CSP Daily Brief: April 12, 2013
The Latest From the Center…
- Adm. James Lyons in the Washington Times: Russia hungers for Ukraine
- Caroline Glick: Moral relativism and jihad
- Alex VanNess at Free Fire Blog: President Obama’s FY14 Defense Budget
- Frank Gaffney’s Weekly Article: The Warriors’ Call to Duty
…and From our Colleagues
- Diana West’s Weekly Column: Weiner’s “Sexting” Revelations Miss the Real Juicy Stuff: Huma’s MB Connections
- Pamela Gellar in Jewish Week: Truth Must Have A Place In A Synagogue
- Gatestone Institute: The Crisis of Islam
Secure Freedom Radio
- Dreaming of Global Zero, Ignoring the Real World: with Barry Rubin, Tod Lindberg, Rosemary Jenks, Jack Caravelli
- Secure Freedom Minute: Reality Check
News
- North Korea Able to Miniaturize Nukes: DOD Intel Arm
- Amid Deep Cuts, the Pentagon Labors to Keep Its Forces Ready for Korea
- Kerry to North Korea: Don’t test missile
- Chinese city on North Korea border holds drill
- US gives 4 more F-16 fighter jets to Egyptian government despite outcry
- Obama under bipartisan pressure to help Syrian rebels
- Mental health programs facing budget pressure
- Air Force: Damage From Flight Training Cuts Could Last for Years
- Pentagon Looks to Cut Furlough Days
- Russia threatens to blacklist 104 Americans
- Former government officials warn against complacency on the cyber front
- Conservative Groups Calling for Investigation into Benghazi Attacks
- State Department story changes days after another attack
- 12 arrested as Turkish police foil bomb plot on U.S. Embassy
- Turkey passes anti-terrorism law reform
- Report: Afghan militants could get contract funds
- Dempsey backs keeping 8,000-12,000 NATO troops in Afghanistan
- U.S. slaps penalties on Iran sanction violators
- Saddam’s Brethren Get Organized
- Iraq mosque bombing kills seven worshippers
- Hurdles for U.N. team on standby to probe Syria chemical arms
- Rebel Victory in Syria Might Not Stop Conflict, U.S. Officials Say
- Abbas, Fayyad postpone meeting on resignation
- Russia unveils $50B drive for space supremacy
- Some 50,000 flee Sudan into Chad after Darfur clashes
- Hagel Dodges Questions on Religious Liberty in Military
- Korean War chaplain, POW, awarded posthumous Medal of Honor
Commentary
- ABDUL-HUSSAIN: Stopping Saddam
- CHANG: China Sides with North Korea
- HANSON: The sum of dual fears
- HIPP: What the US should do if North Korea launches 2 Musudan missiles
- PIPES: Support Assad
- SCHWARTZ: Resistance to Islamist Infiltration Continues in Kosovo and Albania
- THOMSON AND DELION: A post-Chavez solution for Venezuela
- WALSH: Iraq, Afghanistan and the Fall of the Middle East
Hearings and Events of Note
- 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)
- Friday, April 12, 10:00am Meeting: The Fiscal Year 2014 National Defense Authorization Budget Request from the Department of the Air Force (House Armed Services Committee)
- Sunday, April 14, Pamela Gellar to Speak at Two Synagogues (Atlas Shrugs)
- Sunday, April 14, 1:00pm Free Speech Demo at Habeeb (Atlas Shrugs)
- Wednesday, April 16, 9:30am Oversight: Situation in Afghanistan (Senate Armed Services Committee)
- Wednesday, April 16, 9:45am Examining Ongoing Conflict in Eastern Congo (Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, Subcommittee on African Affairs)
- Wednesday, April 16, 10:00am The Fiscal Year 2014 National Defense Authorization Budget Request from the Department of the Navy (House Armed Services Committee)
- Wednesday, April 16, 10:00am Budget Hearing – Department of Defense (House Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee Defense)
- Wednesday, April 16, 10:00am Budget Hearing – United States Coast Guard (House Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee Homeland Security)
- Wednesday, April 16, 2:00pm Subcommittee Hearing: China’s Rapid Political and Economic Advances in Central Asia and Russia (House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia, and Emerging Threats)
- Wednesday, April 16, 2:00pm Subcommittee Hearing: Kenya’s 2013 Elections: An Effective Assistance Model? (House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations)
- Wednesday, April 16, 2:00pm Hearing: The Readiness Posture of the U.S. Army (House Armed Services Committee, Subcommittee on Readiness)
- Wednesday, April 16, 3:30pm Hearing: Fiscal Year 2014 National Defense Authorization Budget Request for Department of Defense (DOD) Science and Technology Programs (House Armed Services Committee, Subcommittee on Intelligence, Emerging Threats and Capabilities)
- Thursday, April 17, 9:30 Oversight: Testimony on Nuclear Forces and Policies (Senate Armed Services Committee, Subcommittee on Strategic Forces)
- Thursday, April 17, 10:00am Hearing: Securing U.S. Interests Abroad: The FY 2014 Foreign Affairs Budget (House Committee on Foreign Affairs)
- Thursday, April 17, 10:00am Hearing: Recent Developments in Afghanistan (House Armed Services Committee)
- Thursday, April 17, 10:00am Budget Hearing –Customs and Border Protection (House Committee Appropriations, Subcommittee Homeland Security)
- Thursday, April 17, 10:00am The Homeland Security Department’s Budget Submission for Fiscal Year 2014 (Senate Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs)
- Thursday, April 17, 2:00pm Hearing: Fiscal Year 2014 Navy, Marine Corps and Air Force Combat Aviation Programs (House Armed Services Committee, Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces)
- Thursday, April 17, 2:00pm Budget Hearing –Department of State (House Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs)
- Thursday, April 17, 2:00pm Oversight: Active, Guard, Reserve, and Civilian Personnel Programs (Senate Armed Service Committee, Subcommittee on Personnel)
- Thursday, April 17, 3:30pm Hearing: Fiscal Year 2014 National Defense Authorization Budget Request for U.S. Special Operations Command and U.S. Special Operations Forces (House Armed Services Committee, Subcommittee Intelligence, Emerging Threats and Capabilities)
- Friday, April 18, 9:00am Hearing: The President’s FY 2014 Budget Request for the Department of Homeland Security (House Homeland Security Committee)
- Friday, April 18, 10:00am Oversight: Current and Future Worldwide Threats (Senate Armed Services Committee)
- Friday, April 18, 2:30pm Oversight: Current Readiness of U.S. Forces (Senate Armed Services Committee, Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support)
- Friday, April 18, 2:30pm Oversight: The Role of the Department of Defense Science and Technology Enterprise for Innovation and Affordability (Senate Armed Services Committee, Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities)
- Tuesday, April 23, 9:30am Oversight: Department of the Army (Senate Armed Services Committee)
- Wednesday, April 24, 10:00am Oversight: Active, Guard, Reserve, and Civilian Personnel Programs (Senate Armed Services Committee, Subcommittee on Personnel)
- Wednesday, April 24, 2:30pm Oversight: Military Construction, Environmental, and Base Closure Programs (Senate Armed Services Committee, Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support)
- Thursday, April 25, 9:30am Oversight: Department of the Navy (Senate Armed Services Committee)
- Tuesday, May 7, 9:30am Oversight: Department of the Air Force (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)
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