Topic: Ndaa

The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for 2018, a massive 786-page document, authorizes continued funding for global military operations. Recent hearings revealed that the United States currently has troops on the ground in at least 19 different countries. The bill serves as the primary mechanism for the government to maintain its expansive war-making capabilities and international military presence.

Jimmy Dore explains how the NDAA under Barack Obama effectively repealed habeas corpus, allowing the government to detain "terrorists" indefinitely. He notes that a 2003 Homeland Security edict classifies all protesters as potential terrorists. The segment also touches on the militarized police response to the Standing Rock protests and the silence of politicians like Elizabeth Warren.

The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) is typically passed in December alongside the budget, authorizing over half a trillion dollars in military spending. While the mainstream media focuses on social distractions, the actual legislative activity is recorded in the "Daily Digest" of the Congressional Record. This document, often only ten pages long, provides a transparent account of which bills passed, yet it is largely ignored by professional journalists.

The conversation explores the relationship between NASA and the CIA, with Jim Fetzer claiming the space agency functions as a branch of intelligence. He references the NDAA 2013 as a turning point for legalizing domestic propaganda. A quote attributed to former CIA Director William Casey regarding the success of disinformation campaigns is used to frame the discussion.

David Seaman recounts a traumatic encounter with the TSA that served as a political wake-up call regarding civil liberties in America. He details his subsequent research into the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which President Barack Obama signed into law on New Year's Eve, allowing for the imprisonment of American citizens without trial.

The legal definition of terrorism has been expanded to include "buffoonish" individuals and political activists, such as environmentalists and anarchists in Cleveland and Chicago. There is a noted double standard where Islamic or left-wing groups are labeled as terrorists for manufactured plots, while sovereign citizens or white supremacists involved in similar activities often avoid the label. This distortion of the term "material support" allows the government to target a wide array of domestic dissenters.

Judge Jim Gray aligns the Libertarian platform with the Occupy Wall Street and Tea Party movements through a shared opposition to crony capitalism and corporate subsidies. He pledges that a Johnson-Gray administration would repeal the Patriot Act and the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) to restore civil liberties. Gray characterizes the current executive power to detain citizens without charges as a fundamental betrayal of American values.

The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) currently on President Obama's desk contains provisions allowing for the indefinite detention of American citizens without trial. The legislation utilizes the term "global battlefield" to define the scope of government authority. One participant expresses a lack of interest in politics, preferring to follow social media accounts like Badass Jewelry and volleyball shorts on Twitter.