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At approximately 1:40 p.m., John Brennan, the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, will make a statement on the SSCI's detention and interrogation study.
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The reality of conflict (not war) in the cyber domain -- Sony is now reported to be launching DDoS attacks against the hackers attempting to distribute its confidential documents:
Sony has launched a cou...
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There are many subjects under discussion right now, including recent proposals to authorize force against ISIS.
Update: it appears the Committee approved a draft authorization authored by the Committee'...
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The news comes from Time:
The United States Department of Defense said Thursday that it had shuttered the last American detention facility in Afghanistan, bringing to an end a controversial practice of...
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Jack aptly stated earlier today many of my thoughts on yesterday's hearing on an Islamic State AUMF---at which Secretary of State John Kerry testified.
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Below you will find the third in our running comparison of broad areas of agreement and disagreement as between the Executive Summary to the Senate Intelligence Committee's Study on the CIA's Detention a...
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Our interview focuses on Shane Harris and his new book, @War: The Rise of the Military-Internet Complex. It’s a good read and a good book, marred by the occasional deployment of easy lefty tropes – go...
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The news cycle over the past day has been dominated by the release of the extensive report on CIA intelligence-gathering techniques, popularly known as the “torture report” or the “CIA report.” The New Y...
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Secretary of State Kerry testified yesterday before the Senate Foreign Relations committee on the need for a new AUMF for the Islamic State (which Kerry referred to by the new moniker “Daesh,” and I will...
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Bloomberg has the story. For those who think that cyber conflict is a bit of a myth, this is a cautionary tale. From the opening:
The pipeline was outfitted with sensors and cameras to monitor every st...
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We only have a C-Span link thus far, but will embed video, and post a transcript, when and if one or the other becomes available.
The outgoing Democrat and member of the Senate Intelligence Committee is...
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By now, readers of this blog are aware of the decision by the Obama Administration to relinquish the last vestiges of control of the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (known as the IANA function). The...
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Today before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee:
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Below, you will find the second installment in our ongoing effort to identify, in summary form, key areas of dispute as between the SSCI, the SSCI minority, and the CIA with regard the CIA's detention an...
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We’re going to start processing this voluminous release of material by comparing the top-line conclusions reached by the three major entities: The SSCI majority, the SSCI minority, and the CIA, each of w...
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From Secretary of State John Kerry's prepared testimony before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee today:
Toward that end, we ask you now to work closely with us on a bipartisan basis to develop langu...
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Secretary of State John Kerry is currently testifying in front of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on an authorization of the use of military force against the Islamic State. You can view the testi...
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Here is the long-awaited Executive Summary of the Senate Intelligence Committee's Study of the CIA's Detention and Interrogation Program. The latter includes in a single file a foreword authored by Sena...
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The US is bracing for the expected release today of the most extensive review of CIA intelligence-gathering tactics “in generations.” The report is expected to be released at around 11:15 AM, right as Se...
