About this episode

Kelley Vlahos returns to discuss the House Armed Services Committee's markup on the 2027 NDAA and the implications of Section 224 regarding U.S.-Israeli military integration.

👉 Pitch in on Patreon and fuel the future of free-thinking conversations. https://www.patreon.com/parallaxviews Also visit our returning sponsor Mike Swanson's Wall Street Window for the best financial and trading newsletter around:https://wallstreetwindow.com/ On this edition of Parallax Views, reporter Kelley Vlahos, head of the Quincy Institute's Responsible Statecraft magazine, makes her long-awaited return to the show to discuss the disappointing House Armed Services Committee markup on the 2027 National Defense Authorization Act. The 2027 NDAA has come under scrutiny recently for Section 224, which critics argue would entrench U.S.-Israeli military integration in ways that would bypass transparency. Vlahos and I delve into how member of the House Committee responded to this criticism, namely by brushing them off entirely. We do delve into some dissenting voices, however, such as Rep. Ro Khanna and Rep. Sara Jacobs, the latter of whom brought up Israel's controversial Pegasus spyware and how it has been used to spy on Americans. Kelley walks us through Rep. Ro Khanna's opposition to Section 224 and why he says support for it is not being on "Team America". We also talk…

People in this episode

Host: J.G.

Guest: Kelley Vlahos

Topics covered

• U.S.-Israeli military integration
• National Defense Authorization Act
• House Armed Services Committee
• transparency in military affairs
• political dissent
• Pegasus spyware

Keywords

• military integration
• NDAA
• transparency
• Kelley Vlahos
• Ro Khanna
• Pegasus spyware
• House Committee
• criticism
• Responsible Statecraft

Sponsors

Mike Swanson's Wall Street Window

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Organizations: Quincy Institute, Responsible Statecraft

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