As if history were repeating itself, the approval of the 2014 Fiscal National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) on Capitol Hill was over-shadowed by a
trivial controversy that was hyped by media.
Two years ago, President Obama
signed the first NDAA during New Year's Eve after publically protesting the legislation and threatening to veto.
Just this week, while the public has been distracted with drama and sensational news headlines, the lawmakers
presented Obama with the current approved version of police state legislation that hand over $607 billion to the Pentagon, $527 to build bases across the globe and $80 billion to finance global military operations.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said the 2014 NDAA "is legislation that ... puts muscle behind America's most important strategic objectives around the globe."
Senator Jay Rockefeller ensured that attached as a rider to the 2014 NDAA, proposal
S 1353, there would be CISPA-like measures to maintain cybersecurity efforts with the backing and support of the federal government.
Rockefeller
said his bill "creates an environment that will cultivate the public-private partnerships essential to strengthening our nation's cybersecurity. I've always thought this was a great way to emphasize the critical need for a public-private approach when it comes to solving our most pressing cybersecurity issues."
Comment: Pretty ironic and hypocritical, considering that Israel's history of spying on both 'strategic allies' as well as 'perceived enemies' is rather well-documented. Below, just a few of many reports to ponder:
Mossad Spies Imprisoned in New Zealand: Our Passports Valued For Use By Israeli Covert Killers
The History of Israeli Spying: The Mother of all Scandals
False Flag: Mossad agents impersonating CIA agents to harm US-Iranian relationships
Another Israeli False Flag?
Israel's Mossad 'working closely' with NSA over spying
PRISM for your Mind: NSA, WikiLeaks and Israel
CIA considers Israel one of its biggest spy threats, but the U.S. continues to fund their military adventures
Iran says CIA, Mossad spy ring detected
Israel confirms running spy networks in Lebanon
Iran 'indicts 15 spies for US and Israel'
Israel has promised not to spy on the U.S. Given the extensive and ongoing histories and practices of both the U.S. and Israeli governments, how much weight do such promises really hold?