An
excellent interview with Prof. Stephen F. Cohen. Alarming - even
frightening.
I have been shocked at some people that should know better (no names) who have posted material constantly that goes along with this meme.
They presumably approve of this witchhunt which is being led by liberals.
Tales
of the New Cold War: The New McCarthyism.
Stephen F.
Cohen @nyu @princeton University. EastWestAccord.com
(Photo:
Sen. Joseph McCarthy (C) w. hand covering mike, conferring w. his
aide, attorney Roy Cohn, as his other aide Francis Carr (R) looks on
during Senate Army-McCarthy sub-committee hearings. .April 01, 1954
License.)
To
listen to podcast GO
HERE
“Russia's
increasing military activities around the world have unsettled top
U.S. military officials, who say they are reshaping their budget
plans to better address what they now consider to be the most
pressing threat to U.S. security.
"Russia
is the No. 1 threat to the United States. We have a number of threats
that we're dealing with, but Russia could be, because of the nuclear
aspect, an existential threat to the United States," Air Force
Secretary Deborah James told Reuters in an interview at the annual
Reagan National Defense Forum.
James,
Chief of Naval Operations Admiral John Richardson and Pentagon chief
arms buyer Frank Kendall, all voiced growing concern about Russia's
increasingly aggressive behavior in interviews late on Saturday….”
____________
IN
THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
June
6, 2016
Mr.
Burr from the Select Committee on Intelligence, reported the
following
original bill; which was read twice and placed on the
calendar
_______________________________________________________________________
A
BILL
To
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2017 for intelligence and
intelligence-related
activities of the United States Government, the
Community
Management Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency
Retirement
and Disability System, and for other purposes.
Be
it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United
States of America in Congress assembled,
TITLE
V--MATTERS RELATING TO FOREIGN COUNTRIES
SEC.
501. COMMITTEE TO COUNTER ACTIVE MEASURES BY THE RUSSIAN
FEDERATION
TO EXERT COVERT INFLUENCE OVER PEOPLES AND
GOVERNMENTS.
(a)
Definitions.--In this section:
(1)
Active measures by russia to exert covert influence.--
The
term ``active measures by Russia to exert covert
influence''
means activities intended to influence a person or
government
that are carried out in coordination with, or at the
behest
of, political leaders or the security services of the
Russian
Federation, including the following:
(A)
Establishment or funding of a front group.
(B)
Covert broadcasting.
(C)
Media manipulation.
(D)
Disinformation and forgeries, funding agents of
influence,
incitement, and offensive
counterintelligence,
assassinations, or terrorist acts.
(2)
Appropriate committees of congress.--The term
``appropriate
committees of Congress'' means--
(A)
the congressional intelligence committees;
(B)
the Committee on Armed Services and the
Committee
on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and
(C)
the Committee on Armed Services and the
Committee
on Foreign Affairs of the House of
Representatives.
(b)
Establishment.--The President shall establish a committee to
counter
active measures by Russia to exert covert influence over
peoples
and governments.
(c)
Membership.--
(1)
In general.--The committee established under subsection
(b)
shall be comprised of members who may vote on matters
before
the committee, one of each of whom shall be appointed by
the
following:
(A)
The Director of National Intelligence.
(B)
The Secretary of State.
(C)
The Secretary of Defense.
(D)
The Secretary of the Treasury.
(E)
The Attorney General.
(F)
The Secretary of Energy.
(G)
The Director of the Federal Bureau of
Investigation.
(H)
The head of each of the other elements of the
intelligence
community.
(I)
The head of any other agency or department of
the
United States Government designated by the
President
for purposes of this section.
(2)
Chair.--The member of the committee appointed by the
Secretary
of State pursuant to paragraph (1)(B) shall serve as
the
chair of the committee.
(d)
Meetings.--The committee shall meet at the direction of the
chair,
but not less often than once per month.
(e)
Duties.--The duties of the committee established under
subsection
(b) shall be as follows:
(1)
To counter active measures by Russia to exert covert
influence
over peoples and government by exposing falsehoods,
agents
of influence, corruption, human rights abuses,
terrorism,
and assassinations carried out by the security
services
or political elites of the Russian Federation or their
proxies.
(2)
Such other duties as the President may designate for
purposes
of this section.
(f)
Staff.--The committee established under subsection (b) may
employ
such staff as the members of such committee consider
appropriate.
Funds for the employment of the staff shall be derived
from
amounts specifically designated for that purpose in the classified
annex
of this Act.
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