Every Leftwing Activist needs 2 watch: NDAA Lawsuit- Hedges v. Obama, The Last Thin Line of Defense [View all]

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NDAA Lawsuit- Hedges v. Obama

Chris Hedges is joined in this lawsuit by Noam Chomsky, Daniel Elsberg, Birgitta Jonsdottir (Parliament, Iceland), Alex O'Brien (founder of US Day of Rage/USDOR), Tangerine Bolen (Founder of Revolution Truth), Kai Wargalia (OccupyLondon), Cornel West. Bruce Afran and Carl Mayer are their attorneys.

This press conference was filmed after the appeals hearing at US 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan on 6 February 2013.

Part 1

What is the NDAA and why is the Obama Administration being sued? Attorneys for the plaintiffs, Bruce Afran and Carl Mayer, explain what is at stake in this federal lawsuit.

Part 2

Chris Hedges, lead plaintiff, speaks out about why he is suing the Obama Administration over the indefinite detention provision of the 2012 NDAA.

Part 3

Daniel Ellsberg, writer and Pentagon Papers whistleblower speaks out about why he is involved in the NDAA lawsuit against the Obama Administration.

Part 4

Alexa O'Brien, journalist and founder of US Day of Rage, explains why she joined the NDAA lawsuit against the Obama Administration.

Part 5

Thomas Drake, former Senior Executive of the National Security Agency (NSA), decorated United States Air Force and United States Navy veteran, and NSA whistleblower, explains why he is an ardent supporter of the NDAA lawsuit against the Obama Administration.

Part 6

Supporters of the NDAA lawsuit include Jacob Applebaum, computer security researcher, and Jesselyn Radack, former Ethics Adviser to the US Department of Justice and whistleblower.