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I'm not at all happy that today's news out of upstate New York proves the point that Jack and I (and a cast of dozens) have tried to make about domestic use of lethal force, but it's worth pointing out t...
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First, a public service announcement: I join my fellow news followers, journalists, and blog junkies in exasperation over Google's announcement that it is "retiring" Google Reader. My only hope is that y...
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No, don’t worry, we didn’t forget about you, dear readers. News and commentary just took a day off yesterday. We all need a mid-week vacation sometimes.
Let’s begin by sounding the alarm bell: Mark Mazz...
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. . . by Ryan Calo over at Concurring Opinions:
For many, the word “drone” brings to mind an image of the military-grade Predator. The folks within the DYI Drones movement, however, and most local law en...
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Josh Gerstein of Politico is reporting:
A group has posted audio online of Bradley Manning’s speech to a military court in Fort Meade explaining his decision to release classified military information to...
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Habeas lawyer David Remes, who represents Guantanano detainees, writes in with the following comment on the Guantanamo hunger strikes, and Steve's, my and the Taliban's response to them:
Several days ago...
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Mark your calendars.
Here's the agenda for the next hearing in the 9/11 case, which is set to begin on April 22 and to conclude on April 26. From that document:
3. The Commission will hear argument on...
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The DNI has released the latest report, accurate as of January 2013, but only released this month, on the reengagement of former Guantanamo detainees. The DNI is required to release the report under the ...
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The Washington Post editorial page has recently been promoting development of a U.S.
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This morning was the Senate Select Intelligence Committee's open hearing on worldwide threats to the United States. Witnesses included DNI James Clapper, newly-minted CIA Director John Brennan, NCTC Dire...
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The hits just keep coming today for me -- a flood of useful things to post. This one is about a speech that the UK Home Secretary, Theresa May, gave yesterday in which she proposed that the UK consider ...
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The following guest post is the latest in a series comprising a debate as to whether LOAC requires an attempt to capture rather than a first-resort to lethal force in some circumstances. The debate invo...
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On a good day, cybersecurity is the topic that keeps on giving.
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Raffaella has already beaten me to the punch with her link to Tom Donilon's speech yesterday to the Asia Society. For those who want a short version, here's today's report in the New York Times.
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Earlier today, I posted a thoughtful essay by Benjamin Kleinerman arguing with respect to Eric Holder’s recent testimony on domestic drone strikes that, “as obvious as the targeting of American citizens ...
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Benjamin Kleinerman of Michigan State University, one of the most interesting political theorists to write in the Lawfare-space, sent me the following thoughts on prerogative and killing Americans domest...
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Today, President Obama's National Security Advisor, Thomas E. Donilon, spoke at the Asia Society about U.S.
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For those of our readers who are members of the Federalist Society, its next “teleforum” conference call is tomorrow (Tuesday 3/12) at 2 p.m. (EST) on the subject of “Cybersecurity And the Chinese Hacker...
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Welcome back. If you are in Washington area, I hope you have been enjoying the glorious spring weather---and now with added evening light. As Wells posted earlier, New York Times three amigos Scott Shan...
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