Daily Brief: Friday, March 8, 2013
The Latest From the Center…
- Adm. James Lyons in the Washington Times: Benghazi cover-up continues, nearly six months later
- Kyle Shielder at Free Fire Blog: Chechens Join Syrian Jihad
- Alex VanNess at Free Fire Blog: White House has not been “enormously cooperative” on Benghazi
- Shariah Finance Watch: Florida Imam Convicted of Sending $50,000 to the Taliban
- Divest Terror: Iran installing 3,000 advanced centrifuges
- Frank Gaffney’s Weekly Article: Putting politics over public safety
…and From our Colleagues
- Gatestone Institute: Palestinians Plan “Warm” Welcome for Obama
- Gatestone Institute: The Current Limits of U.S.-Israel Security Cooperation
Secure Freedom Radio
- China, North Korea and the Nuclear Threat to America: with Luke Coffey, Jon Perdue, Rick Fisher, and Fred Fleitz
- Secure Freedom Minute: Abu Ghaith
News
- Senate confirms Brennan as CIA director
- CIA Head Faces Squeeze Play
- Obama faces turning point on administration drone policy
- SASC Chairman Levin: I Won’t Seek Re-Election
- Bin Laden spokesman due in court on plot charge
- Marine Corps rapid-response team ordered to Africa to thwart another Benghazi attack
- Kenyatta’s lead shrinks as more votes tallied in tense Kenyan election
- Syria rebels say not in talks to free U.N. peacekeepers
- Nervous Israel prepares for war with Hezbollah
- Trial of Courier Tied to Terror Plots Ends, Putting Pressure on Hezbollah
- Obama meets with Jewish leaders at White House ahead of Israel trip
- Kirk to Kerry: No Award for Anti-Semite
- South Korea worried US budget battle will affect joint training
- North Korea can’t hit America, but South Korea and Japan in range
- Why Almost Nobody Likes News About Pakistani Nuclear Security
- Killings Stir Fears of Ethnic Tensions in Chinese Region
- Navy bases to soon bear brunt of budget cuts, Atsugi commander says
- Islamic Radicals In Syria Blow Up ‘Pagan Shrine,’ Get Pelted With Cinder Blocks
Commentary
- BERMAN: The coming showdown for democracy in Iran
- CHAREN: Chávismo and Us
- CRIMI: The Kidnapping of Coptic Girls
- HERMAN: Getting unready for the next war
- JENSEN: What to Do About Cybersecurity?
- KAPLAN: Cheers for Chad
- KRAUTHAMMER: Why we give foreign aid
- PAUL: Rising in defense of the Constitution
Hearings and Events of Note
- Tuesday, March 12 9:30am Oversight: U.S. Strategic Command and U.S. Cyber Command (Senate Armed Services Committee)
- Tuesday, March 12 10:00am Current and Projected National Security Threats to the United States (Senate Select Committee on Intelligence)
- Wednesday, March 13 10:00am Is U.S. Homeland Security Threatened by the European Union Not Designating Hezbollah as a Terrorist Organization? (House Homeland Security Committee, Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence)
- Wednesday, March 13 10:00am Strategic Counterterrorism: Meeting Current and Emerging Challenges (Senate Foreign Relations Committee)
- Wednesday, March 13 11:30am Investigating and Prosecuting 21st Century Cyber Threats (House Judiciary Committee, Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security and Investigations)
- Wednesday, March 13 1:00pm TSA’s Efforts to Advance Risk-Based Security (House Homeland Security Committee, Subcommittee on Transportation Security)
- Wednesday, March 13 2:00pm The Rebalance to Asia: Why South Asia Matters (Part II) (House Foreign Affairs Committee, Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific)
- Thursday, March 14 10:00am U.S. Energy Security: Enhancing Partnerships with Mexico and Canada (House Foreign Affairs Committee, Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere)
- Thursday March 14 10:00am Border Security: Measuring the Progress and Addressing the Challenges (Senate Homeland Security Committee)
- Tuesday, March 19 9:30am Oversight: U.S. European Command, U.S. Northern Command, and U.S. Southern Command (Senate Armed Services Committee)
- Tuesday, April 9 9:30am Oversight: U.S. Pacific Command and U.S. Forces Korea (Senate Armed Services Committee)
- Thursday, April 11 9:30am Oversight: Department of the Air Force (Senate Armed Services Committee)
- Tuesday, April 23 9:30am Oversight: Department of the Army (Senate Armed Services Committee)
- Thursday, April 25 9:30am Oversight: Department of the Navy (Senate Armed Services Committee)
- Wednesday, May 8 9:30am Oversight: Army Modernization (Senate Armed Services Committee)
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