CSP Daily Brief: Wednesday, July 31, 2013

The Latest From the Center…

Chris Holton at Free Fire Blog: CAIR Targets Constitutional Rights in North Carolina
Shariah Finance Watch: Isle of Man Amends Terrorist Asset-Freezing Act to Target Hezbollah in the Wake of EU Sanctions Decision
Shariah Finance Watch: Report: Bank of China Implicated in Terror Financing Cover up
Shariah Finance Watch: United Technologies Subsidiary Did Work for Iran’s Bank Melli, Despite Sanctions
Shariah Finance Watch: Hezbollah wired funds to 2012 Bulgaria bombing suspects
Frank Gaffney’s Weekly Article: E.M.P. vulnerability invites catastrophe

…and From our Colleagues

Secure Freedom Radio

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

News

Commentary

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)
Wednesday, July 31, 2:30pm The Iran-Syria Nexus and its Implications for the Region (House Foreign Affairs Committee, Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa)
Wednesday, July 31, 10:00am TSA Integrity Challenges: Examining Misconduct by Airport Security Personnel (House Homeland Security Committee, Subcommittee on Oversight and Management Efficiency and Subcommittee on Transportation Security)
Wednesday, July 31, 10:00am Business Meeting (Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee)
Wednesday, July 31, 2:00pm How Prepared is the National Capitol Region for the Next Disaster? (Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee)
Wednesday, July 31, 2:00 pm, Oversight of DOE’s Strategy for the Management and Disposal of Used Nuclear Fuel and High-Level Radioactive Waste (House Energy and Commerce Committee)
Wednesday, July 31, 3:00 pm Where is Turkey Headed? Gezi Park, Taksim Square, and the Future of the Turkish Model ( Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs)
Thursday, August 1, 8:00 am,Department of Defense’s Challenges in Accounting for Missing Persons from Past Conflicts (House Armed Services Committee)
Thursday, August 1, 10:00 am Initial Conclusions Formed by the Defense Strategic Choices and Management Review (House Armed Services Committee)
Thursday, August 1, 3:30 pm Joint Hearing: Ensuring Navy surface force effectiveness with limited maintenance resources (House Armed Services Committee)
Thursday, August 1, 3:30 pm Subcommittee Hearing: The Impact of U.S. Water Programs on Global Health(House Foreign Affairs Committee)
Thursday, August 1, 2:00 pm Joint Subcommittee Hearing: Examining the State Department’s Report on Iranian Presence in the Western Hemisphere 19 Years After AMIA Attack (House Foreign Affairs Committee)
Thursday, August 1, 1:30 pm Subcommittee Hearing: The Trans-Pacific Partnership: Outlook and Opportunities(House Committee on Foreign Affairs)
Thursday, August 1, 10:00 am Subcommittee Hearing: West Fertilizer, Off the Grid: The Problem of Unidentified Chemical Facilities (House Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs )
Thursday, August 1, 9:00 am Hearing: Border Security Planning: Applying Overseas Lessons Learned to the Homeland (House Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs)
Thursday, August 1, 9:30am Political Status of Puerto Rico (Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee)
Thursday, August 1, 10:30pm Mismanagement of POW/MIA Accounting (Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, Subcommittee on Financial and Contracting Oversight)