Biden Directive on Military Intel Sparks Alarm
Just weeks before painting Donald Trump as a Hitler-style wannabe fascist dictator ahead of the hotly contested 2024 election, the Biden-Harris administration quietly issued a controversial directive that critics say could authorize the U.S. military to spy on or help kill Americans on U.S. soil. The Pentagon denied some of the more serious claims, painting the directive as routine and non-controversial.
But critics are expressing grave concerns. Former Congressman Ron Paul (R-Texas), speaking on his show Liberty Report, cited the policy as evidence that the United States is becoming a “police state.” U.S. lawmakers, retired military officials, and a wide range of analysts from across the political spectrum also sounded the alarm about the measure.
While the directive does not create any specifically new authorities, it does purport to set conditions for military intelligence aid to civil authorities in situations that could involve deadly force. One key segment that has stirred much concern requires that, generally speaking, the U.S. secretary of defense approve the provision of any and all military intelligence assistance to civilian authorities that may involve killing somebody on U.S. soil.
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