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Indefinite detention and torture act arrives at White House

Friday, December 23, 2011

Indefinite detention and torture act arrives at White House


Legislation that will let President Obama and future leaders of America detain and torture Americans indefinitely has made it to the White House, where it is expected to be soon signed into law by the commander-in-chief.

The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012, of NDAA FY2012, was overwhelmingly approved by the House and Senate earlier this month. While the legislation indeed had its critics, the act was inexplicably missed by the mainstream media, who neglected to inform Americans of the dangerous blows to constitutional rights that will become a reality under the law..... MORE

SourceRT.com

URL: http://rt.com/usa/news/torture-act-white-house-461/

1 comment

Jesusa Bernardo said...

balikan n'yo po ang 9/11, kung sino ang tunay na may pakana ng 9/11 "terrorist attacks" na ginamit na pretext pang sakupin ang iraq at gawin ang kung ano-ano pang khyupan ng kalbing agila hanggang ngayon....at baka sakaling mailigtas n'yo mga sarili nyo mga kano kayo.

"The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012, of NDAA FY2012, was overwhelmingly approved by the House and Senate earlier this month. While the legislation indeed had its critics, the act was inexplicably missed by the mainstream media, who neglected to inform Americans of the dangerous blows to constitutional rights that will become a reality under the law.

"The bill, which is annually updated to outline spending for the Department of Defense, contains several provisions for 2012 that will turn America, as Senator Lindsey Graham puts it, “into a battlefield.” As the US continues an open-ended war on terror, now American citizens suspected to be linked to terrorist enemies can be detained in prison indefinitely and subjected to torture tactics previously outlawed."

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