This story reflects one more milestone on the path to authoritarian governance in the U.S. Many Americans are aware of the potential abuses of post-9/11 anti-terrorism powers and institutions. Yet...
This story reflects one more milestone on the path to authoritarian governance in the U.S.
Many Americans are aware of the potential abuses of post-9/11 anti-terrorism powers and institutions. Yet successive administrations and Congresses have left them intact, ripe for authoritarians to misuse.
We've had conservatives crying wolf about abuse of government power so long, loudly, and frequently that major media barely pay attention any more. Nonetheless, strategic government intimidation of journalists is a hallmark of authoritarian takeover, and no one should ignore stories like this.
The author, Dave Lindorff, is an independent investigative journalist effective enough to trouble the sleep of autocrats.
By all means, read his concise expose' on the unthinkably vast accounting fraud which comprises U.S. military spending. His blog, https://thiscantbehappening.net/, is worth following regardless of whether the content breaks nationally.
Lindorff is thus a good barometer for the intensification of lawless targeted harassment and punishment against state "enemies".
This story reflects one more milestone on the path to authoritarian governance in the U.S.
Many Americans are aware of the potential abuses of post-9/11 anti-terrorism powers and institutions. Yet successive administrations and Congresses have left them intact, ripe for authoritarians to misuse.
We've had conservatives crying wolf about abuse of government power so long, loudly, and frequently that major media barely pay attention any more. Nonetheless, strategic government intimidation of journalists is a hallmark of authoritarian takeover, and no one should ignore stories like this.
The author, Dave Lindorff, is an independent investigative journalist effective enough to trouble the sleep of autocrats.
By all means, read his concise expose' on the unthinkably vast accounting fraud which comprises U.S. military spending. His blog, https://thiscantbehappening.net/, is worth following regardless of whether the content breaks nationally.
Lindorff is thus a good barometer for the intensification of lawless targeted harassment and punishment against state "enemies".