Chris Hedges Sues Obama Admin Over Indefinite Detention of U.S. Citizens Approved in NDAA

www.democracynow.org - Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Chris Hedges has filed suit against President Obama and Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta to challenge the legality of the National Defense Authorization Act, which includes controversial provisions authorizing the military to jail anyone it considers a terrorism suspect anywhere in the world, without charge or trial. Sections of the bill are written so broadly that critics say they could encompass journalists who report on terror-related issues, such as Hedges, for supporting enemy forces. "It is clearly unconstitutional," Hedges says of the bill. "It is a huge and egregious assault against our democracy. It overturns over 200 years of law, which has kept the military out of domestic policing." We speak with Hedges, now a senior fellow at the Nation Institute, and former New York Times foreign correspondent who was part of a team of reporters that was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 2002 for the paper's coverage of global terrorism. We are also joined by Hedges' attorney Carl Mayer, who filed the litigation on his behalf in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

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[BlueRoadrunner1221]

Ron Paul skipped campaigning to deliver a speech on the house floor against this thing, and addressed SOPA/PIPA as well. What did the others do? Nothing.

[rainwilds]

Listen to Chris at 10:18. Says exactly what Alex Jones has been saying!

[Joe Padilla]

America , the land of the free? soooo, do you feel free yet?

[beta447]

Somebody give Chris Hedges a hug. A big one. 

[tapolna]

...and hiring Al Qaeda ... in Somalia ..

[titlemike]

Another reason why we must vote for Gary Johnson. Just do it for our country.

[Randy Dixon]

Mitt talked about "treason". Ain't the US Gov now funding "al qaeda" & others against the Syrian Gov? WTF? @NDAA2012

[MrJdh282]

what happens when the government corrupt then you can be listed as an enemy if you work against there laws or policy...threat to corpuration