CSP Daily Brief: Tuesday, July 23, 2013

The Latest From the Center…

• Frank Gaffney’s Weekly Article: Kerry’s folly, Israel’s peril

…and From our Colleagues

• Gatestone Institute: EU Blacklists Hezbollah: Not Really

Secure Freedom Radio

• Dispelling the Lies Behind Benghazi: with Dick Brauer, Mark Langfan, Charles Crawford, Gordon Chang
• Secure Freedom Minute: Stay Out of the Syrian Quagmire

News

• House Rules Panel Clears DoD Spending Bill for Floor Action
• Conservatives win: DOD bill will see amendment votes on NSA, Syria, Egypt
• White House issues veto threat of defense funding bill
• Dempsey Lays Out Various US Military Options in Syria
• House Intel clears Obama plans to arm Syrian rebel groups
• The Intel In Snowden’s Head Could Be More Damaging Than The Material He Leaked
• German intelligence worked closely with NSA on data surveillance
• Russia sees ‘double standard’ in US call for Snowden extradition
• Mike Rogers: China, Iran, and Russia Launching Cyber Attacks Against U.S.: House Intelligence Committee chair says $2 trillion has been lost
• Hagel: DoD must ‘fundamentally reshape’ itself
• Congress, Obama at odds over new Iran sanctions
• LCS Freedom suffers propulsion loss at sea
• Egypt Islamist calls for US embassy siege amid unrest
• Egypt crisis: Nine killed in Cairo clashes
• Al Qaeda Militants Flee Iraq Jail in Violent Mass Break-Out
• Turkish troops kill civilian trying to cross into Syria
• Afghan Lawmakers Vote to Oust Interior Minister
• Biden will focus on trade, security in India trip
• Vietnam’s President Heads to Washington
• PLA Navy to Begin First Strategic Missile Submarine Patrols Next Year: China’s navy to debut new class of submarine next year
• Images show work at North Korean launch-pad halted
• Pope Looms as Latin American Political Force
• Report: The Unlikely Former Body Builder Who Helped Convince Austria to Blacklist Hezbollah

Commentary

• FAHMY: Egypt’s second chance at democracy
• GOLDBERG: Kerry’s Mideast Fool’s Errand Ignores Reality
• KAMEL: Egypt’s New Cabinet Faces Overwhelming Economic Troubles
• KELLY: The NYPD: Guilty of Saving 7,383 Lives
• MAURO: A Jihad to Free Morsi?
• PIPES: Islamism’s Likely Doom
• STEPHENS: Caught in the Flytrap of Tehran

Hearings and Events of Note

• Tuesday, July 23, 10:00am A Study in Contrasts: House and Senate Approaches to Border Security (House Homeland Security Committee, Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security)
• Tuesday, July 23, 10:30am The Impact of Sequestration on National Security and Economy (House Budget Committee)
• Tuesday, July 23, 10:30am The 90/10 Rule: Improving Educational Outcomes for our Military and Veterans (Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee)
• Tuesday, July 23, 2:00pm Addressing the Immigration Status of Illegal Immigrants Brought to the United States as Children (House Judiciary Committee, Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security)
• Tuesday, July 23, 2:00pm Asia: The Cyber Security Battleground (House Foreign Affairs Committee, Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific)
• Wednesday, July 24, 10:00pm Rebalancing to the Asia-Pacific Region and Implications for U.S. National Security (House Armed Services Committee)
• Wednesday, July 24, 2:00pm Women in Service Reviews (House Armed Services Committee, Subcommittee on Military Personnel)
• Wednesday, July 24, 2:00pm Challenges to Democracy in the Western Hemisphere (House Foreign Affairs Committee, Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere)
• Wednesday, July 24, 2:00pm Rebalance to Asia III: Protecting the Environment and Ensuring Food and Water Security in East Asia and the Pacific (Senate Foreign Relations Committee)
• Thursday, July 25, 9:30am Acquisition and Development Challenges Associated with the Littoral Combat Ship (House Armed Services Committee, Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces)
• Thursday, July 25, 9:30am Nominations (Senate Armed Services Committee)
• Thursday, July 25, 10:00am Emerging Threat of Resource Wars (House Foreign Affairs Committee, Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia, and Emerging Threats)
• Thursday, July 25, 11:00am Nomination of Hon. Alejandro N. Mayorkas to be Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of Homeland Security(Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee)
• Thursday, July 25, 2:30pm The Partnership Between NIST and the Private Sector: Improving Cybersecurity (Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee)
• Wednesday, July 31, 10:00am How to Improve the Efficiency, Safety, and Security of Maritime Transportation: Better Use and Integration of Maritime Domain Awareness Data (House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation)
• Thursday, August 1, 9:30am Political Status of Puerto Rico (Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee)

Other Briefs

• Politico Morning Defense: 7/23/13
• Foreign Policy Initiative: Overnight Brief 7/23/13
• Foreign Policy Magazine: Morning Brief 7/23/13
• AIA Daily Lead: July 22, 2013
• The Hill: Overnight Defense 7/22/13