NDAA unconstitutional: Federal judge bans Obama from indefinitely detaining

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Updated: June 8, 2012; added another video.

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Jun 7, 2012 by RTAmerica

On Thursday, District Judge Katherine Forrest finalized a ruling on the controversial National Defense Authorization Act signed by President Obama. Last month Forrest ruled the NDAA unconstitutional and now decided no American should be subject to indefinite detention. Since the beginning, NDAA was confronted with hefty criticism and caused of group of activists and journalists to sue the Obama administration over the act. One of the plaintiffs, Tangerine Bolen, executive director for Revolution Truth, joins us to discuss the court’s ruling.

Sibel Edmonds: War on Whistleblowers: Manning and Assange just the test case

with Sibel Edmonds
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June 7, 2012

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Jun 7, 2012 by RussiaToday

The pre-trial hearings in the case of Bradley Manning, accused of the biggest classified data leak in U.S. history, have kicked off in Maryland. But there’s growing concern over their fairness, with the U.S. government withholding more than 200 thousand relevant documents from Manning’s defence.

Gareth Porter: Objective of US and Israeli Policy is Economic Warfare Against Iran

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with Gareth Porter
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June 6, 2012

Gareth Porter: IAEA keeps Iran in “dock of global public opinion” while sanctions aim to weaken Iran as a regional power