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Glenn Greenwald (a former writer for Salon who leans to the left) wrote a scathing editorial on DNC chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz's response to a question about whether Mitt Romney should be trusted with Obama's secret "kill" list should he win the election...

Hi I have heard a lot from extreme lefties about this bill and that it means we are one step closer to a police state, it's a huge violation of human rights, and plenty of what appears to be FUD. I am no expert at this, and just would like a sober interpretation of what it means to us Americans...

another step towards a police state. http://nationaljournal.com/nationalsecurity/obama-signs-defense-authorization-bill-20111231 President Obama signed on Saturday the defense authorization bill, formally ending weeks of heated debate in Congress and intense lobbying by the administration to...

Hello there! I'm a Finnish guy who'd like to better understand a recent development I read about USA politics. http://www.salon.com/2011/12/15/obama_to_sign_indefinite_detention_bill_into_law/singleton/ The bolded part is what, as a foreigner, concerns me the most. I'm not sure what to make...

I was reading some griping about this and that on other forums about the NDAA; mostly claims about throwing Americans in prison indefinitely when they are suspected of terrorism. I read about the 2012 version of the bill here; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Defense_Authorization_Act I...

"the House Armed Services Committee passes blank check for executive war authority" http://www.aclu.org/lgbt-rights-national-security/house-committee-passes-defense-bill-containing-authorization-worldwide House Committee Passes Defense Bill Containing Authorization Of Worldwide War "The...