Below are links to articles that give
a broad view of history and concerns about NDAA 2012
(Click on the Underlined Links in each box)
Simple site explains text of NDAA "indefinite detention" clause
Jehan Tremback has put together a good explanation of what this is all about and why we need to be concerned. It has links to clips from a cross-section of opponent--from the ACLU to Four Star Generals and to Rush Limbaugh. It also has the text of Section 1021 of the NDAA which is the section that authorizes indefinite detention.
National Defense Authorization Act 2012 (HR 1540)
This is a very extensive discussion of the detention, military trial and transfer provisions of Sections 1021 and 1022. It also has a legislative history of these sections and a summary of arguments for and against the various provisions of the law.
The Chris Hedges Law Suit
Jan 16, 2012
Chris Hedges is a journalist who covers the Afghanistan and Iraq wars. He has frequent contact with fighters in that war and is concerned that under the NDAA, this contact may cause him to be arrested and detained by the US military. He is suing to have this law declared unconstitutional. This has interesting things to say about the indefinite detention provisions of the NDAA.
March 26, 2012
In this article, Chris Hedges writes about questioning by the Government’s Attorney in a deposition as part of his law suit again President Obama to challenge the Constitutionality of the NDAA provisions. Chris’s expressed concerns about the chilling effects of the NDAA are both informing and alarming.
On 5/16/12 the Judge declared the indefinite detention provisions of the NDAA to be unconstitutional. To read about the current status of this law suit or to support it CLICK HERE.
Jonathan Turley is a law professor at George Washington University. This article, published in the Washington Post, talks about the erosion of civil liberties in the US and how they compare to civil liberties in other countries.
The National Defense Authorization Act: Our Disappearing Rights and Liberties
Alton Lu is a high student who wrote this article shortly after the President signed the NDAA into law. He gives a bit of history for the law and expresses the concerns he has about its use on US citizens.
to Oppose Indefinite Detention
A strong statement by journalist Bob Unruh and Rhode Island State Legislator that Indefinite Detention is contrary to both Rhode Island and US Constitutions should be resisted. The YouTube video that is part of this is well done.
Warning About the Global Domination Agenda
This segment of Thrive, a documentary created by Foster Gamble (an heir of Proctor & Gamble) which made its debut on 11/11/11 lays out the foundation for connection his research to the indefinite detention provisions of the NDAA 2012. Thrive (Thrivemovement.com) presents Foster's research that "revealed that a small group of financial elite have gained control over key areas of our lives - energy, food, health care, education and more - and are the single greatest threat to humanity's ability to thrive."
A group of residents in Montana have begun the process to recall the senators and representative for Montana on grounds that they violated their oath of office by voting to pass the NDAA with its indefinite detention provisions.
A Feb. 2, 2012 article in The Atlantic which talks about how press freedom in the US has fallen drastically over last year. This underscores the threat of the NDAA provisions on freedom speech and press.
Naomi Wolf NDAA Being Danger to American Liberty
She lays it out pretty clearly that these recent acts of Congress and the President have cut deeply into our Constitutional Liberty.