The Hypocrisy is too Much

I hate hypocrisy but can still tolerate an awful lot of it. With that said, this is beyond my ability to cope with:

On Monday, he announced an executive order that allows U.S. officials for the first time to impose sanctions on foreign nationals found to have used new technologies, including cellphone tracking and Internet monitoring, to help carry out grave human rights abuses.

The order specifically targets companies and individuals aiding the Iranian and Syrian governments, but administration officials say it could be expanded in the future to include other countries using technology to crack down on dissent.

Does this mean the United States is going to declare sanctions against itself? The world waits in anticipation to find out.