Congress Has Removed a Ban on Funding Neo-Nazis From Its Year-End Spending Bill
www.thenation.com
Under pressure from the Pentagon, Congress has stripped the spending bill of an amendment that prevented funds from falling into the hands of Ukrainian neo-fascist groups.
    • btbt [he/him]
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      3 years ago

      It’s ok Robert you’ll bring Trump down any day now

    • zifnab25 [he/him, any]
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      3 years ago

      The CIA already doesn’t adhere to the rules of Congress.

      The CIA doesn't command anywhere near the kind of financial power as the US Treasury.

      And it isn't just a fascade, its a bargaining chip. You give me this so I'll give you that. Somebody got a kickback to make this happen.

  • SaniFlush [any, any]
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    3 years ago

    America, the giant. His maw is fire, his breath is death. Who even among gods can stop him?

  • joaomarrom [he/him, comrade/them]
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    3 years ago

    Indeed, the Leahy law cannot block funding to groups, no matter how noxious their ideology, in the absence of “credible information” that they have committed human-rights violations.

    you gotta follow a series of steps, it's a rules-based international order, sweaty

    first you give them a bunch of guns, and only after they use them to do human rights violations you can block their funding (but only if you have like really credible information about that)