Obama Signs NDAA 2017 on Dec. 23, Establishing Unconstitutional Control Over Freedom of Press, a 'Ministry of Truth'
Obama Signs NDAA 2017 on Dec. 23, Establishing Unconstitutional Control Over Freedom of Press, a ‘Ministry of Truth’
[Editor's Note: A dangerous and serious imposition on free speech and freedom of the press (guaranteed under the Bill of Rights) took place on December 23, 2016 when Obama's signed into law the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017.
As was the case with NDAA 2014, unprecedented violations of the US constitution are being added onto, as provisions, of a bill that suppose to be authorization of military spending for a given fiscal year.
As you will read below, a federal bureaucracy has been created, an Orwellian 'Ministry of Truth,' has been established to throttle what is "truth" and what is fake news or propaganda and has now created a legal pretext for shutting down web sites that the government decides are "fake news," or "Russian propaganda" web sites.
When I read the gov.track House web site for this bill, it predicted that it had a 1% chance of passage, yet you see that the House passed it 277-147 and the Senate 85-13, so The Fix was in. That means 65% of the House voted in favor of this outrage and 85% of the Senate voted Yes.
The Cabalist Jewish Bankers who control Wall Street, the media, and most of the American congress wanted Hillary to be elected to escalate the Greater Israel Middle East takeover agenda, start a war with Russia, and further drive America into the ground politically, culturally, and financially.
The People elected Trump because they rejected the naked lies of Zionist-owned, Leftist mainstream media and could get the truth through the internet. Trump is manageable, they assume, because he's more pro-Israel than Netanyahu.
The American People however, are more of a problem, and need to have their views conform to the Zionist world takeover agenda, thus the desire to create a pretext to shut down "Russian propaganda" web sites.
I feel very relieved that Trump won over Hillary, but it's clear that the Road to Freedom can only be kept open if we have a congress that is putting America's interest FIRST, and not the imperialist goals of Zionist Israel. We MUST rid our legislature of these legions of traitors and fifth columnists. ...Ken Adachi]
21st Century Wire says…
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In typical NDAA signing fashion, Obama signed the 2017 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) quietly and with little fan fare as Americans are distracted by the holiday festivities. What dirty tricks can we expect to see in the 2017 NDAA?
Coming from the policy makers that struck down the Smith Mundt Act and legalized indefinite detention of Americans in past iterations, we’re sure it can’t be benign this year.
The Hypocrisy of legalizing propaganda (overturning the Smith Mundt Act) then creating an act to counter propaganda: What are we to make of this new “Countering Disinformation and Propaganda Act” included in the 2017 National Defense Authorization Act?
The politicians and the mainstream media outlets have shown their cards yet again with a massive contradiction in policy.
In one iteration of the NDAA policy makers overturn Smith Mundt thereby legalizing state sponsored propaganda to be used on the citizens of the United States and in the latest iteration we see the NDAA include an act to counter disinformation and propaganda.
We can easily make the connection that in the wake of the “Fake News” hash tag war that has been unleashed upon independent media, with FaceBook partnering with government sponsored “Fact Checking” sites and algorithms being put in place to remove so-called “Fake News” from social media feeds, that this latest addition to the NDAA does not bode well for independent media and has massive potential to be abused for political purposes.
by Tyler Durden
http://educate-yourself.org/cn/Obama-Signs-NDAA-2017-on-Dec-23-Establishing-Unconstitutional-Control-Over-Freedom-of-Press-a-Ministry-of-Truth26dec16.shtml#top
December 26, 2016 @KenAdachi1
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Obama Quietly Signs The “Countering Disinformation And Propaganda Act” Into Law
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2016-12-24/obama-signs-countering-disinformation-and-propaganda-act-law
Late on Friday [Dec. 23, 2016], with the US population embracing the upcoming holidays and oblivious of most news emerging from the administration, Obama quietly signed into law the 2017 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) which authorizes $611 billion for the military in 2017.
In a statement, Obama said that:
“Today, I have signed into law S. 2943, the “National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017.” This Act authorizes fiscal year 2017 appropriations principally for the Department of Defense and for Department of Energy national security programs, provides vital benefits for military personnel and their families, and includes authorities to facilitate ongoing operations around the globe. It continues many critical authorizations necessary to ensure that we are able to sustain our momentum in countering the threat posed by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant and to reassure our European allies, as well as many new authorizations that, among other things, provide the Departments of Defense and Energy more flexibility in countering cyber-attacks and our adversaries’ use of unmanned aerial vehicles.”
Much of the balance of Obama’s statement blamed the GOP for Guantanamo’s continued operation and warned that “unless the Congress changes course, it will be judged harshly by history,” Obama said. Obama also said Congress failed to use the bill to reduce wasteful overhead (like perhaps massive F-35 cost overruns?) or modernize military health care, which he said would exacerbate budget pressures facing the military in the years ahead.
But while the passage of the NDAA – and the funding of the US military – was hardly a surprise, the biggest news is what was buried deep inside the provisions of the Defense Authortization Act.
1984 NDAA-2017 Ministry of Truth
Recall that as we reported in early June, “a bill to implement the U.S.’ very own de facto Ministry of Truth had been quietly introduced in Congress. As with any legislation attempting to dodge the public spotlight the Countering Foreign Propaganda and Disinformation Act of 2016 marks a further curtailment of press freedom and another avenue to stultify avenues of accurate information.
Introduced in the House by Congressmen Adam Kinzinger [RINO, votes with Obama] and Ted Lieu [D 2015., born in Taiwan], H.R. 5181 seeks a “whole-government approach without the bureaucratic restrictions” to counter “foreign disinformation and manipulation,” which they believe threaten the world’s “security and stability.”
Also called the Countering Information Warfare Act of 2016 (S. 2692), when introduced in March by Sen. Rob Portman, the legislation represents a dramatic return to Cold War-era government propaganda battles. “These countries spend vast sums of money on advanced broadcast and digital media capabilities, targeted campaigns, funding of foreign political movements, and other efforts to influence key audiences and populations,” Portman explained, adding that while the U.S. spends a relatively small amount on its Voice of America, the Kremlin provides enormous funding for its news organization, RT.
“Surprisingly,” Portman continued, “there is currently no single U.S. governmental agency or department charged with the national level development, integration and synchronization of whole-of-government strategies to counter foreign propaganda and disinformation.”
Long before the “fake news” meme became a daily topic of extensive conversation on such discredited mainstream portals as CNN and Washington Post, H.R. 5181 would task the Secretary of State with coordinating the Secretary of Defense, the Director of National Intelligence, and the Broadcasting Board of Governors to “establish a Center for Information Analysis and Response, ” which will pinpoint sources of disinformation, analyze data, and — in true dystopic manner — ‘develop and disseminate’ “fact-based narratives” to counter effrontery propaganda.
In short, long before “fake news” became a major media topic, the US government was already planning its legally-backed crackdown on anything it would eventually label “fake news.”
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Fast forward to December 8, when the “Countering Disinformation and Propaganda Act” passed in the Senate, quietly inserted inside the 2017 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) Conference Report.
And now, following Friday’s Obama signing of the NDAA on Friday evening, the Countering Disinformation and Propaganda Act is now law.
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Here is the full statement issued by the generously funded Senator Rob Portman (R- Ohio) on the singing into law of a bill that further chips away at press liberties in the US, and which sets the stage for future witch hunts and website shutdowns, purely as a result of an accusation that any one media outlet or [web] site is considered as a source of “disinformation and propaganda” and is shut down by the government.
President Signs Portman-Murphy Counter-Propaganda Bill into Law
Portman-Murphy Bill Promotes Coordinated Strategy to Defend America, Allies Against Propaganda and Disinformation from Russia, China & Others
U.S. Senators Rob Portman (R-OH) and Chris Murphy (D-CT) today announced that their Countering Disinformation and Propaganda Act – legislation designed to help American allies counter foreign government propaganda from Russia, China, and other nations – has been signed into law as part of the FY 2017 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) Conference Report. The bipartisan bill, which was introduced by Senators Portman and Murphy in March, will improve the ability of the United States to counter foreign propaganda and disinformation from our enemies by establishing an interagency center housed at the State Department to coordinate and synchronize counter-propaganda efforts throughout the U.S. government. To support these efforts, the bill also creates a grant program for NGOs, think tanks, civil society and other experts outside government who are engaged in counter-propaganda related work. This will better leverage existing expertise and empower our allies overseas to defend themselves from foreign manipulation. It will also help foster a free and vibrant press and civil society overseas, which is critical to ensuring our allies have access to truthful information and inoculating people against foreign propaganda campaigns.
“Our enemies are using foreign propaganda and disinformation against us and our allies, and so far the U.S. government has been asleep at the wheel,” Portman said. “But today, the United States has taken a critical step towards confronting the extensive, and destabilizing, foreign propaganda and disinformation operations being waged against us by our enemies overseas. With this bill now law, we are finally signaling that enough is enough; the United States will no longer sit on the sidelines. We are going to confront this threat head-on. I am confident that, with the help of this bipartisan bill, the disinformation and propaganda used against us, our allies, and our interests will fail.”
“The use of propaganda to undermine democracy has hit a new low. But now we are finally in a position to confront this threat head on and get out the truth. By building up independent, objective journalism in places like eastern Europe, we can start to fight back by exposing these fake narratives and empowering local communities to protect themselves,” said Murphy. “I’m proud that our bill was signed into law, and I look forward to working with Senator Portman to make sure these tools and new resources are effectively used to get out the truth.”
NOTE: The bipartisan Countering Disinformation and Propaganda Act is organized around two main priorities to help achieve the goal of combatting the constantly evolving threat of foreign disinformation from our enemies:
- The first priority is developing a whole-of-government strategy for countering THE foreign propaganda and disinformation being wages against us and our allies by our enemies. The bill would increase the authority, resources, and mandate of the Global Engagement Center to include state actors like Russia and China as well as non-state actors. The Center will be led by the State Department, but with the active senior level participation of the Department of Defense, USAID, the Broadcasting Board of Governors [of the FCC], the Intelligence Community, and other relevant agencies. The Center will develop, integrate, and synchronize whole-of-government initiatives to expose and counter foreign disinformation operations by our enemies and proactively advance fact-based narratives that support U.S. allies and interests.
- Second, the legislation seeks to leverage expertise from outside government to create more adaptive and responsive U.S. strategy options. The legislation establishes a fund to help train local journalists and provide grants [free money] and contracts to NGOs, civil society organizations, Think tanks, private sector companies, media organizations, and other experts outside the U.S. government with experience in identifying and analyzing the latest trends in foreign government disinformation techniques. This fund will complement and support the Center’s role by integrating capabilities and expertise available outside the U.S. government into the strategy-making process. It will also empower a decentralized network of private sector experts and integrate their expertise into the strategy-making process.* * *
And so, with the likes of the Washington Post having already primed the general public to equate “Russian Propaganda” with “fake news” (despite admitting after the fact their own report was essentially “fake“), while the US media has indoctrinated the public to assume that any information which is not in compliance with the official government narrative, or dares to criticize the establishment, is also “fake news” and thus falls under the “Russian propaganda” umbrella, the scene is now set for the US government to legally crack down on every media outlet that the government deems to be “foreign propaganda.”
Just like that, the US Ministry of Truth is officially born.
Alex Jones Dec. 26, 2016
Full text
S. 2943: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017
https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/114/s2943/text
The text of the bill is as of Dec 13, 2016 (Passed Congress/Enrolled Bill).
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Voting Results
House
Yes: 277
No: 147
Final Vote House of Representatives, Results for H R 4909, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017
http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2016/roll216.xml
ROLL CALL 216 (Republicans in roman; Democrats in italic; Independents underlined)
H R 4909 RECORDED VOTE 18-May-2016 10:06 PM
QUESTION: On Passage
BILL TITLE: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017
Who voted for H.R. 4909, by State and by voting district ~ https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/114-2016/h216
Ayes | Noes | PRES | NV | |
Republican | 237 | 5 | 3 | |
Democratic | 40 | 142 | 6 | |
Independent | ||||
TOTALS | 277 | 147 | 9 |
—- AYES 277 —
Abraham Aderholt Aguilar Allen Amodei Ashford Babin Barletta Barr Barton Benishek Bera Bilirakis Bishop (GA) Bishop (MI) Bishop (UT) Black Blackburn Blum Bost Boustany Brady (TX) Brat Bridenstine Brooks (AL) Brooks (IN) Brownley (CA) Buchanan Buck Bucshon Burgess Bustos Byrne Calvert Carter (GA) Carter (TX) Chabot Chaffetz Clawson (FL) Clay Coffman Cole Collins (GA) Collins (NY) Comstock Conaway Cook Cooper Costa Costello (PA) Courtney Cramer Crawford Crenshaw Cuellar Culberson Curbelo (FL) Davis (CA) Davis, Rodney Delaney Denham Dent DeSantis DesJarlais Diaz-Balart Dold Donovan Duckworth Duffy Duncan (SC) Duncan (TN) Ellmers (NC) Emmer (MN) Esty Farenthold Fincher Fitzpatrick Fleischmann Fleming Flores Forbes Fortenberry Foster Foxx Franks (AZ) Frelinghuysen Garamendi Garrett Gibbs Gibson Gohmert Goodlatte Gosar |
Gowdy Graham Granger Graves (GA) Graves (LA) Graves (MO) Grothman Guinta Guthrie Hanna Hardy Harper Harris Hartzler Heck (NV) Heck (WA) Hensarling Hice, Jody B. Hill Himes Holding Hudson Huelskamp Huizenga (MI) Hultgren Hunter Hurd (TX) Hurt (VA) Issa Jenkins (KS) Jenkins (WV) Johnson (OH) Jolly Jones Jordan Joyce Katko Kelly (MS) Kelly (PA) Kilmer King (IA) King (NY) Kinzinger (IL) Kirkpatrick Kline Knight Kuster LaHood LaMalfa Lamborn Lance Langevin Larson (CT) Latta Lipinski LoBiondo Long Loudermilk Love Lucas Luetkemeyer Lujan Grisham (NM) Lummis MacArthur Marchant Marino McCarthy McCaul McHenry McKinley McMorris Rodgers McSally Meadows Meehan Messer Mica Miller (FL) Miller (MI) Moolenaar Mooney (WV) Moulton Mullin Mulvaney Murphy (PA) Neugebauer Newhouse Noem Nugent Nunes Olson Palazzo Palmer Paulsen |
Pearce Perry Peters Peterson Pingree Pittenger Pitts Poe (TX) Poliquin Pompeo Posey Price, Tom Ratcliffe Reed Reichert Renacci Ribble Rice (NY) Rice (SC) Rigell Roby Roe (TN) Rogers (AL) Rogers (KY) Rohrabacher Rokita Rooney (FL) Ros-Lehtinen Roskam Ross Rothfus Rouzer Royce Ruiz Ruppersberger Russell Sanchez, Loretta Sanford Scalise Schweikert Scott, Austin Scott, David Sensenbrenner Sessions Shimkus Shuster Simpson Sinema Smith (MO) Smith (NE) Smith (NJ) Smith (TX) Stefanik Stewart Stivers Stutzman Thompson (PA) Thornberry Tiberi Tipton Trott Turner Upton Valadao Veasey Vela Wagner Walberg Walden Walker Walorski Walters, Mimi Walz Weber (TX) Webster (FL) Wenstrup Westerman Westmoreland Whitfield Williams Wilson (SC) Wittman Womack Woodall Yoder Yoho Young (AK) Young (IA) Young (IN) Zeldin Zinke |
—- NOES 147 —
Adams Amash Bass Beatty Becerra Beyer Blumenauer Bonamici Boyle, Brendan F. Brady (PA) Brown (FL) Butterfield Capps Capuano Cárdenas Carney Carson (IN) Cartwright Castor (FL) Castro (TX) Chu, Judy Cicilline Clark (MA) Clarke (NY) Cleaver Clyburn Cohen Connolly Conyers Cummings Davis, Danny DeFazio DeGette DeLauro DelBene DeSaulnier Deutch Dingell Doggett Doyle, Michael F. Edwards Ellison Engel Eshoo Farr Frankel (FL) Fudge Gabbard Gallego |
Grayson Green, Al Green, Gene Griffith Grijalva Gutiérrez Hahn Hastings Higgins Honda Hoyer Huffman Israel Jackson Lee Jeffries Johnson (GA) Kaptur Keating Kelly (IL) Kennedy Kildee Kind Labrador Larsen (WA) Lawrence Lee Levin Lewis Lieu, Ted Loebsack Lofgren Lowenthal Lowey Luján, Ben Ray (NM) Lynch Maloney, Carolyn Maloney, Sean Massie Matsui McClintock McCollum McDermott McGovern McNerney Meeks Meng Moore Murphy (FL) Nadler |
Napolitano Neal Nolan Norcross O’Rourke Pallone Pascrell Payne Pelosi Perlmutter Pocan Polis Price (NC) Quigley Rangel Richmond Roybal-Allard Rush Ryan (OH) Sánchez, Linda T. Sarbanes Schakowsky Schiff Schrader Scott (VA) Serrano Sewell (AL) Sherman Sires Slaughter Smith (WA) Speier Takano Thompson (CA) Thompson (MS) Titus Tonko Torres Tsongas Van Hollen Vargas Velázquez Visclosky Wasserman Schultz Waters, Maxine Watson Coleman Welch Wilson (FL) Yarmuth |
—- NOT VOTING 9 —
Crowley Fattah Herrera Beutler |
Hinojosa Johnson, E. B. Johnson, Sam |
Salmon Swalwell (CA) Takai |
US Senate Vote S. 2943, 85-13 Passed
https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/114-2016/s98#
S. 2943, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017
!3 voted No
Vote Party Representative State
Nay R Crapo, Michael ID
Nay R Risch, James ID
Nay R Paul, Rand KY
Nay D Markey, Ed MA
Nay D Warren, Elizabeth MA
Nay R Sasse, Benjamin NE
Nay D Reid, Harry * NV
Nay D Gillibrand, Kirsten NY
Nay D Merkley, Jeff OR
Nay D Wyden, Ron OR
Nay R Cruz, Ted TX
Nay R Lee, Mike UT
Nay D Leahy, Patrick VT
All Votes
Vote Party Representative State
Alabama
Yea R Sessions, Jeff AL
Yea R Shelby, Richard AL
Alaska
Yea R Murkowski, Lisa AK
Yea R Sullivan, Dan AK
Arizona
Yea R Flake, Jeff AZ
Yea R McCain, John AZ
Arkansas
Yea R Boozman, John AR
Yea R Cotton, Tom AR
California
No Vote D Boxer, Barbara CA
Yea D Feinstein, Dianne CA
Colorado
Yea D Bennet, Michael CO
Yea R Gardner, Cory CO
Connecticut
Yea D Blumenthal, Richard CT
Yea D Murphy, Christopher CT
Delaware
Yea D Carper, Thomas DE
Yea D Coons, Chris DE
Florida
Yea D Nelson, Bill FL
Yea R Rubio, Marco FL
Georgia
Yea R Isakson, John GA
Yea R Perdue, David GA
Hawaii
Yea D Hirono, Mazie HI
Yea D Schatz, Brian HI
Idaho
Nay R Crapo, Michael ID
Nay R Risch, James ID
Illinois
Yea D Durbin, Richard IL
Yea R Kirk, Mark IL
Indiana
Yea R Coats, Daniel IN
Yea D Donnelly, Joe IN
Iowa
Yea R Ernst, Joni IA
Yea R Grassley, Chuck IA
Kansas
Yea R Moran, Jerry KS
Yea R Roberts, Pat KS
Kentucky
Yea R McConnell, Mitch KY
Vote Party Representative State
Nay R Paul, Rand KY
Louisiana
Yea R Cassidy, Bill LA
Yea R Vitter, David LA
Maine
Yea R Collins, Susan ME
Yea I King, Angus ME
Maryland
Yea D Cardin, Benjamin MD
Yea D Mikulski, Barbara MD
Massachusetts
Nay D Markey, Ed MA
Nay D Warren, Elizabeth MA
Michigan
Yea D Peters, Gary MI
Yea D Stabenow, Debbie MI
Minnesota
Yea D Franken, Al MN
Yea D Klobuchar, Amy MN
Mississippi
Yea R Cochran, Thad MS
Yea R Wicker, Roger MS
Missouri
Yea R Blunt, Roy MO
Yea D McCaskill, Claire MO
Montana
Yea R Daines, Steve MT
Yea D Tester, Jon MT
Nebraska
Yea R Fischer, Deb NE
Nay R Sasse, Benjamin NE
Nevada
Yea R Heller, Dean NV
Nay D Reid, Harry * NV
New Hampshire
Yea R Ayotte, Kelly NH
Yea D Shaheen, Jeanne NH
New Jersey
Yea D Booker, Cory NJ
Yea D Menéndez, Bob NJ
New Mexico
Yea D Heinrich, Martin NM
Yea D Udall, Tom NM
New York
Nay D Gillibrand, Kirsten NY
Yea D Schumer, Chuck NY
North Carolina
Yea R Burr, Richard NC
Yea R Tillis, Thom NC
North Dakota
Vote Party Representative State
Yea D Heitkamp, Heidi ND
Yea R Hoeven, John ND
Ohio
Yea D Brown, Sherrod OH
Yea R Portman, Rob OH
Oklahoma
Yea R Inhofe, Jim OK
Yea R Lankford, James OK
Oregon
Nay D Merkley, Jeff OR
Nay D Wyden, Ron OR
Pennsylvania
Yea D Casey, Bob PA
Yea R Toomey, Pat PA
Rhode Island
Yea D Reed, John RI
Yea D Whitehouse, Sheldon RI
South Carolina
Yea R Graham, Lindsey SC
Yea R Scott, Tim SC
South Dakota
Yea R Rounds, Mike SD
Yea R Thune, John SD
Tennessee
Yea R Alexander, Lamar TN
Yea R Corker, Bob TN
Texas
Yea R Cornyn, John TX
Nay R Cruz, Ted TX
Utah
Yea R Hatch, Orrin UT
Nay R Lee, Mike UT
Vermont
Nay D Leahy, Patrick VT
No Vote I Sanders, Bernie VT
Virginia
Yea D Kaine, Timothy VA
Yea D Warner, Mark VA
Washington
Yea D Cantwell, Maria WA
Yea D Murray, Patty WA
West Virginia
Yea R Capito, Shelley WV
Yea D Manchin, Joe WV
Wisconsin
Yea D Baldwin, Tammy WI
Yea R Johnson, Ron WI
Wyoming
Yea R Barrasso, John WY
Yea R Enzi, Michael WY
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