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US Presidential Memo Omits January 6 Details

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National Security Presidential Memo 7 (NSPM 7) classifies traditional American views on family, religion, and morality, alongside anti-fascism, as domestic terrorism. The discussion noted historical parallels to the MacArthur era, when the federal government maintained lists of suspected subversives and rabble-rousers. The discussion draws parallels to the FBI's historical targeting of civil rights, anti-war, and feminist groups. It notes that European human rights laws do not treat free speech as an absolute right and that rhetoric can be bounded if it incites violence. The discussion mentions that public order commanders have previously felt hamstrung by prosecution service decisions regarding arrests during peaceful protests. A witness at the protests stated that the Trump administration's characterization of protesters as anarchists and insurrectionists is inaccurate.

National Security Presidential Memo 7 (NSPM 7) classifies traditional American views on family, religion, and morality, alongside anti-fascism, as domestic terrorism. The discussion noted historical parallels to the MacArthur era, when the federal government maintained lists of suspected subversives and rabble-rousers. The discussion draws parallels to the FBI's historical targeting of civil rights, anti-war, and feminist groups. It notes that European human rights laws do not treat free speech as an absolute right and that rhetoric can be bounded if it incites violence. The discussion mentions that public order commanders have previously felt hamstrung by prosecution service decisions regarding arrests during peaceful protests. A witness at the protests stated that the Trump administration's characterization of protesters as anarchists and insurrectionists is inaccurate. This follows a historical trajectory of rule loosening seen after 9-11. There are concerns that this trajectory will lead to abuses of power. A US memorandum has linked domestic protests to terrorism, according to discussions on WAMU. Analysts noted that the FBI maintains discretion in deciding which groups to target under these frameworks. The implementation of this center is currently underway. Critics suggest these omissions may impact the memo's ability to address threats to the functioning of a democratic society.

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Sources · 7 independent

WBUR Boston

“National Security Presidential Memo number seven or NSPM 7, a directive that quote, traditional American views on family, religion, and morality, and quote, and anti-fascism all into one big bucket that officially is associated under the memo with domestic terrorism.”

WBUR Boston

“traditional American views on family, religion, and morality, and anti-fascism all into one big bucket that officially is associated under the memo with domestic terrorism.”

WBUR Boston

“United States government, and extremism on migration, race and gender and hostile... and morality. And then it says groups and entities that perpetuate this extremism have created a movement that embraces and elevates violence.”

WBUR Boston

“They don't need to be linked to a criminal act or an actual suspicion of a criminal act. They just need to be linked to an authorized purpose.”

WBUR Boston

“critical of capitalism or you have quote unquote election quote views that are different from traditional American views on family, religion, and morality. That that may be enough for law enforcement to begin investigating you.”

WBUR Boston

“The memo comes hand in hand with an executive order that that appear to designate Antifa as a domestic terrorist organization.”

WBUR Boston

“And what this list does very explicitly is that it takes things that are clearly crimes, right, the Charlie Kirk assassination, and then makes them part of a conspiracy”

WBUR Boston

“it takes things that are clearly crimes, right, the Charlie Kirk assassination, and then makes them part of a conspiracy, a sort of left-wing conspiracy”

WAMU 88.5 DC

“directive that groups things like anti-capitalism, anti-Christianity, opposition to quote, traditional American views on family, religion, and morality, end quote, and anti-fascism all into one big bucket that officially is associated under the memo with domestic terrorism.”

WAMU 88.5 DC

“reflect back with me on how the Trump administration, specifically Kristi Noem, had said... that these were domestic terrorists because we knew what they were thinking.”

WAMU 88.5 DC

“reflect back with me on the language of the memo, reflect back with me with the general position taken by the Department of Homeland Security.”

WAMU 88.5 DC

“there's been this consistent conflation of all protest activity with domestic terrorism that sort of predates the good killing. So I think this is very much in line with that thinking that All protests is potentially domestic terrorism.”

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