CSP Daily Brief: Wednesday, May 29, 2013
The Latest From the Center…
- VIDEO: Obama Intends to ‘End’ the War on Terror
- The Legal Project: Distorting NIAC’s court defeat
- Shariah Finance Watch: Arcapita Seeks to Complete Shariah-Compliant Bankruptcy
- Shariah Finance Watch: Canada Paid $1.1 Million Ransom to Al Qaeda
- Shariah Finance Watch: Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs: 50 US Organizations Raise Money for Caucasus Jihadists
- Shariah Finance Watch: An Explanation of Shariah-Compliant Mortgages from Watchdogwire.com
- Frank Gaffney’s Weekly Article: Obama’s Surrender Speech
…and From our Colleagues
Secure Freedom Radio
- Arming the Rebel Groups in Syria Will Not Necessarily Lead to the End of Assad and to the End of The Syrian People’s Suffering: with Barry Rubin, Clare Lopez, Andy McCarthy, Bruce Bechtol
- Secure Freedom Minute: McCain’s Folly
Join us for the 2013 Freedom Flame Dinner on June 6 as we honor Allen West and Richard Scaife
News
- Obama Directs Military to Prepare Plans for No-Fly-Zone in Syria
- NATO head to visit DC amid debate over Syria
- Pressure increases on U.S. leaders to stem Chinese cyber threat
- HASC Holds Fire on Thorny Topics, But Fireworks Expected
- Defense Begins Delivering Furlough Notices
- Air Force grounds F-15s on Okinawa for inspections
- Police: ‘radical’ Muslim confesses to stabbing French soldier
- Africa Plans Emergency Force, But Can It Deliver?
- Drone crashes in southern Somalia, may have been shot down
- Hezbollah on the Move: Iranian-backed terror org leads the fight for Assad
- Iran seeks tighter control of foreign journalists
- The Correa-Khamenei Axis: Ecuador pumping up its relationship with Iran and Syria, experts say
- Richardson named new commander of U.S. forces in Afghanistan
- Top Pakistan militant said killed in U.S. strike
- Report: Taiwan To Open New Cyberwar Unit
- North Korea to safeguard ‘priceless’ nuclear weapons
- Australian lawmaker says hackers stole spy agency information
- Sen. Graham treads path alone on military sexual assaults policy
Commentary
- ERNST: Al Qaeda Re-emerging
- FRIEDMAN: The Search for Belonging and Ballistic Missile Defense in Romania
- GOLDBERG: It Takes Two to End a War
- IBRAHIM: Calm Before the Jihadi Storm
- KAHLILI: A green light for Iran’s new terrorist war
- MILLER: Speak No Evil
- PARKER: War on terror isn’t over just because Obama says so
- SHANK & ZAGER: The only way forward on Syria
Hearings and Events of Note
- Tuesday, June 4, 10:00am Emergency MGMT 2.0: How #SocialMedia & New Tech are Transforming Preparedness, Response, & Recovery #Disasters #Part1 #Privatesector (House Homeland Security Committee, Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response and Communications)
- Thursday, June 6, 6:30pm Freedom Flame Award Dinner 2013 (Center for Security Policy)
- Tuesday, June 11, Legislative: Subcommittee Markups (Senate Armed Service Committee)
- 9:30 a.m. Subcommittee on Airland
- 11:00 a.m. Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support
- 2:00 p.m. Subcommittee on Personnel
- 3:30 p.m. Subcommittee on Strategic Forces
- 6:00 p.m. Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities
- Wednesday, June 12, 9:30am Subcommittee Markup of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Senate Armed Services Committee, Subcommittee on Seapower)
- Wednesday, June 12, 1:00pm The Department of Defense and the Fiscal Year 2014 Budget (House Budget Committee)
- Wednesday, June 12, 2:30pm Full Committee Markup of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Senate Armed Services Committee)
- Thursday, June 13, 9:30am Full Committee Markup of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Senate Armed Services Committee)
- Friday, June 14, 9:30am Full Committee Markup of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Senate Armed Services Committee)
- Wednesday, June 19, EMET Ray of Light in the Darkness Dinner (Endowment for Middle East Truth)
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