CSP Daily Brief: Wednesday, June 26, 2013
The Latest From the Center…
- Shariah Finance Watch: German Intelligence: Mosques raising funds for Hezbollah
- Shariah Finance Watch: America’s First Shariah-Compliant Bankruptcy
- Shariah Finance Watch: After Being Victimized by a Shakedown, McDonald’s Drops Halal Food from Dearborn Restaurants
- Shariah Finance Watch: Breaking OPEC’s Stranglehold on the USA
- Frank Gaffney’s Weekly Article: The Senate’s serial contempt
…and From our Colleagues
Secure Freedom Radio
- Edward Snowden Cannot Be Classfied As A Whistleblower: with Jim Woolsey, Steven Bucci, Andy McCarthy, Claudia Rosett
- Secure Freedom Minute: Team Obama’s Latest Jihadist Outreach
- Featured Segment: Sen. Kyl: Obama is Destroying US Nuclear Defense, Slowly but Surely
News
- Congress Pushes Back Against White House on Nukes, Syria
- Controversial Pick Circles Advisory Role at State: Robert Malley closing in on Syria advisory position
- Shrinking Warhead Stocks Mean Uncertain Future for Nuclear Triad
- Army Cuts 10 Combat Brigades — Or 11, Or 13 — And That’s Just The Beginning
- Middle Eastern Nations Plea for Humanitarian Aid: Syrian conflict destabilizing region with flood of refugees
- What Russian intel might ask Edward Snowden
- Breach: U.S. officials: China, Russia gained access to Snowden’s secrets
- Ecuador’s decision on Snowden could take months
- Al-Qaida said to be changing its ways after leaks
- Last Entries In Ambassador Chris Stevens’ Diary Show Desperate Need For More Security
- U.S. Army to Slash at Least a Dozen Brigades
- Official praises British-US intelligence-sharing
- Bank accused of terror funding; US wins $102 million
- Iran’s new president looks westward for nuke talks
- U.S. and Afghanistan Commit to Taliban Talks, Again
- Report: China’s UAVs Could Challenge Western Dominance
- GOP lawmaker calls on DOD to ignore Mikey Weinstein on religious matters
Commentary
- AVNI: Who’ll topple Iran?
- IBRAHIM: U.S. Asks Egypt’s Christians Not to Oppose Morsi
- KAMINSKI: A Defining Fight for the Arab Spring’s Legacy
- MORADIAN: Taliban Guns Send a Message About Obama’s Peace Process
- SCHMIEGEL AND FINNERAN: Hiring our heroes
- SUMMERS: Preserving independence for the Falklands
- WILLIAMS: Obama Should Pass on Intervention in Syria
- ZENKO: Obama’s ‘Alice in Wonderland’ Syria Strategy
Hearings and Events of Note
- Wednesday, June 26, 10:00am Broadcasting Board of Governors: An Agency “Defunct” (House Foreign Affairs Committee)
- Wednesday, June 26, 2:00pm Turkey at a Crossroads: What do the Gezi Park Protests Mean for Democracy in the Region? (House Foreign Affairs Committee, Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia, and Emerging Threats)
- Wednesday, June 26, 2:30pm CLOSED Oversight: Defense Science Board Task Force Report: “Resilient Military Systems and the Advanced Cyber Threat” (Senate Armed Services Committee)
- Thursday, June 27, 9:00am Border Security Oversight: Identifying and Responding to Current Threats (House Oversight and Government Reform Committee)
- Thursday, June 27, 2:00pm Addressing the Neglected Diseases Treatment Gap (House Foreign Affairs Committee, Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations)
- Thursday, June 27, 2:00pm Next Steps in the U.S. – Republic of Korea Alliance (House Foreign Affairs Committee, Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific, Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade)
- Friday, June 28, 10:00am Past, Present, and Future Irregular Warfare Challenges: Private Sector Perspectives (House Armed Services Committee, Subcommittee on Intelligence, Emerging Threats and Capabilities)
- Tuesday, July 9, 10:00am Emergency MGMT 2.0: How #SocialMedia & New Tech are Transforming Preparedness, Response, & Recovery #Disasters #Part2 #Govt/NGOs (House Homeland Security Committee, Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Communications)
- Tuesday, July 9, 2:00pm Threat to the Homeland: Iran’s Extending Influence in the Western Hemisphere (House Homeland Security Committee, Subcommittee on Oversight and Management Efficiency)
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