslim Brotherhood
Twitter’s proposed suppression of “Sharia Hate Speech”

RUSS READ, national security correspondent for The Daily Caller, Founder and Editor in Chief of ParabellumReport.com:

Turkey reestablishing diplomatic ties with Israel in 2015
China building its second active aircraft carrier
Grading Al Qaeda’s strength in Afghanistan as the Taliban continue to gain ground against ANSF
Obama Administration walking back threats of sanctioning Iranian ballistic missile capability

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China’s Nuclear Power Projection

December 11, 2015Secure Freedom Radio

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With Bill Gertz, Prof. Tom Nichols, Kyle Shideler, Russ Read

BILL GERTZ, Senior Editor at the Washington Free Beacon:

Growing concerns of China’s nuclear submarine patrols
Recent increase in Chinese ICBM testing
Beijing’s role in missile technology proliferation
North Korea’s failed submarine based missile test

Prof. TOM NICHOLS, Professor of National Security Affairs at the U.S. Naval War College:

Defining modern terrorism
Determining whether recent attacks are acts of terror

KYLE SHIDELER, Director of the Threat Information Office at the Center for Security Policy:

DHS whistle blower’s claims that the government shut down active terrorist investigations
Administration’s assistance to the Islamic Relief Worldwide organization

RUSS READ, National Security Reporter at The Daily Caller:

Abu Bakr al Baghdadi coming runner up in the Time “Person of the Year”
Bringing to light the plight of Iraqi Christians
San Bernardino shooters’ plan to attack since 2013
Suspects tied to the attacks in San Bernardino and Garland, TX

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Former Foes Forming Partnerships in Asia

November 3, 2015Secure Freedom Radio

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With Andy McCarthy, Christian Whiton, Dr. Sebastian Gorka, Kyle Shideler

ANDY McCARTHY, Contributing Editor to National Review Online, former federal prosecutor:

Hillary Clinton receiving media support while testifying to the Select Committee on Benghazi
Potential outcomes if Hillary Clinton is held accountable for dereliction of duty in handling classified material

CHRISTIAN WHITON, Principal at DC International Advisory, former Deputy Special Envoy to the Under Secretary of State for Global Affairs:

Growing partnership between China, South Korea and Japan
North Korea’s role of global nuclear proliferation
How to deal with regime change in Pyongyang

Dr. SEBASTIAN GORKA, Chairman of the Threat Knowledge Group:

Deployment of fifty US Special Forces troops to Syria
Challenge in dealing with ISIS’s propaganda campaign
Defeating extremist sects inside of Islam

KYLE SHIDELER, Director of the Threat Information Office at the Center for Security Policy:

Growing threat of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt
MB party’s voluntary exit from Tunisian politics
Analysis of Turkey’s recent recall elections

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Putin’s Assistance a Life Line to Assad

September 15, 2015Secure Freedom Radio

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With Bing West, Kyle Shideler, Gordon Chang, Jose Cardenas

BING WEST, former U.S. Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs, USMC Force Recon veteran of the Vietnam War:

Russian tanks and possible air defense capabilities on the ground in Syria in support of Assad
Possible outcomes for Iraq
Passive administration responses to anti-U.S. actions taken by the regimes in Tehran, Moscow, and Beijing
Prescription for a new U.S. policy in the Middle East

KYLE SHIDELER, Director of the Threat Information Office at the Center for Security Policy:

CAIR’s support of California’s AB-953 Bill
Importance of the Muslim Brotherhood’s “Pharaoh” label
European police hunting for jihadists hidden in the migrant population
How the U.S. can protect itself from unvetted refugees

GORDON CHANG, author of “The Coming Collapse of China”:

The Chinese Navy’s incursion into U.S. territorial water
American weakness in the Pacific empowering Xi Jinping
Beijing’s continued economic free-fall
Prospects for China becoming the world’s economic leader

JOSÉ CÁRDENAS, Former State Department official and contributor to Foreign Policy’s Shadow Government Blog:

Recent developments regarding Venezuelan political prisoner Leopoldo Lopez
Chances of strengthening American-Venezuelan relations
China’s propping up of the Maduro Regime
Increase of human rights violations in Cuba since the diplomatic normalization

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Saudi Arabia: The Real Global Sponsor of Terrorism?

September 3, 2015Secure Freedom Radio

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With Kyle Shideler, Michael Pregent, Dr. Max Abrahms, Guy Taylor

KYLE SHIDELER, Director of the Threat Information Office at the Center for Security Policy:

Saudi Arabia’s role in supporting the global jihad
Iran’s assistance to the 9/11 hijackers
Petraeus’ proposal to use al Qaeda to fight ISIS
Existence of “No-Go Zones” in France

MICHAEL PREGENT, Executive Director of Veterans Against the Deal:

Veterans Against the Deal’s stance on the ObamaBomb deal
Staff Sergeant Robert Bartlett’s encounter with an Iranian IED
How the American people can help Veteran’s Against the Deal

Dr. MAX ABRAHMS, Professor at Northeastern University, Senior Fellow at George Washington University’s Center for Cyber and Homeland Security:

One year anniversary of the fight to defeat the Islamic State
Differing strategies of terror between the Islamic State and Al Qaeda
Reports of Russian boots on the ground in Syria
The Assad Regime being closed in on by anti-government rebels and Islamic State fighters

GUY TAYLOR, National Security Team leader at the Washington Times:

Vladimir Putin meddling in the Syrian civil war
Diplomatic and militaristic ties between Moscow and Tehran
President Xi Jinping scheduled visit to the United States

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The Motives of Ankara: Deception and Disguise

July 27, 2015Secure Freedom Radio

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With Kyle Shideler, John Sitilides, Brig. Gen. Joseph Schroedel, Gordon Chang

KYLE SHIDELER, Director of the Center for Security Policy’s Threat Information Office:

Turkey conducting military strikes against the Kurds under the guise of fighting IS
Has the Obama Administration abandoned the Kurds in exchange for basing rights at Incirlik air base?
The case for Kurdistan
Is the U.S. content with an Iranian-controlled Iraq and a Syria dominated by chaos?

JOHN SITILIDES, Principal at Trilogy Advisors, State Department Consultant for Senior Diplomats in Greece and Cyprus:

Current situation in the Greek financial crisis
Economic prospects of a possible EU bailout for Athens?
Dangers of adopting the European model of Social Democracy

Brig. Gen. JOSEPH SCHROEDEL, Executive Director of the Society of American Military Engineers:

How military engineers protect society’s critical infrastructure, especially the electric grid
Cyber security concerns in protecting the energy sector
After the ten year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, pushing the priority to educate the American public on how to respond effectively in emergencies

GORDON CHANG, author of “The Coming Collapse of China” and “Nuclear Showdown: North Korea Takes on the World”: