CSP Daily Brief: Thursday, September 19, 2013
The Latest From the Center…
- Influential U.S. Syria Expert: Not All Islamists Are Enemies of West
- Frank Gaffney’s Weekly Article: Wanted it bad, got it bad
…and From our Colleagues
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News
- Security forces storm pro-Mursi town near Cairo to reassert control
- Under military protection, Christians in Egyptian town fear Islamist backlash
- Russia says no plans yet to destroy Syrian chemical arms on own soil
- Iran’s Rouhani says does ‘not seek war with any country’
- Iranian president: Obama outreach ‘positive’
- Saudi Women Gain New Reforms
- Dempsey: Fort Hood Lessons Led to ‘Less Horrific Outcome’ at Navy Yard
- Clinton Muslim Brotherhood Operative Arrested in Egypt
- Christian in Pakistan Sentenced to Life, but Luckily Released
- Bill Gertz Discusses Economic Warfare Against U.S.
- Budget Cuts, Political Sensitivity Preventing Military Spending Reform
- McKeon Presses Military Leaders on More Details on Budget under Sequester
- Soldier smartphones: Army presses ahead with ambitious technology push
- Bomb hits bus in central Syrian province, kills 19
- Palestinian negotiator says Israel seeks to claim West Bank valley for profit, not security
- Former Afghan MP defects to Taliban
- F-35 Costs Drop as Technical Challenges Lessen, Officials Say
Commentary
- CARROLL: Obama ignored Congress before launching Libyan war
- RABKIN: Worse Than It Looks
- MAY: Vladimir Putin, the Neo-Soviet Man
- DESUTTER: Destroy the Chemical Weapons
- TIMMERMAN: The real questions about Benghazi
Hearings and Events of Note
- Thursday, September 19, 10:00am The U.S. Presence in Afghanistan Post-2014: Views of Outside Experts (House Armed Services Committee)
- Thursday, September 19, 3:30pm Defense Department’s posture for September 11, 2013: What are the Lessons of Benghazi? (House Armed Services Committee, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations)
- Thursday, September 19, 10:30am Subcommittee Hearing: Examining the Syrian Refugee Crisis (House Foreign Affairs Committee, Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa)
- Thursday, September 19, 10:00am Subcommittee Hearing: Assessing the Nation’s State of Preparedness: A Federal, State, and Local Perspective (House Homeland Security Committee, Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Communications)
- Thursday, September 19, 9:30am Reviews of the Benghazi Attack and Unanswered Questions (House Oversight and Government Reform Committee)
- Friday, September 20, 9:00am Resetting the Force for the Future: Risks of Sequestration (House Armed Services Committee, Subcommittee on Readiness)
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