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January 22, 2013 The John Batchelor Show The upcoming Israeli elections and Obama's new national security team. Listen to the program here.... January 22, 2013 News Update FDD's Daveed Gartenstein-Ross discusses possible reasons the Algerian gas plant was used as a target.... January 22, 2013 The Continuing Stalinist Delusions of Oliver Stone and Peter Kuznick: A Final Assessment The old totalitarian nations understood the importance of history. They believed, as Orwell wrote in... January 22, 2013 Iran Could Begin Feeling a Further Squeeze on Its Oil Income Soon Ever since European seaports closed their gates to Iranian oil tankers last summer, Iran has looked to the East to keep its economy afloat. Countries such as China, India and South Korea —... January 22, 2013 Looking for al-Qaeda in Algeria Perhaps the most significant question surrounding last week’s hostage crisis in Algeria, reportedly masterminded by a 40-year-old Islamist militant named Mokhtar Belmokhtar, has to do... January 22, 2013 What the Osama bin Laden Raid Discovered on al-Qaeda’s Links in Algeria The disaster in Algeria this week began when militants seized a remote, multinational gas complex in the desert and ended when the Algerian military staged a guns-blazing “rescue” att... January 22, 2013 L’imprendibile Mokthar vuole un Afghanistan nel deserto del Sahara Afirmare l’assalto al campo petrolifero algerino di Ain Amenas è Mokthar Belmoktar, il leader salafita denominato «l’imprendibile» dai servizi segreti francesi, pi&... January 22, 2013 Damascus Rebels Stuck in Stalemate The deadly shelling of one of Syria’s largest universities in Aleppo on Tuesday... January 22, 2013 How Did Algeria Screw Up Its Hostage Crisis So Badly? Algerian sources are now reporting that a final raid on the plant may have ended the crisis. The bad news? The remaining seven hostages were "... January 22, 2013 Air Force Evacuates Some Hostages Freed From Algeria Oil Field Chaos A U.S. Air Force C-130 medical transport plane landed in Algeria on Friday morning to evacuate some of the hostages freed from their terrorist captors during a chaotic Algerian military operation... January 22, 2013 US Urged to Aid Egyptian Family Facing Prison for Converting to Christianity Supporters of an Egyptian woman sentenced with her seven children to 15 years in prison for converting to Christianity say the U.S. government must do more to stick up for her and other religious... January 18, 2013 News Update FDD's Jonathan Schanzer says nothing has been done to neutralize al Qaeda splinter groups in Algeria.... January 17, 2013 Special Report FDD's Tom Joscelyn comments on the Tunisian court's release of a key suspect in the Benghazi attack.... January 17, 2013 The Source The French intervention in Mali.... January 17, 2013 Opinion Journal FDD's Michael Ledeen on the Algerian oil-field hostage situation and the parallels to the 1979 Iran hostage crisis.... January 17, 2013 The Diane Rehm Show Algerian officials scrambled Thursday Jan. 17, 2013 for a way to end an armed standoff deep in the Sahara desert with Islamic militants who have taken dozens of foreigners hostage, turning to tri... January 16, 2013 FDD Welcomes Iran Expert Ali Alfoneh as Senior Fellow FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Washington, DC – The Foundation for Defense of Democracies proudly welcomes... January 16, 2013 The John Batchelor Show French intervention in Mali and terrorist networks in North Africa. Listen to the program here.... January 16, 2013 Experts Warn Iran Will Be Capable of Nuclear Weapons in 2014 A group of non-proliferation experts on Monday warned Iran will be able to produce enough weapons-grade uranium for a nuclear bomb by mid-2014, and recommended that the United States enforce an i... January 16, 2013 UN Nuclear Watchdog Eyes Iran Deal, Parchin Visit The U.N. nuclear watchdog said on Tuesday it hoped to gain access to the Parchin military site during a visit to Iran this week aimed at u... January 16, 2013 Egyptian Court Sentences Christian Family to 15 Years for Converting From Islam The 15-year prison sentence given to a woman and her seven children by an Egyptian court for converting to Christianity is a sign of things to come, according to alarmed human rights advocates wh... January 14, 2013 Happening Now FDD's Jonathan Schanzer discusses the two year anniversary of the Arab Spring and what could come next.... January 14, 2013 All Things Considered President Obama met last week with Afghan President Hamid Karzai about plans to remove all U.S. combat troops from Afghanistan by 2014. Counterterrorism expert Daveed Gartenstein-Ross discusses w... January 14, 2013 Opinion Journal FDD's Tom Joscelyn on France's military intervention in Mali to rebuff advances by Islamic insurgents.... January 14, 2013 The John Batchelor Show The Obama administration's strategy in Syria. Listen to the program here.... January 14, 2013 The John Batchelor Show The suspected IRGC operatives who were freed in Syria. Listen to the program here.... January 14, 2013 News Update Obama's new national security team.... January 14, 2013 Med Kamera Som Våpen The latest fighting in Syria. Watch the interview here.... January 14, 2013 Four Months After Benghazi Attack, Where Are the Killers? Ever since an armed mob torched a U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, on the 11th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, President Obama has vowed to bring the killers of Ambassador Chris Steve... January 14, 2013 The Last Men Eleven years later, almost to the week, Griffis’s time in Afghanistan, along with that of the last of the additional forces sent there by President Obama in early 2010, came to an end. Char... January 14, 2013 Al-Shabab Jihadist More Whiner Than Martyr Since becoming the most prominent foreign fighter in the Somali armed Islamist group Al-Shabab, former Toronto pizza deliveryman Omar Hammami has turned into a remarkably whiny jihadist.... January 14, 2013 US Drone Strikes in Pakistan on Rise for 2013 The CIA has opened the year with a flurry of drone strikes in Pakistan, pounding Taliban targets along the country’s tribal belt at a time when the Obama administration is preparing to disc... January 14, 2013 Iran Could Reach Key Point for Nuclear Bomb by Mid-2014: US Experts Iran could produce enough weapon-grade uranium for one or more nuclear bombs by mid-2014, and the United States and its allies should inte... January 11, 2013 The Victoria Taft Show The entrapment defense in the Mohamud (Portland, Ore.) terrorism trial.... January 10, 2013 FDD Welcomes Former Ethiopian Official as Visiting Fellow FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Washington, DC – The Foundation for Defense of Democracies proudly welcomes... January 10, 2013 The Charles Adler Show Hugo Chavez's declining health and what it means for Venezuela.... January 10, 2013 The Good Fight Are Hagel's views on Iran and Syria out of the mainstream?... January 10, 2013 The John Batchelor Show The Benghazi investigation and drone strikes. Listen to the program here.... January 10, 2013 Mid-Day Edition The small residual force that the U.S. is likely to leave behind in Afghanistan.... January 10, 2013 US Warns Foreign Exchange Houses Are Helping Iran to Skirt Sanctions The U.S. Treasury Department on Thursday warned financial institutions to be on the lookout for money transfers sent by foreign exchange houses and trading companies that are actually an attempt... January 8, 2013 Correction to Previous Email A previous email erroneously mischaracterized the views of David Albright and Leonard "Sandy" Spector regarding the issue of a credible threat of military force. The relevant language in the cons... January 8, 2013 Newshour FDD's Reuel Marc Gerecht discusses the nominations of Chuck Hagel for Defense Secretary and John Brennan for Director of Central Intelligence.... January 8, 2013 Wilkow FDD's Sebastian Gorka discusses the nomination of Chuck Hagel as Defense Secretary.... January 8, 2013 Inside Story Is Chuck Hagel the man for the job? FDD's Clifford May weighs in.... January 8, 2013 NewsWatch FDD's Sebastian Gorka weighs in on Chuck Hagel's nomination for Secretary of Defense and his record on Israel.... January 7, 2013 The Frank Gaffney Show FDD's Clifford May critiques a recent article by Robert Kaplan, arguing that Islamists are united by their religion rather than by blood ties. May cites the hostility of Egyptian Islamists to... January 7, 2013 Happening Now Mark Dubowitz joins Peter Brooks of the Heritage Foundation on Happening Now to discuss the new US sanctions against Iran which target many of the country’s key industries. Mr. Dubowitz say... January 7, 2013 Happening Now FDD's Mark Dubowitz discusses President Obama's nomination of Chuck Hagel for Defense Secretary and John Brennan for CIA Director.... January 7, 2013 Inside Story Does spying on Americans protect the US? FDD's Sebastian Gorka debates the extent of the government's secret, unlawful surveillance on Americans in the name of national security.... January 7, 2013 The John Batchelor Show Cairo prosecutor to investigate a popular Comedy TV figure for insulting President Morsi. Listen to the pro...

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