Chris Hedges Responds to NDAA Defeat, Says It’s a ‘Black Day’ for LibertyChris Hedges Responds to NDAA Defeat, Says It’s a ‘Black Day’ for Liberty AP/Jacquelyn Martin The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit has dealt a terrible blow to Chris Hedges, Daniel Ellsberg, Noam Chomsky and the other activists and journalists suing to prevent the indefinite military detention of American citizens.