NDAA 2017 Creates Global Engagement Center, or Ministry of US Propoganda

Well, five years after they legislated propaganda in NDAA 2012, looks like its going into overdrive now for 2017!

Counter-Propaganda Bill Quietly Creates US Propaganda Factory
On Thursday December 8th, the US senate quietly passed the National Defense Authorization Act ( or the ‘NDAA’ ) for the fiscal year of 2017. Basically, the NDAA is passed every year to re-approve & add to the United States’ so-called “defense” spending — which is sort of like Christmas for the officials who run the profitable death-machine called “US foreign policy.”

However, many would likely be shocked by the ridiculous and terrifying laws that our treacherous congress usually buries inside the yearly bill — for example, Congress just used the NDAA to create a “Global Engagement Center,” headed by the Secretary of State. Sounds harmless, right? Well, it might seem that way until you realize that “Global Engagement Center” is code for our new “Ministry of US Propaganda.”

Hidden in the fantastically boring depths of the 1,576-page NDAA, in §1259C, below Subtitle E, labeled “Other Matters,” below Title XIII , is approval for the funding of a new propaganda agency which will be managed by the secretary of state. The text was pretty much lifted word-for-word from the Portman-Murphy “Countering Disinformation & Propaganda Act,”except that congress changed the name from the slightly ominous-sounding “Center for Information Analysis and Response” to a happier “Global Engagement Center.” Among other things, the center’s function is to —

…develop, plan, and synchronize… whole-of-government initiatives to expose and counter foreign propaganda and disinformationdirected against United States national security interests and proactively advance fact-based narratives that support United States allies and interests
— §1259C, a3

Its pretty bad, there are even lines that will grant authority to embed agents into academia and journalism to encourage favorable narratives.

To establish cooperative or liaison relationships with foreign partners and allies… and other entities, such as academia, nongovernmental organizations, and the private sector
— §1259C, a5

Or, in other words, they’ll be planting their people in academic situations & working with pretty much any industry they think will enhance their propaganda’s reach & effectiveness. The section even approves funding to spy on journalists, social media groups, political parties, & NGOs — all of this is to “proactively advance fact-based narratives,” of course. See for yourself — the NDAA lists one of the center’s functions as:

“Identifying current and emerging trends in… information obtained from print, broadcast, online and social media, support for third-party outlets such as think tanks, political parties, and nongovernmental organizations… and the use of covert or clandestine special operators and agents to influence targeted populations and governments…”
— §1259C, b4

AUTHORITY FOR GRANTS.—The Center is authorized to 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 for the following purposes:

[…]to counter efforts by foreign governments to use disinformation, misinformation, and propaganda to influence the policies and social and political stability of the United States

— §1259C, f(1) & §1259C, f(1)D

In plain English, this is saying that the US is going to start subsidizing journalists, researchers, and even schools who agree with the regime — which, incidentally, will punish and potentially threaten the viability of truly independent media altogether.

This will probably receive even less attention, awareness, and acknowledgement as the NDAA 2012 did, but it needs to be put out there at least so we can all know whats happening. Lte the fake news just keep on piling on I guess, right??

LOL

They talk about setting it up to counter foreign propaganda then go on to authorise the use of covert agents to influence other countries.

Anyone who thinks its the Russians who are the evil hypocrites are so blinded by patriotism or MSM koolaid its just mindblowing

a reply to: IkNOwSTuff

Nailed it; got a star for that one.

This situation is just plain out of control! What a load-O-crap. This really rings the bell of 1984!

This one didn't get enough flags/discussion/attention.

(post generally need to get 100 responses, or 50 flags to make the front page)

a reply to: IgnoranceIsntBlisss

They never do, mostly because people don't want to accept what is happening literally before their eyes. Plus everyone was still arguing about how they are going to impeach our President before he was even sworn in. I suppose they picked the perfect timing to get it passed huh? Right when everyone was at each other throats and too busy trying to proclaim who was the monster and who was the saint.

I thought using the recently popularized term Fake News would have helped, but it was virtually ignored.

originally posted by: IkNOwSTuff
They talk about setting it up to counter foreign propaganda then go on to authorise the use of covert agents to influence other countries.

Could not have said it better myself. This is insanity... Kettle, meet Pot!

Bumping this. I missed it the first time around and I'm sure many others did too.

a reply to: riiver
It was an intentional miss lol! Nobody actually wants to discuss real issues now, they prefer the tripe they know to be manufactured by programs like this than the program itself. Tackling the truth is too scary for people not ready to accept it, so they instead participate in Trump theater, many knowing full well its all scripted.

wrong thread

a reply to: worldstarcountry

This is where all that Russia did it tripe comes from, and i think your right no one wants to discuss it, all we need to do is get trump to tweet about it, then it will be front page news all over the world .