CSP Daily Brief, Tuesday, June 18, 2013
The Latest From the Center…
- Shariah Finance Watch: Saudi Arabia funding continues to fuel jihadist terror
- Shariah Finance Watch: Creeping Shariah blog: Muslim “Mark Zuckerberg” conned California investor out of $1 Million
- Shariah Finance Watch: Hezbollah Raises Money for Jihadist Terror in Europe
- Shariah Finance Watch: US Treasury Department Blacklists Hezbollah Fundraisers
- Shariah Finance Watch: Saudi Prince Alwaleed Sues Forbes for “Low” Ranking on Billionaires List
- Frank Gaffney’s Weekly Article: Doing something about space weather
…and From our Colleagues
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News
- Group of 8 Leaders Press Russia on Syria
- Putin Faces Isolation Over Syria as G8 Ratchets Up Pressure
- Afghan forces take over security operations from US-led coalition
- Afghans learning how to fight without NATO airpower
- Political appointees helped bin Laden filmmakers over objections of career officials at Pentagon
- Hold on New START: House votes to limit implementation of New START arms pact with Russia
- Cruz, Lee Introduce Military Religious Liberties Amendments to Senate
- Congress Turns to Intel Committees as Members Seek Details on Data Collection
- JLTV on Track Despite Sequestration
- U.S. arms companies see rising foreign demand
- Amid Paris’ Glamour, Talks of Mergers, Sales
- Mali says reaches deal with Tuareg rebels
- Islamists drive 19,000 farmers from Nigeria as food shortages worsen
- Egypt and Ethiopia vow to defuse Blue Nile dam row
- Analyst: Al Qaeda affiliate in Syria now best-equipped of the group
- Restrictions on Religion Growing in Middle East: Panel discusses growing religious intolerance in the Middle East and American apathy
- Suicide bombers target Baghdad mosque, killing 26
- Turkey Arrests Dozens in Crackdown on Protests
- US, S. Korea holding joint bioterrorism exercise
- Military Plans Would Put Women in Most Combat Jobs
Commentary
- HOLMES AND YOSHIHARA: Growth Of Chinese Navy Means U.S. Must Compete For Maritime Supremacy
- JOHNSON: Group Pressuring Hagel for Base Porn Ban Ties Cause to Sex Abuse Crisis
- KAZIANIS: AirSea Battle for Dummies
- KAHLILI: Iran elects a ‘good cop’ who isn’t good at all
- KECK: Return of the Clergy in Iran?
- MCFARLAND: Arming Syria’s rebels not the answer, here’s what US must do
- SMITH: Assad Threatens Europe
- TALENT: Carter and Obama Militaries Quickly Becoming Synonymous
- TARANTO: Gen. Helms and the Senator’s ‘Hold’
- THIESSEN: Yes, publishing NSA secrets is a crime
- YOUNG: Doing the enemy’s job
Hearings and Events of Note
- Tuesday, June 18, 10:00am Threat, Risk and Vulnerability: The Future of the TWIC Program (House Homeland Security Committee, Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security)
- Tuesday, June 18, 10:00am Continuing Concerns Over BioWatch and the Surveillance of Bioterrorism (House Energy and Commerce Committee, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations)
- Tuesday, June 18, 10:30am Elections in Iran: The Regime Cementing its Control (House Foreign Affairs Committee, Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa)
- Tuesday, June 18, 2:30pm Security Cooperation in Mexico: Examining the Next Steps in the U.S. – Mexico Security Relationship (Senate Foreign Affairs Committee, Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere and Global Narcotics Affairs)
- Wednesday, June 19, 10:00am Oversight of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (Senate Judiciary Committee)
- Wednesday, June 19, 2:00pm Regional Security Cooperation: An Examination of the Central American Regional Security Initiative (CARSI) and the Caribbean Basin Security Initiative (CBSI) (House Foreign Affairs Committee, Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere)
- Wednesday, June 19, EMET Ray of Light in the Darkness Dinner (Endowment for Middle East Truth)
- Thursday, June 20, 10:00am Ethiopia after Meles: The Future of Democracy and Human Rights (House Foreign Affairs Committee, Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations)
- Thursday, June 20, 2:15pm Nomination (Senate Foreign Relations Committee)
- Thursday, June 20, 2:30pm Examining the Workforce of the U.S. Intelligence Community and the Role of Private Contractors(Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, Subcommittee on the Efficiency and Effectiveness of Federal Programs and the Federal Workforce and the Subcommittee on Financial and Contracting Oversight)
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