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November 4, 2013 News Killing of two French journalists in Mali.... November 4, 2013 The John Batchelor Show It's Not Just About Syria. The Saudis Are Direct Targets of Iranian Operations Listen to the program he... November 4, 2013 Sawa Magazine Saudi women protesting the ban on driving.... November 4, 2013 Nothing But Truth Egypt's coup and Middle East democratization.... November 4, 2013 Religious Freedom Watchdog: Iran Lashing Sentences “Effectively Criminalize” Practicing Christianity In 2010 the State Department documented a range of Iranian government abuses against Ch... November 4, 2013 Al Qaeda’s ‘Great Escape’ Plot? Hundreds of Terrorists Freed Hundreds of suspected terrorists have been freed in a series of brazen jailbreaks that U.S. counter-terrorism analysts now suspect may all be part of an al Qaeda-coordinated "Great Escape"-like p... November 4, 2013 How ‘Moderate’ Is Iran’s New President Rouhani? Just Ask Christians & Gays When Hassan Rouhani won the Iranian presidential elections, he was touted widely in the mainstream media as ... November 4, 2013 In Pakistan, Drone Strike Turns a Villain Into a Victim In life, Hakimullah Mehsud... November 4, 2013 Militants Test Tunisia’s New Democracy When protesters stormed the U.S. embassy in Tunis last year, they hoisted a black jihadist flag that exposed the militant Islamist undercurrent in one of the Muslim world's most secular soci... October 29, 2013 Saudi-US Rift Causes Severe Diplomatic Strain Tensions between Saudi Arabia and the United States are causing a severe strain on what has been a rock-solid relationship. Saudi officials are expressing anger and concern over America’s e... October 28, 2013 FDD’s Jonathan Schanzer Releases New Book on Palestinian Governance FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Washington, DC -- The Foundation for Defense of Democracies announced the release of a new book today by... October 28, 2013 60 Minutes FDD's Tom Joscelyn tells Lara Logan that al Qaeda is pushing their agenda forward in Libya. Part of the problem, Joscelyn says, is that the West's definition of al Qaeda is wrong.... October 28, 2013 The John Batchelor Show Iran's pervasive presence at the Nobel-prize-winning OPCW. Listen to the program here.... October 28, 2013 The Jon Justice Show Revelations of US spying in Europe.... October 28, 2013 News Revelations of US spying on European leaders.... October 28, 2013 The Don Krough Show Saudi Arabia's distress following the Obama Administration's outreach to Iran.... October 28, 2013 Secure Freedom Radio FDD's Dawit Giorgis examines the increasing problem of piracy in West Africa around the Gulf of Guinea and how this could directly effect the United States interests.... October 28, 2013 Secure Freedom Radio FDD's Claudia Rosett touches on several topics, including Syria’s chemical weapons, North Korea, and the Iranian partnership with the United Nations.... October 28, 2013 The John Batchelor Show Spy Chief Distances Saudis from US. Listen to the program here.... October 28, 2013 Iran Gives Christians 80 Lashes for Communion Wine as UN Blasts Human Rights Record Four Iranian Christians were reportedly sentenced to 80 lashes for drinking wine for communion, a shocking punishment meted out even as a new United Nations report blasted the Islamic republic fo... October 28, 2013 Experts: Election of Hassan Rowhani Causing Split Over Iran Foreign Policy Experts said Thursday that the recent election of Iranian President Hassan Rowhani has reopened a fissure within the Iranian regime over its foreign policy, a split that the country’s supre... October 23, 2013 NewsWatch FDD's Clifford May discusses the Obama Administration's drone policy and civilians being caught in the crossfire.... October 23, 2013 Anas al-Liby’s Health Care During Terror Trial Could Gouge Taxpayers Libya’s beleaguered Prime Minister Ali Zidan is likely to be hit by more political fallout from the U.S. nabbing two weeks ago of an al-Qaeda suspect off the streets of Tripoli, with Islami... October 23, 2013 Reports: U.S. Cancels Drone Sales to Turkey Over Intel Disclosure to Iran The United States has reportedly cancelled the delivery of 10 unmanned Predator drones to Turkey following Ankara’s disclosure of several Israeli intelligence officials operating in Iran, a... October 21, 2013 News Update FDD's Daveed Gartenstein-Ross discusses the latest information concerning the Kenya mall attack.... October 21, 2013 Encounter FDD's Emanuele Ottolenghi debates the prospects of fruitful negotiations between Iran and the West regarding Tehran's nuclear program.... October 21, 2013 The John Batchelor Show Will sanctions work in Iran and can Russia survive without Assad. Listen to the program here.... October 21, 2013 So Much To Say The White House has come up with a plan to offer Iran leeway without lifting the sanctions, Mark Dubowitz, who devised the plan, on how it can help all the parties involved move forward.... October 21, 2013 The Tammy Bruce Show The Nobel Peace Prize awarding to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons.... October 21, 2013 Nuclear Talks With Iran Factor Into Debate Over Sanctions Bill With senior Obama administration officials lauding what they called “detailed, straightforward, candid conversations” with Iran in Geneva this week, senators are weighing their next m... October 21, 2013 Turkey Outing of Mossad a Betrayal, Say Former Spies Turkey's outing of agents for Israel spying on Iran is a major blow to Western agencies trying to gather intelligence on an Iranian nuclear bomb and shows the NATO member is no longer trustw... October 21, 2013 Senators Pledge to Defy White House on Iran Sanctions Republican senators say they will defy President Obama and push for a bill to toughen sanctions against Iran despite White House objections that any new legislation should wait until after the cu... October 21, 2013 State Department “Not Aware Of A Heads Up” From Saudis Before UNSC Decision State Department spokesperson Jen Psaki said on Friday that she was not aware of any warning from the Saudis to the Americans before they decided to turn down a seat on the United Nations Securit... October 21, 2013 Analysts Praise Possible U.S. Offer in Iran Standoff, Despite Concerns U.S. analysts praised President Obama's proposal to free up some of Iran's... October 21, 2013 Iran Bank Chief Looks to Tame Prices with ‘Independence’ Iran’s central bank governor Valiollah Seif said the administration of President Hassan Rohani has given the regulator more independence to curb one of the world’s highest inflation r... October 21, 2013 Hamas Leaders Admit to Building Tunnels to Kidnap Israelis Hamas leaders confessed on Monday that they had been planning to kidnap Israelis using a recently discovered tunnel system burrowed deep beneath the Israeli-Gaza border, according to reports.... October 18, 2013 Happening Now FDD's Tom Joscelyn comments on a report that al Qaeda and its Somali affiliate, al Shabaab, are planning revenge attacks against Americans.... October 18, 2013 White House Weighs Easing Iran Sanctions’ Bite With Slow Release of Assets The Obama administration, in the wake of a promising first round of nuclear diplomacy with ... October 18, 2013 Exclusive: U.N. Uncovers ‘Credible’ New al-Shabab Terror Plot The United Nations recently uncovered a "credible" plot by the Somali Islamist group al-Shabab to mount a major terrorist attack against the U.N. compound in Mogadishu, according to senior U.N. o... October 18, 2013 Iran Nuclear Talks: Will ‘Bad Cop’ Congress Approve a Deal? Iran and world powers ended this week’s talks on Iran’s nuclear program with smiles, a rare joint statement that raises hopes for a diplomatic resolution of the standoff, and a pledge... October 18, 2013 Don’t Trust Obama With Iran’s Cash For the past five years defenders of President Obama’s Iran policy — such as Bloomberg’s Jeffrey Goldberg — have been telling us that when push comes to shove the administ... October 17, 2013 Up All Night Were the latest round of talks with Iran successful? FDD's Mark Dubowitz provides analysis.... October 16, 2013 EU Investigators: Corruption Behind “Significant Shortcomings” in Allocating Billions In Palestinian Endemic Palestinian Authority (PA) corruption long ago reached t... October 16, 2013 Iranian Official Wants Year to Resolve Nuclear Issue Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif offered Tuesday to take a year to resolve Iran's nuclear standoff with world powers. That is probably too long a time period for the West and Is... October 16, 2013 Iran Sanctions: How Much are They Really Hurting? As world powers meet with Iran in Geneva today, their main bargaining chip is an easing of sanctions, the most painful of which have cut Iran off from the global financial system and put a chokeh... October 16, 2013 America’s Plan to Reward Iran, Without Lifting Sanctions One of the several dilemmas facing Obama administration officials in their chess match with Iran is this: At what point do they meet serious Iranian nuclear concessions (assuming, as I don’... October 16, 2013 Iran Stalls, Centrifuges Spin First the Iranian foreign ministry learned how to tweet; now we are told their negotiators are using PowerPoint. Can peace in our time be far off? That’s the mindset of many eager... October 15, 2013 Happening Now FDD's Mark Dubowitz discusses the latest round of negotiations with Iran and the need for further sanctions.... October 15, 2013 Secure Freedom Radio Negotiations with Iran.... October 15, 2013 The John Batchelor Show Green-on-blue attacks in Afghanistan and al Qaeda affiliates in Syria. Listen to the program here....

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