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An amendment that would legalize the use of propaganda on American audiences is being inserted into the latest defense authorization bill, BuzzFeed has learned.


The amendment would “strike the current ban on domestic dissemination” of propaganda material produced by the State Department and the Pentagon, according to the summary of the law at the House Rules Committee’s official website.

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Michael Hastings, Congressmen seek to lift propaganda ban (via soupsoup)

well, whaddya know, isn’t this the least effective, most broken ban ever?!

coming up soon: they’re doing their part, are you?!

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From Guantánamo Forever? by Charles C. Krulak and Joseph P. Hoar, retired four-star Marine generals: he must veto the National Defense Authorization Act that Congress is expected to pass this week. One provision would authorize the military to indefinitely detain without charge (..)  Due process would be a thing of the past. A second provision would mandate military custody for most terrorism suspects. A third provision would further extend a ban on transfers from Guantánamo, ensuring that this morally and financially expensive symbol of detainee abuse will remain open well into the future.  Not only would this bolster Al Qaeda’s recruiting efforts, it also would make it nearly impossible to transfer 88 men (of the 171 held there) who have been cleared for release. We should be moving to shut Guantánamo, not extend it.

From Guantánamo Forever? by Charles C. Krulak and Joseph P. Hoar, retired four-star Marine generals:

he must veto the National Defense Authorization Act that Congress is expected to pass this week.

  1. One provision would authorize the military to indefinitely detain without charge (..)  Due process would be a thing of the past.
  2. A second provision would mandate military custody for most terrorism suspects.
  3. A third provision would further extend a ban on transfers from Guantánamo, ensuring that this morally and financially expensive symbol of detainee abuse will remain open well into the future.  Not only would this bolster Al Qaeda’s recruiting efforts, it also would make it nearly impossible to transfer 88 men (of the 171 held there) who have been cleared for release. We should be moving to shut Guantánamo, not extend it.
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