“The United States is at war in so many places that the majority of citizens would struggle to name half of them.”
Read more: https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2018/06/congress-may-declare-the-forever-war/562175/
“He is wanted by the US. He is in exile in Russia. But he is satisfied with the way his revelations of mass surveillance have rocked governments, intelligence agencies and major internet companies.”
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/jun/04/edward-snowden-people-still-powerless-but-aware
“If Homeland Security were genuinely concerned about public safety, they’d transfer those armed INS agents to serve as security guards in the baggage claim area, and leave intelligent, trained and — what the hell — polite and welcoming passport checkers to handle the paperwork end.”
Read more: https://www.counterpunch.org/2018/06/05/welcome-to-police-state-america-weary-traveler/
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“How did a person who should be in the criminal dock both in the US and in the International Criminal Court for running a torture prison get appointed the Director of the US Central Intelligence Agency?”
Read more: https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2018/05/19/64514/
“This is still our country. Don’t just sit there. Do something.”
“Thanks to a combination of sloppy drafting and clear reluctance to take the executive branch head-on, Corker and Kaine’s proposed AUMF could do the opposite, handing genuinely tyrannical powers over to the president.”
Read more: https://theintercept.com/2018/05/01/ndaa-2018-aumf-detention/
“Of course, the policing agencies might just ignore the ruling, and keep violating rights at checkpoints and searching electronics at the border.”
“The Corker-Kaine AUMF is beyond dangerous. It is unconstitutional. And it is set up to never end.”
“The sharpest plunge in America’s press freedom rating occurred during the Obama administration — thanks in part to its zealous prosecutions of journalists. Trump is continuing policies started by earlier presidents.”
“A draft bill touted as reigning in the AUMF allows the President to proclaim new enemies against whom any amount of force may be used, requiring two-thirds of Congress to reject that determination.”
Read more: https://www.commondreams.org/views/2018/04/23/carnage-unleashed-dod-aumf