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Happening Now: Secretary of State John Kerry Testifies on ISIS AUMF
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... -
Released: SSCI Detention and Interrogation Study, Along With Minority Views and the CIA's Response
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... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
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... -
Senator Feinstein to Speak on the Senate Floor Regarding the SSCI Report and Torture
We expect the Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman to address the chamber, and to discuss her Committee's long-anticipated study, sometime between 11 and 11:15. A link to C-SPAN's coverage is here; t... -
The Forthcoming SSCI Report: Preemptive Commentary and What to Expect on Lawfare
The Senate Intelligence Committee report on the CIA's interrogation program is expected out today, but unsurprisingly, many people aren't bothering to wait for it, the minority views, or the CIA's respon... -
Lawfare Buys a Bitcoin -- Introduction
Lawfare has decided to buy a bitcoin. We do this not as an investment but as an experiment in journalism. Buying a bitcoin will let us explore the mechanics of how the market works and also give us a fun... -
DNI: FISC Reauthorizes Telephony Metadata Collection for 90 Days
Today, Director of National Intelligence (DNI) James R. Clapper declassified the fact that the government filed an application with the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) to extend the Nation... -
NSA Hacking of Cell Phone Networks
The Intercept has published an article---based on the Snowden documents---about AURORAGOLD, an NSA surveillance operation against cell phone network operators and standards bodies worldwide. This is not ... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
If recent news reports and inflamed Twitter activity are to be believed, the long-awaited Senate report on the CIA’s enhanced interrogation program is "expected to be released Tuesday." Already, former P... -
Smith v. Obama Oral Argument
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has live-streaming video of this morning's oral argument, in a challenge to the NSA's call records program. The live stream will get underway at ... -
There Is a Recent Silver Lining for Gitmo Policy – But It's Not What People Have Been Talking About
The new National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) is likely to extend the ban on any transfers of Guantanamo detainees into the United States but ease restrictions on transfers to other countries. -
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