RT: Obama insists on indefinite detention of Americans

http://rt.com/usa/news/obama-detention-defense-levin-635/

Think that President Obama will stand by his word and veto the legislation that will allow the government to detain American citizens without charge or trial? Think again.

The Obama administration has insisted that the president will veto the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012, a bill that passed through the Senate last week. Under the legislation, the United States of America is deemed a battlefield and Americans suspected [...]

Why Obama Will Not Veto NDAA Military Detention of Americans: He Requested It.

byRalph Lopez, dailykos

Sen. Carl Levin (D-MI) on Senate floor explaining it was Obama who requested the provision for indefinite military detention of American citizens without charge or trial.     Senator Diane Feinstein recently confirmed that she was unable to excise Section 1031 in an email:

Senator Feinstein Confirms President and Military Can Detain US Citizens Without a Trial

Like you, I oppose these provisions.  Section 1031 is problematic because it authorizes the [...]

Senate panel slams GOLDMAN in scathing crisis report

* Senator Levin: Goldman Sachs misled clients, Congress

* Deutsche, Moody’s, S&P all criticized in new report

By Kevin Drawbaugh

WASHINGTON, April 13 (Reuters) – In the most damning official U.S. report yet produced on Wall Street’s role in the financial crisis, a Senate panel accused powerhouse Goldman Sachs of misleading clients and manipulating markets, while also condemning greed, weak regulation and conflicts of interest throughout the financial system.

Carl Levin, chairman of the [...]