Daily Brief: Thursday, March 13, 2013
The Latest From the Center…
- Adam Savit at Free Fire Blog: The ‘Racist Israel’ canard
- Frank Gaffney’s Weekly Article: Investigate Benghazigate
…and From our Colleagues
Secure Freedom Radio
- Living up to Chavismo: with Barry Rubin, Diana West, Jim Hanson and Joseph Humire
- Secure Freedom Minute: See No Budget
News
- Beijing Cautions New Pope on Meddling in China
- GOP lawmakers threaten to subpoena Benghazi survivors
- Obama nominates a replacement for slain ambassador to Libya
- France, Britain To Arm Syrian Rebels ‘Even Without EU Support’
- Diplomats: Iran steps up military support to Assad
- Inside the Ring: New cyberwar developments
- Officials Worry About Vulnerability of Global Nuclear Stockpile to Cyber Attack
- Sequestration Will Delay Some DHS Cybersecurity Programs
- …threatens to Cripple U.S. Missile Defense
- 32 USAF C-130s in 8 States Spared Budget Ax
- Dunford: Karzai’s comments threaten U.S. troops
- Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu Reaches Deal With Coalition Partners To Form New Government
- Xi Jinping confirmed as China’s new president
- Leadership Change in Nepal Stirs Hopes of Stability
- Obama Calls on North Korea to Cease Testing of Missiles, Nukes
- DNI says new N. Korean missile being fielded
- U.S. Pulls Roughly 260 Warheads From Nuclear Force: Report
- Asia’s defense spending overtakes Europe’s: IISS
- U.S. troops to be deployed as peacekeepers in Kosovo
- Putting Iran on Notice: U.S. companies file disclosures related to their business ties to Iran
- Moving mountains of war gear home from Afghanistan
- Muslim Brotherhood condemns U.N. declaration on women’s rights
Commentary
- AMBINDER: 5 truths about the drone war
- FARLEY: Aircraft Carriers: R.I.P?
- NOONAN: Don’t Write Off the Iraq War as a Loss Just Yet
- HASSAN: How the Muslim Brotherhood Hijacked Syria’s Revolution
- HEINRICHS: With North Korea threat looming, US nuclear disarmament has others deciding to ‘arm up’
- ROS-LEHTINEN: Venezuela after Chavez: What comes next?
- SPENCER: Will Pope Francis Challenge Muslim Persecution of Christians?
- WITTMAN: New Man Musharraf
Hearings and Events of Note
- Thursday, March 14 10:00am U.S. Energy Security: Enhancing Partnerships with Mexico and Canada (House Foreign Affairs Committee, Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere)
- Thursday, March 14 10:00am Border Security: Measuring the Progress and Addressing the Challenges (Senate Homeland Security Committee)
- Thursday, March 14 10:00am Oversight Hearing – Department of Justice (House Appropriations Committee, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies)
- Thursday, March 14 10:00am The Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) Program: A Progress Update (House Energy and Commerce Committee, Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy)
- Thursday, March 14 3:00pm TSA’s Efforts to Advance Risk-Based Security (House Homeland Security Committee, Subcommittee on Transportation Security)
- Thursday, March 14 3:30pm Is Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) Appropriate at this Time? (House Armed Services Committee, Subcommittee on Readiness)
- Wednesday, March 15 10:00am The Posture of the U.S. European Command and U.S. Africa Command (House Armed Services Committee)
- Tuesday, March 19 9:30am Oversight: U.S. European Command, U.S. Northern Command, and U.S. Southern Command (Senate Armed Services Committee)
- Tuesday, March 19 10:00am Homeland Security Grants: Measuring Our Investments (House Homeland Security Committee, Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response and Communications)
- Wednesday, March 20 10:00am Measuring Outcomes to Understand the State of Border Security (House Homeland Security Committee, Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security)
- Tuesday, April 9 9:30am Oversight: U.S. Pacific Command and U.S. Forces Korea (Senate Armed Services Committee)
- Thursday, April 11 9:30am Oversight: Department of the Air Force (Senate Armed Services Committee)
- Tuesday, April 23 9:30am Oversight: Department of the Army (Senate Armed Services Committee)
- Thursday, April 25 9:30am Oversight: Department of the Navy (Senate Armed Services Committee)
- Wednesday, May 8 9:30am Oversight: Army Modernization (Senate Armed Services Committee)
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