“Terrorists” at Home
America's new National Defense Authorization Act, also known as the “Homeland Battlefield Bill,” permits the US government to detain anyone, including Americans, indefinitely, without charge or trial, anywhere, at any time, forever. Many fear, with some justification, that the NDAA will be used to stifle journalists, publishers, and political activists.
NEW YORK – Last week, I submitted an affidavit to support an important lawsuit brought by reporter Chris Hedges and others, including Daniel Ellsberg and Noam Chomsky, against US President Barack Obama and his defense secretary, Leon Panetta.