As is now widely understood, the September 14, 2019, attack on the Saudi oil processing facilities that took out over 5% of the world’s daily oil supply originated from inside Iran. Although Iran’s Houthi rebel proxies in Yemen claimed credit for the drone and cruise missile attack, statements by U.S.…
Roger Aronoff, the Executive Director of the Citizens Commission on National Security, had his second guest on his radio show, former CIA officer and Islam expert Clare Lopez. On “The Aronoff Report,” Roger interviewed Lopez about the Muslim Brotherhood and the 2012 Benghazi attacks. Lopez is an esteemed member of…
The departure of National Security Advisor John Bolton from the Trump administration can hardly have come at a worse time. America’s enemies loathed and feared him, because he was clear-sighted, experienced, and tough. While he headed the National Security Council (NSC), from April 2018 to September 2019, those who would…
The Citizens Commission on Benghazi (CCB) was an idea I had while working as the editor of Accuracy in Media (AIM). Following an interview I did with then-retired Admiral James “Ace” Lyons about his views on Benghazi, and a variety of other topics, I had the idea to form a…
The Citizens Commission on Benghazi (CCB) was an idea I had while working as the editor of Accuracy in Media (AIM). Following an interview I did with then-retired Admiral James “Ace” Lyons about his views on Benghazi, and a variety of other topics, I had the idea to form a…
The Center’s Vice President for Research and Analysis, Clare M. Lopez, traveled to Israel in late May-early June 2019 on a fact-finding trip with Tom Trento and the United West team, guided in-country by Roni Wexler and Heritage Tours. With a theme of ‘Borders and How Security is Done,’ the…
Squeezed hard by U.S. sanctions, the Iranian regime is lashing out in every direction. The convivial mask donned by Foreign Minister Javad Zarif to allow Obama administration negotiators the cover they needed to pretend they were curbing Iranian nuclear and terror behavior has slipped badly. The July 31, 2019, sanctions…
CCNS member Clare Lopez appeared on the Gazlov Gang. She discusses how Hamas runs espionage ops in Turkey, and reveals how a Hamas defector exposes Hamas operations inside Turkey — our ‘NATO ally’. Clare also has a 2-Part Series below where she discusses [1] Advice for Trump on Countering Jihadist Subversion and [2] Erdogan’s…
The story of Suheib Yousef, the second son of Hamas co-founder Sheikh Hassan Yousef to defect from the Islamic terror organization, broke over the Fourth of July holiday weekend — which may be why some of what he told an Israeli TV journalist has been overlooked. Suheib Yousef is the brother…
Clare Lopez, appeared on Orient News to talk about the Iranian regime oil tanker attacks, Iranian regional influence and activities & Iran’s uranium enrichment increase.
Mobilization of Red-Green forces nationwide has kicked into high gear to galvanize protesters against the 7-9 July 2019 Christians United For Israel (CUFI) rally to be held at the Washington, DC Convention Center. The George Soros-linked organization, Civic Action, came up online 6 July 2019 to distribute #CounterCUFI ads posted…
For any who might have wondered what Trita Parsi, founder of the Iran Lobby front group, NIAC (National Iranian American Council), would do after he stepped down from leadership there last year, wonder no more. According to a 30 June 2019 report in the Boston Globe, Parsi—perhaps the best agent of influence…