Daily Brief: Monday, March 11, 2013
The Latest From the Center…
- Frank Gaffney’s Weekly Article: Investigate Benghazigate
- Ben Lerner at Free Fire: Obama Avoiding Intelligence Gathering Opportunities
…and From our Colleagues
- Peter Huessey in Big Peace: Missile Defense Now More Important Than Ever
- Andrew McCarthy at National Review: What Rand Paul Misses
- Gatestone Institute: Who Are These Moralists?
Secure Freedom Radio
- What the US is Missing Out on by Trying Abu Grayth in New York: with Emily Dyer, Fred Grandy, Jose Cardenas, and Bill Gertz
- Secure Freedom Minute: Obama’s Litmus Test
News
- Hagel denies Karzai claims of secret talks between US, Taliban
- Hagel must work to repair relationships on Capitol Hill, GOP says
- With death of Chavez, Castro says Cuba has lost its best friend
- Chávez Heir Faces Challenge in Ties With Armed Forces
- Hugo Chavez’s successor? Opposition leader Henrique Capriles to challenge Nicolas Maduro
- Falklands referendum: islanders party on voting day
- U.S. Using Local Soldiers to fight Al-Qaida Allies in East Africa
- Kenya chief justice pledges fair hearing for election challenge
- Syrian government “uses militias” for mass killings: U.N.
- Al-Qaeda claims killing of 48 Syrian soldiers in Iraq
- Tunisia closes Libyan border post after soldier killed
- Turkey, Germany arrest Iranians in nuclear smuggling scheme
- Former Iranian official launches ‘Countdown to an Attack on Israel’
- Roadside Bomb Kills 3 Soldiers in Pakistan Tribal District
- As U.S. troops prepare to leave, they rush to teach Afghans to hunt for roadside bombs
- South Korea Is Talking Seriously About Developing Its Own Nukes
- Obama rejected tough options for countering Chinese cyber attacks two years ago
- China appoints head of top political advisory body
- Electromagnetic Pulse Caucus Battles Skeptics in Push to Protect the Planet
- Cuts Give Obama Path to Create Leaner Military
- NYT blogger asks if Weekly Standard writer was unduly influenced by religion
Commentary
- AVNI: Castros are Venezuelan kingmakers
- BABBIN: Kim Inching Toward War
- GANSLER: Uniting States Against Iran
- GREENFIELD: Ad Remembering Victims of Islamic Apartheid Deemed ‘Hateful’ by U.S. Campuses
- HASTERT, HOEKSTRA AND FINCH: Watching the backs of sentinels resisting cyberattacks
- LACEY: Why Armies Matter
- NORTH: Reassuring words
- ROZENMAN: Ban Ki-Moon is wrong about Israeli settlements
- STEYN: Why Obama Likes Drones: No Prisoners, No U.S. Casualties
- TAHERI: Iran’s Latin Buddy
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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