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Rep. Fleming: “The U.S. Just Up and Left Iraq,” Leaving it Vulnerable to Militants and Extremists

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With Jason Black, Roger Noriega, Rep. John Fleming, Gordon Chang

Rep. John Fleming (LA-4) delves into what is happening in the Middle East; specifically what is happening in the Israel vs. Hamas conflict,  and what is behind the unraveling of Iraq.

On today’s show:

JASON BLACK, grid expert at Battelle Memorial Institute:
  • The vulnerabilities to and challenges of protecting the electrical grid
  • Steps that comprise a “holistic approach” to strengthening the security of the grid
ROGER NORIEGA, Former US Ambassador to the Organization of American States:
  • Electrical grid incidents in Mexico and Arizona
  • How the Guatemalan and Mexican governments have played a role in the invasion of the southern U.S. border
  • Brazil’s embarrassing loss in the World Cup and how it’s contributing to political upheaval in the country
  • The current BRIC summit in Brazil and the challenges those economies face

Rep. JOHN FLEMING (LA-4), member of the House Armed Services Committee and former U.S. Navy Medical Officer:

  • Hamas rocket attacks on Israel
  • The Caliphate newly established by the Islamic State
  • 1 Trillion in cuts to U.S. defense capability in the past five years
  • Missile defense and nuclear posture
GORDON CHANG, Forbes.com:
  • A surprising US agreement to collaborate with China on smart grid technology
  • Implications of Chinese giant Alibaba’s initial public offering for U.S. investors
  • Evidence of internal strife within the Chinese government

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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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The State Department Is Intent on Reaching A Deal With Iran

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With Michael Rubin, Roger Noriega, Christian Whiton, Gordon Chang

MICHAEL RUBIN, author of “Dancing with the Devil”:

  • Continued negotiations with Iran about its nuclear program, and the financial freedom Iran is gaining from the weakening of sanctions
  • Reasons behind the crumbling Israeli and Palestinian peace talks
  • The formation of a new unity government between Fatah, Hamas and PLO
  • New information suggesting Turkey is not a free state after all

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

  • Cuban influence in Venezuela’s Maduro regime
  • Russian influence throughout Latin America
  • The Panamanian and Brazilian presidential elections
  • Details on the Chevron vs. Equador fight

CHRISTIAN WHITON, Principle at D.C. International Advisory and author of Smart Power:

  • State of play in Ukraine: Russian special forces/ provocateurs and NATO assessment
  • German/ Russian and German/ US relations
  • Defense posture and spending of European nations
  • Benghazi Select Committee
  • US role in South Sudan

GORDON CHANG, of Forbes.com:

  • North Korean ICBM capabilities
  • Beating the projected 2017 deployment date for deploying anti-missile destroyers to the Pacific
  • China’s response to the enhanced cooperation agreement between the United States and the Philippines

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The U.S. Needs a Proactive Approach To Combat Cybercrime

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Daniel Gallington, Charles Brooks, Clare Lopez, Roger Noriega

DANIEL GALLINGTON, former bipartisan general counsel for the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence

  • Putin’s KGB tactics and Russia’s violation of weapons treaties
  • Why arms treaties historically favored Russia/USSR
  • Chinese pursuit of a “space control capacity”
  • Increasingly political nature of the Congressional intelligence committees, and the Senate Intel Democratic Staff’s report on enhanced interrogation techniques
  • Concerns about the legal closeness of enhanced interrogation to torture

CHARLES BROOKS, Vice President and Client Executive for the Department of Homeland Security at Xerox:

  • Cyber-security’s status as one of the most pressing concerns for the federal government, and DHS especially
  • An overview of the newly discovered Heartbleed bug and various other forms of vulnerabilities that exist within cyberspace
  • The soft target nature of social network sites and the steps that one can take to harden their personal information against cyber-attacks

CLARE LOPEZ, Vice President for Research and Analysis at the Center for Security Policy:

  • Brandeis University’s rescinding of an honorary doctorate invitation to Ayaan Hirsi Ali, a prominent critic of Islam, after protests
  • NYPD’s decision to disband its covert unit tasked with “human terrain mapping” in local mosques
  • The Islamic Society of North America’s “Safe Spaces Initiative,” and understanding the historical use of mosques as centers of command and control for jihad
  • Problem with little to no mention of the Tsarnaev brothers or jihad on Boston Bombings anniversary

RORGER NORIEGA, former U.S. Ambassador to the Organization of American States:

  • U.N. report labeling Latin America as the most dangerous region in the world
  • Recent negotations in Colombia between the government and a regional narco-trafficking organization known as the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC)
  • The tie between widespread criminality and narco-trafficking to a regional increase in immigration to the United States
  • The latest dialogue in Venezuela between government offices and opposition representatives

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When The Power Hungry Meet the War Weary, Who Wins?

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With Bill Gertz, Tim Wilson, Roger Noriega, Cliff May

BILL GERTZ, Senior Editor at the Washington Free Beacon, scrutinizes the Administration’s Pivot to Asia policy. Gertz details that this policy has been largely reduced to rhetorical measures and exercises with regional allies, while neglecting any real signs of military force projection.

TIM WILSON, visiting fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, explains how Iranian shipping patterns indicate that the easing of sanctions has allowed for a significant boost to its economy. Wilson contends that the level of economic prosperity in post-sanction relief Iran is far greater than what the State Department intended.

ROGER NORIEGA, former Ambassador to the Organization of American States, questions the validity of the talks between Venezuelan dissidents and the Maduro regime. Noriega also expresses support for the “Cuban Twitter” funded by USAID, which recently came under fire at a Congressional hearing.

President of Foundation for Defense of Democracies CLIFF MAY contends that Vladimir Putin is content with being a “19th century man,” as Secretary John Kerry referred to him. May also establishes that Kerry’s declaration that the era of the Monroe Doctrine is over will welcome hostile forces to the Western Hemisphere. Finally, May lays out why PLO chairman Mahmoud Abbas does not necessarily have the authority to make a deal with Israel.

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Cherry picking analytical theories: not standard practice at CIA

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With Rosemary Jenks, Roger Noriega, Fred Fleitz, Charles Faddis

ROSEMARY JENKS, of NumbersUSA, speaks on the comprehensive immigration reform debate within the GOP, as well as the hidden offers of amnesty to illegal aliens in the National Defense Authorization Act.

ROGER NORIEGA, former US Ambassador to the Organization of American States, examines the brutality of the Venezuelan government.  Noriega projects that the Venezuelan military is unlikely to stand up against the government for fear of further dirtying its hands.

Michael Morell, former Acting Director of the CIA, testified before the House Select Committee on Intelligence yesterday on the official Benghazi talking points. FRED FLEITZ, senior fellow at the Center for Security Policy, makes the case that Morell personally prompted the politicization of those talking points. CHARLES FADDIS, former director of the CIA’s WMD terrorism unit, questions why evidence suggesting the Benghazi attack was a terror incident was ignored in favor of a “spontaneous mob” narrative.

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Putin is On the Move

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With Rep. Pete Hoekstra, Roger Noriega, Bill Roggio, Fred Fleitz

Former Congressman PETE HOEKSTRA offers his perspective on the Russian annexation of Crimea, and Senator Dianne Feinstein’s allegations against the CIA.

ROGER NORIEGA, former US Ambassador to the Organization of American States, discusses the protests in Venezuela. He argues that the United States is not taking appropriate actions against President Nicolas Maduro in order to curb the rising violence the country is experiencing.

BILL ROGGIO, of the Long War Journal, analyses the jihadist threat against the US and Russia, specifically looking at the Immigrants’ Army, a prominent multi-national Jihadist group inside Syria.

FRED FLEITZ, senior fellow at the Center for Security Policy, discusses Putin’s aggressive stance on Ukraine and a potential for continued geo-strategic expansion. He also addresses how Russian retaliation to U.S./NATO sanctions could affect the P5+1 nuclear talks with Iran.

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Dealing With Rogue Regimes

With Roger Noriega, Fred Fleitz, Michael Rubin, Bill Roggio

ROGER NORIEGA, former US Ambassador to the Organization of American States, analyzes the ongoing protests against the Maduro government in Venezuela and the stakes that both sides face. 

FRED FLEITZ, Center for Security Policy fellow, weighs in on Rand Paul’s class-action lawsuit against the NSA. He also details the continuing protests in Ukraine and the possibility of a territory expansive Russian “Soviet Union 2.0” threat. 

MICHAEL RUBIN, author of the new book “Dancing With the Devil,” explores rogue regimes and the Obama Administration’s interaction with them. 

BILL ROGGIO, editor of the Long War Journal, analyzes the situations in Afghanistan and Syria and how US foreign policy has failed to promote peace and democracy in both countries.

 

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Aiding Terrorists May Not Disqualify Future Immigration Candidates

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With Stephen Coughlin, Roger Noriega, Gordon Chang, Robert Joseph

Retired US Army Major and expert on Islamic law STEPHEN COUGHLIN weighs in on a decision by the Obama administration to allow immigrants who have given “limited material support” to terrorists into the country. Coughlin explains how seemingly benign donations to terrorist-sponsored humanitarian efforts aid in legitimizing those groups.

ROGER NORIEGA, former US Ambassador to the Organization of American States, outlines the role of cartels on the politics of El Salvador.

GORDON CHANG, of Forbes.com, goes further into depth on his most recent article outlining what he has dubbed “Asia’s 1937 Syndrome.”

Ambassador ROBERT JOSEPH, former United States Special Envoy for Nuclear Nonproliferation, assesses the nuclear arms posture of the United States in relation to that of its allies and adversaries.

 

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The Declining Greatness of America’s Nuclear Arsenal

With Bob Monroe, Daniel Goure, Bill Gertz, Roger Noriega

Ret. Admiral BOB MONROE, shares his expertise on the U.S. nuclear program and how its ongoing deterioration is jeopardizing the future of the United States.

DANIEL GOURE, of the Lexington Institute, assesses the United State’s nuclear program and brings to light the implications of the administration’s domestic and international nuclear policies.
BILL GERTZ, reporter for the Washington Free Beacon and the Washington Times, covers two Congressional hearings from this past week. One, a briefing by intelligence leaders that pronounced that cyber attacks are a bigger threat to the United States than terrorism, and the other a briefing that focused on the space threat China poses to the US.
ROGER NORIEGA, a former US ambassador to the Organization of American States, puts forward his argument that narco-terrorist states have replaced communism as the primary threat to democracy in 21st century Latin America.

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