What Is In the NDAA That You Should Worry About!

I've spent the last two days digging deep into this story.  Yesterday on the Randi Rhodes Show, I interviewed Congressman Raul Grijalva and Congressman Keith Ellison, both of whom expressed concern over the provisions in the National Defense Authorization Act that allow for indefinite detention of anyone suspected of being a terrorist .. or even a terrorist sympathizer.  That applies to both citizens and non-citizens. I also spoke with Politico's Josh Gerstein who had posted "On National Defense Authorization Act, Obama Pulls Veto Threat" while the show was in progress. On the House floor Wednesday afternoon, lawmakers disputed the impact [...]

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Once More, With Feeling

I'm guest hosting the Randi Rhodes Show again today - and there's certainly no shortage of things to discuss! Citizens concerned about the future of habeas corpus (that would include me) are wondering about the fate of the National Defense Authorization Act, most specifically section 1031 that allows for the indefinite detention of US citizens. According to Sen. Carl Levin who sponsored the amendment along with Sen John McCain, language that exempted American citizens and legal residents from indefinite military detention was removed from the bill at the request of the White House! We'll talk about this with Baher Azmy, [...]

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