CSP Daily Brief: Friday, July 26, 2013

The Latest From the Center…

• The Americas Report: Extraditing Snowden to one of the Bolivarian countries may badly hurt American interests
• Ben Lerner at Free Fire Blog: Far from Alone on Keeping Guantanamo Open
• VIDEO: Expert panel on EMP threat: Electric grid protection urgently needed
• Frank Gaffney’s Weekly Article: Kerry’s folly, Israel’s peril

…and From our Colleagues

• Diana West’s Weekly Column: Why Won’t the Media Cover Huma Abedin’s Ties to Global Jihad Movement?
• Gatestone Institute: Israel Prepares for Jihadis

Secure Freedom Radio

• Secure Freedom Radio: with Trevor Loudon
• Secure Freedom Minute: Huma’s History

End the Benghazigate Cover-Up: E-Mail your Representatives and Senators and Demand they Form a Select Committee to Investigate

News

• SASC Likely to Vote on Dempsey Nomination Before August Break
• Major Rifts Forming Over US Border Security Funding
• Defense to give closing in Manning-WikiLeaks case
• LCS Hearing Attracts a Packed House, But Comity Breaks Out
• White House shields aid to Egypt by avoiding talk of coup
• Withdrawing Aid to Egypt Could Spark Backlash: Experts warn against hasty withdrawal of Egyptian aid
• Egypt braces for day of rival rallies
• Hamas Reels in Wake of Morsi Downfall
• Syrian opposition urges U.S. to provide weapons fast
• Al Qaeda Prison Break Increases Terrorist Threat to Region: Senior al Qaeda leaders among 500 prisoners set loose in Iraq
• Iran Is Said to Want Direct Talks With U.S. on Nuclear Program
• Criticism alters US drone program in Pakistan
• Obama Signals Intention to Deepen U.S. Trade With Vietnam
• North Korean Leader Said to Support Nuclear Talks
• Chinese coast guard confronts Japanese vessels near disputed islands
• Japan’s PM calls for high-level talks with China
• Report: Al Jazeera Reporter in Violent Confrontation with D.C. Police: Reporters were secretly recording the event and had been asked to leave

Commentary

• EAGLEN AND O’HANLON: Military Entitlements Are Killing Readiness
• GEORGE AND SWETT: Religious Freedom Is About More Than Religion
• HANSON: Back to the 20th-century future
• PANT: A growing Iraq-Iran economic rivalry in India bolsters stability
• PAYNE: Afghanistan: A Dilemma for China and the US
• SCHWAMMENTHAL: Finally, EU makes Hezbollah pays for terror in Europe
• STARNES: Why is Obama Silent as Iran Tortures American Pastor?
• THORNTON: Christian Tragedy in the Muslim World

Hearings and Events of Note

• 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: 7/26/13
• Foreign Policy Initiative: Overnight Brief 7/26/13
• Foreign Policy Magazine: Morning Brief 7/26/13
• AIA Daily Lead: July 25, 2013
• The Hill: Overnight Defense 7/25/13