CSP Daily Brief: April 5, 2013

The Latest From the Center…

• Kyle Shiedler at Free Fire Blog: Don’t Take Our Word For It
• LATMA: Latma’s Tribal Update presents Apology Mania! And Yair Lapid gets down to business
• Frank Gaffney’s Weekly Article: ‘No nukes’ could beget nuclear war

…and From our Colleagues

• Diana West’s Weekly Column: Warning: You Are About to Read a “Forbidden” Column
• Andy McCarthy vs. Michael Ledeen on Bill Bennett’s Morning in America: Syrian Intervention
• Gatestone Institute: Europe: Mosque Building Shifts into High Gear

Secure Freedom Radio

• Is the North Korean Threat Just Bluster? with Claudia Rosett, Ted Bromund, Fred Fleitz, Steven Hayward
• Secure Freedom Minute: Moscow Rules

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News

• Former CIA director: Preemptive strike on Iran ‘least worst’ option
• Pentagon draws up ‘rules of engagement’ for cyber-war
• U.S. Budget Cuts Hit Norwegian Defense Sector
• “We are broke,” U.N. says as Syria refugee funds dry up
• Hamas cuts ties with Assad and sends military to train rebels
• Jordanians and Turks Are Focus of Syria’s Ire
• Turkish PM prepares to meet with terrorist group in Gaza Strip
• U.N. drops food aid after Palestinians storm depot
• Iranian navy strengthens ties with North Korea
• Musharraf barred from one Pakistani election constituency
• Russian strategic bomber conducts practice strikes on U.S. missile defenses in Asia
• North Korea Places Intermediate-Range Missiles on Launchers Then Hides Them
• North Korea warns embassies to evacuate staff
• South Korea Prepared to Evacuate Trade Zone
• Bomb in Thai south kills senior government official
• Witness at ex-dictator’s trial links Guatemalan president to war crimes
• U.S., partners secure 149 pounds of bomb-grade uranium from Czech Republic
• Opposition militiamen kill four Mozambique police
• Qantas airline bans pork in deference to Islam

Commentary

• FIALLO: The Fading Light of Chavismo in Latin America
• GERSON: Iran’s incitement to genocide
• JONES: The Benefits of U.S. Drones in West Africa
• KAHLILI: Why nuclear talks with Iran is a fool’s errand
• MAY: Islam’s global civil war
• NORTH: Korean Craziness
• PRICE: Mali’s elections are paramount for peace and stability
• ROHAC: Behind the Success of Political Islam
• SOKOLSKI: Pyongyang Is Not Our Only Nuclear Worry
• YOO: Damage at the CIA

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: 4/5/13
• Foreign Policy Initiative: Overnight Brief 4/5/13
• Foreign Policy Magazine: Morning Brief 4/5/13
• Morning FRAGO: 4/5/13
• AIA Daily Lead: April 4, 2013