CSP Daily Brief: Wednesday, July 24, 2013

The Latest From the Center…

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

…and From our Colleagues

• John Bolton: Another Rogue-State Smuggling Route Is Revealed
• Gatestone Institute: Islam and Islamism

Secure Freedom Radio

Religious Persecution in the Military: with Rep. John Fleming, Claudia Rosett, Andy McCarthy, Clare Lopez

Secure Freedom Minute: Keep Gitmo Open

News

• US House Blocks Democratic Effort to Zero Funds for East Coast Missile Shield
• Kelly Ayotte Calls for Stronger Missile Defense: New Hampshire senator criticizes calls to reduce missile defense spending
• House defends billions in Afghanistan spending, but cuts millions
• House votes to prohibit civilian DOD furloughs in 2014
• House to vote on NSA snooping
• Experts: Sequester Cuts Will Devastate U.S. Military: Furloughs hitting employees hard, while U.S. verging on inability to fight two-front war
• Senate Immigration Bill Slammed During US House Hearing
• McCain drops hold threat on Dempsey confirmation
• Congress to probe lethal SEAL crash
• Snowden expects to leave airport soon, lawyer says
• Bulgaria Anticorruption Protests Turn Violent
• With Rebellion Stifled, Mali Looks to Election
• Muslim Brotherhood Leader Calls for U.S. Embassy Siege in Cairo
• Crisis-weary Kuwait stumbles toward new elections
• Israel Angered by U.S. Leaks of Submarine Missile Attack on Syria: Israeli officials say leak should have been coordinated with Tel Aviv
• UN Security Council to meet Syria opposition group
• UN chemical arms investigator arrives in Syria to seek access
• Russia’s Putin to visit Tehran for nuclear talks: media reports
• Pakistani parties name presidential candidates
• Lawmakers Call for Asia-Pacific ‘Rebalance’ Review
• Chinese vice president to visit North Korea
• Japan scrambles jets after China plane flies by southern islands
• Unemployment among recent veterans drops sharply

Commentary

• ARQUILLA: Why Iraq Was America’s Best-Run War
• BONGINO: Still no Benghazi answers
• GOLDBERG: The Real Helen Thomas
• JOHNSON: Al-Shabaab Claims U.S. Kills in Somalia After Obama Steps Up Secret Aid
• KLEIN: The Brotherhood’s Reach For Jihad
• PRICE: Mali’s presidential election
• WEINTHAL AND ROSETT: Where are the UN sanctions on Hezbollah?

Hearings and Events of Note

• 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: 7/24/13
• Foreign Policy Initiative: Overnight Brief 7/24/13
• Foreign Policy Magazine: Morning Brief 7/24/13
• AIA Daily Lead: July 23, 2013
• The Hill: Overnight Defense 7/23/13