{"id":39932,"date":"2016-12-24T14:00:22","date_gmt":"2016-12-24T22:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/news\/?p=39932"},"modified":"2016-12-24T13:53:57","modified_gmt":"2016-12-24T21:53:57","slug":"barack-obama-signed-the-countering-disinformation-and-propaganda-act","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/news\/prophecy\/barack-obama-signed-the-countering-disinformation-and-propaganda-act\/","title":{"rendered":"Barack Obama signed the ‘Countering Disinformation And Propaganda Act’"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nThe US Bill of Rights<\/em><\/p>\n

COGwriter<\/a><\/p>\n

As, sadly, expected, US President Barack Obama signed the ‘Countering Disinformation And Propaganda Act’:<\/p>\n

<\/strong>December 24, 2016<\/p>\n

Late on Friday, with the US population embracing the upcoming holidays and oblivious of most news emerging from the administration, Obama quietly signed into law the 2017 <\/a>National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) which authorizes $611 billion for the military in 2017. …<\/p>\n

But while the passage of the NDAA – and the funding of the US military – was hardly a surprise, the biggest news is what was buried deep inside the provisions of the Defense Authortization Act.<\/p>\n

Recall that as we reported in early June<\/a>, “a bill to implement the U.S.\u2019 very own de facto <\/em>Ministry of Truth had been quietly introduced in Congress<\/strong>. As with any legislation attempting to dodge the public spotlight the Countering Foreign Propaganda and Disinformation Act of 2016 marks a further curtailment of press freedom and another avenue to stultify avenues of accurate information. Introduced by Congressmen Adam Kinzinger and Ted Lieu, H.R. 5181 seeks a \u201cwhole-government approach without the bureaucratic restrictions\u201d to counter \u201cforeign disinformation and manipulation,\u201d which they believe threaten the world\u2019s \u201csecurity and stability.\u201d<\/p>\n

Also called the Countering Information Warfare Act of 2016 (S. 2692), when introduced in March by Sen. Rob Portman, the legislation represents a dramatic return to Cold War-era government propaganda battles. <\/strong>\u201cThese countries spend vast sums of money on advanced broadcast and digital media capabilities, targeted campaigns, funding of foreign political movements, and other efforts to influence key audiences and populations,\u201d Portman explained, adding that while the U.S. spends a relatively small amount on its Voice of America, the Kremlin provides enormous funding for its news organization, RT.<\/p>\n

\u201cSurprisingly,\u201d Portman continued, \u201cthere is currently no single U.S. governmental agency or department charged with the national level development, integration and synchronization of whole-of-government strategies to counter foreign propaganda and disinformation.\u201d<\/p>\n

Long before the “fake news” meme became a daily topic of extensive conversation on such discredited mainstream portals as CNN and WaPo, H.R. 5181 would task the Secretary of State with coordinating the Secretary of Defense, the Director of National Intelligence, and the Broadcasting Board of Governors to \u201cestablish a Center for Information Analysis and Response,\u201d which will pinpoint sources of disinformation, analyze data, and \u2014 in true dystopic manner \u2014 \u2018develop and disseminate\u2019 \u201cfact-based narratives<\/strong>\u201d to counter effrontery propaganda. http:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/news\/2016-12-24\/obama-signs-countering-disinformation-and-propaganda-act-law<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I warned about this Act before (see Senate Quietly Passes The \u201cCountering Disinformation And Propaganda Act\u201d<\/a>).\u00a0\u00a0 It even authorizes the Department of State to spend $20 million through September 30, 2018 to \u201csupport the Center and provide grants or contracts of financial support to civil society groups, journalists, nongovernmental organizations, federally funded research and development centers, private companies, or academic institutions.\u201d<\/p>\n

In the past few years, the first amendment of the USA has gotten trashed by various governments and courts in the USA–and Congress as well. As a reminder, that amendment states:<\/p>\n