National Security

Tonight on Secure Freedom Radio: Writer at Forbes.com and resident China expert here at Secure Freedom Radio, Gordon Chang concludes today’s show examining the issues facing the People’s Republic of China and the Republic of China. The new candidate for

Ten years after 9-11, counterterrorist and intelligence operatives along with several policy makers flooded the media with their thoughts about America’s longest war. These persons are truly prominent in their fields and deserving of such thoughts and perceptions. However, very

In the presidential debate last night, Ron Paul parroted the Al Qaeda line about why they are at war with us. The “real motivation” for their attacks was the American “occupation” of the Middle East, explained the Texas Congressman. In

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. * Investors bet that Greece’s default is now certain * Latest crisis blamed on resignation of Jürgen Stark from ECB * Italy turns to China for help in debt crisis * Many Palestinians are

Egyptian commandos helped rescue six guards inside the Israeli embassy in Cairo early Saturday morning, after dozens of people among thousands of protestors stormed the building. The crowd had smashed through a newly-erected security wall and was separated from the

German EU Energy Commissioner Gunther Oettinger thinks its time to get tough with the Greeks. Apparently incapable of dealing with their deficit problems on their own, Oettinger is suggesting that the European Union should take over tax collection in Greece.

The International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU), the union which last week took baseball bats to windows and train carts at a new grain terminal at the Port of Longview, Washington, is not a household name for most people who

The following was provided by a friend who travels extensively to the region and for that reason wishes to remain anonymous: I stumbled upon this today and decided to share it, not because of its intrinsic news value, but because

During a semi-bi-annual clean-up of my study, I came across an undated scrap of Washington Post on which Brookings’ Robert Kagan briefly but thoroughly excoriated George Will for advocating US withdrawals from Iraq and Afghanistan. It apparently dates back back

The Soros-funded group J Street–which claims to be pro-Israel, while frequently opposing Israel in the U.S. Congress and at the United Nations–has fallen silent as Democrat David Weprin has fallen behind Republican Bob Turner in the race to succeed Anthony

Ten years ago, in the shadow of the crater at Ground Zero, the smoldering Pentagon and a field of honor in Pennsylvania, America found itself at war. Today, a decade on, America is still at war. Ten years after the

The leading role played by the Muslim Brotherhood in the street and in the Egyptian political system can no longer be denied. The mass demonstrations that continued after the fall of Mubarak’s regime weakened of the military leadership’s power, and

It’s time to jam… The USMC has developed a new “airborne electronic attack pod” that will be used to jam enemy radio communications and improvised explosive device (IED) detonators. Using tactical aircraft like the Harrier and F/A-18 Hornet, the Marines

In liberals’ frenzy to elect Barack Obama in 2008, no one was quite as far out to sea as Andrew Sullivan, a respected columnist for the Atlantic website. He served up his “Daily Dish” by the plateful. Here’s perhaps the

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. * Egypt reacts to storming of Cairo’s Israeli embassy * Erdogan’s Israel stance may determine Turkey’s growing regional role * World Bank: Palestinians headed for an ‘acute fiscal crisis’ * Saadi al-Gaddafi flees to

There are lots of languages in the world that it might be a good idea to learn. Here in Texas (actually in most of the southwest and California), it is a good idea to learn Spanish. In the last decade,

For many, Sept. 11, 2001, was a day that will forever be seared into the minds of those who were witness. On that day, the nation was awoken by a harsh reality that there are people who want nothing more

Many Muslims don’t believe that Arabs were responsible for 9/11 Many Americans believe that ordinary Muslims are out to kill Americans. Muslims return the favor by overwhelmingly believing that Muslims were NOT responsible for the 9/11 terror acts. This is

On the same day we heard reports that the Obama Administration wants to draw down troop levels in Iraq from 45,000 to a dangerously low 3,000 by the end of the year, the Washington Post published an article titled “Al-Qaeda

A decade after 9/11 it is hoped America’s security establishment better understands what threats we face of which the attacks of 9/11 were one facet. The answer to that question remains incomplete. After the end of the Cold War we

There is nothing that strikes deeper at the heart of the American experiment than a test of our liberties — the right to free speech, and the right of religious freedom. It was because of these liberties that Islamist terror

Of the many questions we grapple with about 9/11, the one I hear most often from people of every faith is, “Where was God?” The question itself presents an obstacle, because language cannot adequately describe God. The Divine is often

On the 10th Anniversary of the September 11th, the Center for Security Policy has released a new publication: Are We Safer? An Online Symposium on the 10th Anniversary of September 11th (PDF, 44 pages, 258k). The symposium is a collection

I grew up in Orange County, New York. West Point Military Academy was about 15 minutes away, New York City about 40 minutes in that same direction. The Military and commuting New Yorkers were the core of the community. I

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. * Political crises in Turkey, Egypt and Israel * Netanyahu pledges allegiance to treaty with Egypt * Avigdor Lieberman threatens to aid Turkey’s PKK terrorists * Turkey’s Erdogan forced to soften military threat to