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On NSA's Subversion of NIST's Algorithm
Of all the revelations from the Snowden leaks, I find the NSA's subversion of the National Institute of Standards's (NIST) random number generator to be particularly disturbing. Our security is only as g... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
The violence between Israel and Hamas continues to dominate headlines today. -
A Severance Order in the 9/11 Case
The Washington Post reports of a new ruling from the military judge yesterday---which I have yet to see, and which isn't yet available on the military commissions' website. The gist: A military judge ru... -
More Machinations in Second Circuit Targeted Killing FOIA Litigation
The release last month of the Al-Aulaqi Office of Legal Counsel memo, it turns out, was not the end of the Second Circuit litigation regarding the New York Times and ACLU’s FOIA requests for information ... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
As crises continue around the world, the Global Database of Events, Language, and Tone (GDELT) Project yesterday unveiled an interactive map, which visualizes the many protests and conflicts occurring gl... -
ECHR: Poland's Role in CIA Black Site Violated Detainees' Human Rights
The European Court of Human Rights ("ECHR") today handed down a pair of judgments in long-running human rights cases brought against Poland by two U.S. terrorism detainees---Abu Zubaydah and Abd Al Rahim... -
What Exactly Was Edward Snowden's Job?
The New York Times the other day ran this story about an interview Edward Snowden gave to the Guardian in Moscow. The Guardian interview made a few waves because of Snowden's claim that NSA analysts pass... -
Another Day, Another Former Guantanamo Detainee Can't Get Back in Court
This time it's Mohammad Rimi, transferred to Libya back in 2006. The judge is Richard Leon. Here's the opinion. Here's the order. -
The <em>Intercept</em> on NCTC Guidance for Putting People on Terrorism Watchlists
Over at the Intercept, Jeremy Scahill and Ryan Devereaux have this piece on the NCTC's guidelines for adding citizens and foreigners to terrorism watchlists. -
Bits and Bytes
A distinctly conflict oriented flavor today: Inside Anonymous' Cyber War Against the Israeli Government. "The shadowy hacker collective known as Anonymous has announced it will launch a round of cyber-... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
This morning, the New York Times remarks on the many global crises that President Obama is currently facing: “Rarely has a president been confronted with so many seemingly disparate foreign policy crises... -
CISA Boom Bah ...
Sorry, I just couldn't resist the title which does not reflect my true feelings about CISA, the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2014. Approved earlier this month by the Senate Intelligence Comm...
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