The version before the Senate has also triggered backlash over measures that would deepen US military and intelligence ties with Israel.
One key provision would require the Pentagon to appoint an official to coordinate between the US and Israel on defence technology. That would include joint weapons research, production and the integration of each country’s technologies into the other’s military systems.
The provision also controversially calls for “data fusion”, which Human Rights Watch defined in June as combining feeds from multiple sensors and intelligence sources into a single targeting picture.
The group said the arrangement could see the US absorb Israeli intelligence that may have been collected through what it described as problematic mass surveillance programmes.
A separate measure in the 2027 Intelligence Authorization Act, which is usually considered alongside the NDAA, would expand intelligence sharing with Israel.
I can’t fucking believe it the Democrats did an “anything at all”. Trump must really be cooked
I think it’s more like the machine realizes people at getting pissed enough to find some teeth.
I didn’t think they’d ever realize that. They must really be shook from those establishment losses to insurgent anti-Zionist progressives lol.
What’s the angle here? Did they forget to assign scapegoats to push it through while the rest of the party symbolically voted to block?
Association with Trump’s failures, I imagine. Midterms are coming up and insurgent progressive Democrats are making gains.
Oh yeah, that’s probably it. Block it now, then “narrowly” pass a 1.5 Trillion budget after the midterms.
I’m sure some wonk ran the numbers for how many of these symbolic votes they need to do to maintain their polling. Obviously, at least one. We’ll see how many they do before they cave.
integration - what the treason?Disgusting
Like genuinely treason, in the legal sense. The people who voted in favor should be in prison
US is undefended. Quick launch the revolution
“Weapons research” - we don’t have enough ways to kill each other yet?
let them have it, i want to go pig hunting with a railgun someday
Don’t worry, it’ll pass soon
