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Obama "made a choice with chilling consequences today when he announced he would not veto the NDAA despite the lack of change to provisions of the bill that make it even more difficult to shut down the prison at Guantanamo and make indefinite military detention(s) without trial a permanent feature of the US legal system."
Throughout his tenure, Obama exceeded the worst of George Bush. Besides trashing rule of law principles and other democratic values, waging multiple imperial wars, sanctioning torture, wrecking America's economy, and turning a blind eye to growing human need, he's taking a major step toward institutionalizing tyranny by supporting the "indefinite detention of citizens and non-citizens alike without charge or trial...."
On December 15, Bill of Rights Day, the Senate passed NDAA following House passage on December 14. On December 16, Obama will sign it into law, in defiance of Bill of Rights protections he'll further abrogate with his signature.
As a result, December 15 may become known as a day of infamy when tyranny replaced constitutional law.
Henceforth, no one anywhere will be safe, and there's no place to hide.
Major Media Scoundrels for Tyranny
Notably, US media scoundrels largely ignored the bill for months. On December 14, ahead of its enactment, The New York Times misreported its significance by failing to explain how US citizens are affected. Instead, it discussed inconsequential language changes and quoted a White House statement, saying:
"As a result of (House/Senate conference committee changes), we have concluded that the language does not challenge or constrain the president's ability to collect intelligence, incapacitate dangerous terrorists, and protect the American people, and the president's senior advisors will not recommend a veto."
A same day Washington Post (WP) article also ignored the bill's draconian provisions. It quoted the same White House statement, and falsely claimed civilian authorities, not America's military, will be authorized to make arrests on US soil.
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