CSP Daily Brief: April 4, 2013

The Latest From the Center…

• Frank Gaffney’s Weekly Article: ‘No nukes’ could beget nuclear war
• McCarthy on The Bill Bennett Show: On US intervention in Syria

…and From our Colleagues

• Gatestone Institute: Saudi Arabia and Qatar’s Idea of “Aid”

Secure Freedom Radio

• Leaving Afghanistan, Don’t Forget the Lessons of Vietnam: with Dean Cheng, Bing West, Rowan Scarborough, Diana West
• Secure Freedom Minute: Secure Borders First

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News

• Hagel Vows to Trim Military Benefits and Modernize Strategy
• Army employee killed in Fort Knox shooting
• Four fired for marooning minesweeper on ocean reef
• Lockheed’s $146M Army training deal latest to survive sequester
• Audits Preventing Taxpayer Overcharges Impeded by Pentagon Cuts
• Army, industry slam CBO’s scathing GCV report
• Dempsey Arrives in Germany for Africom Change of Command
• Cameron Urges Support for British Nuclear Deterrent
• Military: Gaza militants fire rockets at Israel
• Report: Iraq considers US drone strikes on Syrian border
• Iran, 6 powers meet Thursday for nuclear talks
• Jalili vows stronger defense of nuclear policy
• Pakistan aid does not prevent extremism, say MPs
• As U.S. Departs, Afghan Business Dries Up
• Inside the Ring: New PRC ambassador
• U.S. scripts North Korea ‘playbook’
• U.S. would seek regime change in North Korea if attack occurs
• North Korea Reportedly Just Moved Its Missiles a Little Closer to the U.S.
• Rogers on North Korea: ‘This Is Serious’
• U.S. Missile Shield Sent To Guam After N. Korea Threat
• Freed cleric: Muslims should ‘hate Christians’

Commentary

• BILLINGSLEY: Hack a Bank for Muhammad
• EAGLEN: The Pentagon’s Sequestration Opportunity
• JOHNSON: Hagel’s First Address: Light on Crises, Heavy on Restructuring
• KECK: U.S.- S. Korea Military Gameplan
• MAY: Holy Wars
• O’SULLIVAN: Persecution of Christians, Then and Now
• PHILLIPS: Obama’s Middle East challenges
• ROHAC: More dollars to the IMF a bad idea
• TAN: East vs East – Asia’s new arms race

Hearings and Events of Note

• Tuesday, April 9, 2:00pm Subcommittee Hearing: Chen Guangcheng and Gao Zhisheng: Human Rights in China (House Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organization)
• Tuesday, April 9, 2:30pm Nomination of Sylvia M. Burwell to be Director, Office of Management and Budget (Senate Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs)
• Tuesday, April 9, 9:30am Oversight: U.S. Pacific Command and U.S. Forces Korea (Senate Armed Services Committee)
• Tuesday, April 9, 2:30pm Oversight: Emerging Counterterrorism Threats (Senate Armed Service Committee)
• Wednesday, April 10, 9:30am Border Security: Frontline Perspective on Progress and Remaining Challenges (Senate Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs)
• Thursday, April 11, 10:00am Budget Hearing- Department of Homeland Security (House Appropriations Committee, Subcommittee Homeland Security)
• Thursday, April 11, 9:30am Oversight: Defense Authorization Request (Senate Armed Services Committee)
• Thursday, April 11, 2:30pm Oversight: Situation in Syria (Senate Armed Service Committee)
• Thursday, April 11, 1:00pm Subcommittee Hearing: TSA’s Efforts to Advance Risk-Based Security: Stakeholder Perspectives (House Homeland Security Committee, Subcommittee on Transportation)
• Friday, April 12, 9:00am Subcommittee Hearing: The Impact of Sequestration on Homeland Security: Scare Tactics or Possible Threat? (House Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Oversight and Management Efficiency)
• Wednesday, April 16, 9:30am Oversight: Situation in Afghanistan (Senate Armed Services Committee)
• Thursday, April 17, 9:30am Oversight: Department of the Air Force (Senate Armed Services Committee)
• Thursday, April 17, 2:00pm Oversight: Active, Guard, Reserve, and Civilian Personnel Programs (Senate Armed Service Committee, Subcommittee on Personnel)
• Friday, April 18, Oversight: Current and Future Worldwide Threats (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)
• Wednesday, May 8, 9:30am Oversight: Navy Shipbuilding Programs (Senate Armed Service Committee, Subcommittee on Seapower)
• Tuesday, June 11, 9:30am Legislative: Subcommittee Markups (Senate Armed Service Committee, Subcommittee on Airland)
• Tuesday, June 11, 11:00am Legislative: Subcommittee Markups (Senate Armed Service Committee, Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support)
• Tuesday, June 11, 2:00pm Legislative: Subcommittee Markups (Senate Armed Service Committee, Subcommittee on Personnel)

Other Briefs

• Politico Morning Defense: 4/4/13
• Foreign Policy Initiative: Overnight Brief 4/4/13
• Foreign Policy Magazine: Morning Brief 4/4/13
• Morning FRAGO: 4/4/13
• AIA Daily Lead: April 3, 2013