Ponce
19th December 2011, 11:12 AM
"What you don't stop from being done to others, it will then be done to you"...Ponce
WAKE UP AMERICA.......your days are numbered unless you act NOW.
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We really are all Palestinians now...
The Associated Press
House passes $662 billion defense bill
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House passed a massive $662 billion defense bill Wednesday night after last-minute changes placated the White House and ensured President Barack Obama's ability to prosecute terrorist suspects in the civilian justice system.
The vote was 283-136 and reflected the strong support for annual legislation that authorizes money for the men and women of the military as well as weapons systems and the millions of jobs they generate in lawmakers' districts.
It was a rare instance of bipartisanship in a bitterly divided Congress. The Senate is expected to pass the measure on Thursday and send it to Obama.
The House vote came just hours after the administration abandoned a veto threat over provisions dealing with the handling of terrorism suspects. [...]
Specifically, the bill would require that the military take custody of a suspect deemed to be a member of al-Qaida or its affiliates and who is involved in plotting or committing attacks on the United States. There is an exemption for U.S. citizens.
House and Senate negotiators added language that says nothing in the bill will affect "existing criminal enforcement and national security authorities of the FBI or any other domestic law enforcement agency" with regard to a captured suspect "regardless of whether such ... person is held in military custody."
The bill also says the president can waive the provision based on national security.
By now, I'm sure you're all very much aware of this story. One point I've been making is that these policies -- indefinite detention, extrajudicial execution, offensive wars of aggression, torture, ect. -- officially codified into law recently with the passage of the defense spending bill have already been implemented and defended by the U.S. government for years now. The recent bill and its provisions authorizing the military to indefinitely detain "terrorist suspects" should surprise no one. After all, it's what they've been doing all along.
Take a look at the information Richard Edmondson gathered in a recent post analyzing this latest tyrannical development in the United States of America Israel, as well as Ron Paul's reaction. Also, Glenn Greenwald has a straightforward and articulate analysis of the bill, including a post in which he dispels three myths about it being promoted by the Obama administration and it's partisans.
GO TO LINK FOR A VERY LONG AND GOOD ARTICLE.........Ponce
http://mrfriendsblog.blogspot.com/2011/12/we-really-are-all-palestinians-now.html
WAKE UP AMERICA.......your days are numbered unless you act NOW.
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We really are all Palestinians now...
The Associated Press
House passes $662 billion defense bill
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House passed a massive $662 billion defense bill Wednesday night after last-minute changes placated the White House and ensured President Barack Obama's ability to prosecute terrorist suspects in the civilian justice system.
The vote was 283-136 and reflected the strong support for annual legislation that authorizes money for the men and women of the military as well as weapons systems and the millions of jobs they generate in lawmakers' districts.
It was a rare instance of bipartisanship in a bitterly divided Congress. The Senate is expected to pass the measure on Thursday and send it to Obama.
The House vote came just hours after the administration abandoned a veto threat over provisions dealing with the handling of terrorism suspects. [...]
Specifically, the bill would require that the military take custody of a suspect deemed to be a member of al-Qaida or its affiliates and who is involved in plotting or committing attacks on the United States. There is an exemption for U.S. citizens.
House and Senate negotiators added language that says nothing in the bill will affect "existing criminal enforcement and national security authorities of the FBI or any other domestic law enforcement agency" with regard to a captured suspect "regardless of whether such ... person is held in military custody."
The bill also says the president can waive the provision based on national security.
By now, I'm sure you're all very much aware of this story. One point I've been making is that these policies -- indefinite detention, extrajudicial execution, offensive wars of aggression, torture, ect. -- officially codified into law recently with the passage of the defense spending bill have already been implemented and defended by the U.S. government for years now. The recent bill and its provisions authorizing the military to indefinitely detain "terrorist suspects" should surprise no one. After all, it's what they've been doing all along.
Take a look at the information Richard Edmondson gathered in a recent post analyzing this latest tyrannical development in the United States of America Israel, as well as Ron Paul's reaction. Also, Glenn Greenwald has a straightforward and articulate analysis of the bill, including a post in which he dispels three myths about it being promoted by the Obama administration and it's partisans.
GO TO LINK FOR A VERY LONG AND GOOD ARTICLE.........Ponce
http://mrfriendsblog.blogspot.com/2011/12/we-really-are-all-palestinians-now.html