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A Few Thoughts on Yesterday's AUMF Hearing
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. -
Findings, Conclusions and Areas of Dispute Between the SSCI Report, the Minority and the CIA: Part 3
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... -
Steptoe Cyberlaw Podcast, Episode #46: An Interview with Shane Harris
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... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
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... -
The Obama Administration Wants a Super-Broad AUMF for the Islamic State (and Other Reactions to Yesterday’s AUMF Hearing)
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... -
Mysterious ’08 Turkey Pipeline Blast Opened New Cyberwar Era
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... -
Senator Mark Udall Now Speaking on the Senate Floor
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... -
Congress Tries To Stop the IANA Transition -- But Does It?
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... -
Video of Secretary of State Kerry's Testimony on ISIL AUMF
Today before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee: -
Findings, Conclusions and Areas of Dispute Between the SSCI Report, the Minority and the CIA: Part 2
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... -
Various Senators React to the SSCI Report
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Findings, Conclusions and Areas of Dispute Between the SSCI Report, the Minority and the CIA: Part 1
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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