Thursday, February 14, 2013

NDAA - the first step to the death of individual liberties


A group of journalists and activists made a statement at a court in New York against the National Defense Authorization Act. The group has filed a lawsuit against the Obama Administration and are determined to overturn NDAA. The bill allows the US military to legally detain suspected terrorists indefinitely and without charge or trial – that includes American citizens. This also means that journalists covering terror threats and interviewing terrorists fall under the umbrella. Raha Wala, an attorney with the law and security programm at Human Rights First talks to RT’s Kristine Frazao about some legal implications of the bill. Like us and/or follow us: twitter.com www.facebook.com
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Tehran has drafted a bill that would close the crucial global shipping route – the Strait of Hormuz. The measures are aimed at shutting the water-way to countries which support a new embargo on Iranian oil. For more on this RT talks to Gareth Porter, investigative journalist. Subscribe to RT! www.youtube.com Watch RT LIVE on our website rt.com Like us on Facebook www.facebook.com Follow us on Twitter twitter.com Follow us on Google+ plus.google.com RT (Russia Today) is a global news network broadcasting from Moscow and Washington studios. RT is the first news channel to break the 500 million YouTube views benchmark.
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NDAA - the first step to the death of individual liberties

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