Frank Gaffney is the founder and president of the Center for Security Policy in Washington, D.C. The Center is a not-for-profit, non-partisan educational corporation established in 1988. Under Mr. Gaffney's leadership, the Center has been nationally and internationally recognized as a resource for timely, informed and penetrating analyses of foreign and defense policy matters. Mr. Gaffney also contributes actively to these debates in his capacity as a columnist for the Washington Times and as a monthly contributor to Defense News and Investor's Business Daily. He is a contributing editor to National Review Online and a columnist for American Spectator Online, WorldNetDaily.com and JewishWorldReview.com. He is a featured weekly contributor to Hugh Hewitt's nationally syndicated radio program and appears frequently on national and international television and radio programs. In addition, his op-ed articles have appeared, among other places, in The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, The New Republic,The Washington Post, The New York Times, The Christian Science Monitor, The Los Angeles Times, and Newsday. In April 1987, Mr. Gaffney was nominated by President Reagan to become the Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Policy, the senior position in the Defense Department with responsibility for policies involving nuclear forces, arms control and U.S.-European defense relations. He acted in that capacity for seven months during which time, he was the Chairman of the prestigious High Level Group, NATO's senior politico-military committee. He also represented the Secretary of Defense in key U.S.-Soviet negotiations and ministerial meetings. From August 1983 until November 1987, Mr. Gaffney was the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear Forces and Arms Control Policy under Assistant Secretary Richard Perle. From February 1981 to August 1983, Mr. Gaffney was a Professional Staff Member on the Senate Armed Services Committee, chaired by Senator John Tower (R-Texas). In the latter 1970's, Mr. Gaffney served as an aide to the late Senator Henry M. "Scoop" Jackson (D-Washington) in the areas of defense and foreign policy.Mr. Gaffney holds a Master of Arts degree in International Studies from the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies and a Bachelor of Science in Foreign Service from the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service. Mr. Gaffney was born in 1953 and resides in the Washington area. http://www.townhall.com/columnists/FrankJGaffneyJr http://media.townhall.com/TownHall/icons/TH-feed-icon-128x128.gif http://www.townhall.com/columnists/FrankJGaffneyJr TownHall.com, Where your opinion counts. 128 Copyright (c) 2008 Townhall.com, A Salem Communications Web. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED jim.dearras@townhall.com (Jim De Arras) Mon, 30 Jun 2008 16:12:58 GMT Mon, 30 Jun 2008 16:12:58 GMT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss RSS.NET: http://www.rssdotnet.com/ On the eve of the 4th of July, 2008, Americans are arguably as angry about being taxed without representation as at any time since they declared their independence from Great Britain. At the moment, they are http://www.townhall.com/columnists/FrankJGaffneyJr/2008/06/30/tax_revolt fcd4a745-e215-48d4-b4ad-5f9b25a25b87 Mon, 30 Jun 2008 16:12:58 GMT In recent months, a growing number of U.S. commercial banks, hedge funds and other financial institutions have begun promoting products described as "Shariah-Compliant." By so doing, they hope to attrac http://www.townhall.com/columnists/FrankJGaffneyJr/2008/06/23/guilty_knowledge 91e082bd-8227-4fe5-b083-fc3789913bfe Mon, 23 Jun 2008 16:18:41 GMT The United States is in mortal peril from a false friend: the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The peril emanates from the totalitarian legal-religious-military-political code the Saudis call Shariah and their... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/FrankJGaffneyJr/2008/06/16/foe,_not_friend c5950cb6-c129-4fcc-bb78-102bd24c56d8 Mon, 16 Jun 2008 16:31:24 GMT When Defense Secretary Robert Gates summarily fired the top civilian and military Air Force officials last week, the reason he gave was a grave failure of leadership with respect to that service's nuclear missi http://www.townhall.com/columnists/FrankJGaffneyJr/2008/06/09/firing_offense 2808757b-cf93-480a-8356-1f8817f3c147 Mon, 09 Jun 2008 16:17:04 GMT I don't generally make a habit of disagreeing with Peggy Noonan. She is after all, one of the most thoughtful, accomplished and influential wordsmiths of our time. She is also a much-admired friend and coll http://www.townhall.com/columnists/FrankJGaffneyJr/2008/06/02/tale_of_two_books 7ad5f039-92a7-41be-b0b4-4f47e9d7b3b1 Mon, 02 Jun 2008 16:58:42 GMT There is a Greek tragedy unfolding today in the Middle East. In response to past mistakes and as a result of hubristic political calculation, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert is setting in motion forc http://www.townhall.com/columnists/FrankJGaffneyJr/2008/05/27/israels_staticide 9f0ad0b6-4fab-4b58-8c12-728203e0241b Tue, 27 May 2008 16:57:51 GMT There is something unique about what has come to be called the War on Terror. In this conflict, as the U.S. government struggles to defeat the enemy and keep our people safe, it is up against not only those who overtly... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/FrankJGaffneyJr/2008/05/12/the_leaker_shield_act f05f125a-6891-4185-9e35-bc5240222a67 Mon, 12 May 2008 18:01:20 GMT Even Americans knowledgeable about Europe's growing accommodation to the totalitarian ideology known alternatively as Islamism, jihadism or Islamofascism tend smugly to believe the same thing can't happen her http://www.townhall.com/columnists/FrankJGaffneyJr/2008/05/05/amerabia 3522747a-c81e-496e-9e73-861cd2bd526d Mon, 05 May 2008 14:50:08 GMT In response to questions about the Iranian nuclear threat, Democratic Senator and presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has recently adopted a dramatic stance. She has taken to talking about how, if she were Presid http://www.townhall.com/columnists/FrankJGaffneyJr/2008/04/28/incoherence_on_deterrence 3bcbd327-2490-40c1-9394-38cf528df20a Mon, 28 Apr 2008 15:25:16 GMT During a Camp David press conference with South Korean president Lee Myung-bak last Saturday, George W. Bush appealed for patience with respect to his administration's efforts to secure through... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/FrankJGaffneyJr/2008/04/21/foggy_bottoms_impatience 607f2748-273c-499f-bb1a-e9cc661eee7b Mon, 21 Apr 2008 17:08:19 GMT Jimmy Carter's pathetic need for political rehabilitation following a presidency widely regarded as one of the worst in American history is once again making news. He reportedly will meet this week with Khal http://www.townhall.com/columnists/FrankJGaffneyJr/2008/04/14/tyrannys_enabler 7822e90b-e74b-43c0-a064-8d2c792ac453 Mon, 14 Apr 2008 15:38:05 GMT The war over Iraq - not to be confused with the conflict actually taking place there - is back in the headlines. This week's report to Congress by America's top two emissaries in Baghdad, Gen. David Petraeus http://www.townhall.com/columnists/FrankJGaffneyJr/2008/04/08/required_reading 6628860e-c926-4e2d-85d5-c0cd276db2d2 Tue, 08 Apr 2008 04:01:00 GMT So Al Gore is launching a 3-year, $300 million ad campaign to frighten us all into doing what he says (not what he does) to counter global warming. It is a safe bet this spectacular propaganda endeavor will http://www.townhall.com/columnists/FrankJGaffneyJr/2008/03/31/a_truly_endangered_species 61625bf5-3e1a-418e-807b-bdc8c02b9516 Mon, 31 Mar 2008 15:35:50 GMT On March 19, President Bush spoke directly to an audience that may prove to be among America's most important allies in the War for the Free World: the Iranian people. He did so by associating himself a http://www.townhall.com/columnists/FrankJGaffneyJr/2008/03/24/disarmed_in_the_war_of_ideas 0493a777-7175-4f2f-a424-f1dda2b104b3 Mon, 24 Mar 2008 14:44:15 GMT Totalitarians have an uncanny appreciation for the subversive effect of foreign propagandists. The Nazis had Lord Haw-Haw, Imperial Japan its Tokyo Rose, the Soviets the World Council of Churches (among http://www.townhall.com/columnists/FrankJGaffneyJr/2008/03/17/the_new_dhimmi_times 1280d8c6-55d3-4ffc-b1d9-ad05f019a891 Mon, 17 Mar 2008 20:07:05 GMT