Various reports of the President’s meeting with congressional leaders (e.g here and here – note especially Pelosi’s comments) suggest that the administration believes that the 2001 AUMF (post-9/11) and t...

It’s go time at the Expeditionary Legal Complex, Courtroom Two. After some shuffling of papers and adjusting of microphones, the military judge, Navy Capt. J. Kirk Waits, calls the initial hearing to ord...

It’s refreshing to find voices of reason in Ben’s, Jack’s, and John’s posts on the Abu Khattala capture.

This afternoon, Abd Al-Hadi Al-Iraqi will be arraigned before a military commission at Guantanamo. As per usual, video and audio of the pre-trial proceedings will be zapped, via closed circuit televisio...

A small earthquake happened at the end of May – a well-regarded, widely known encryption program called TrueCrypt shut its doors. For those who care about surveillance, encryption, and open-source method...

I want to pile on briefly to Jack’s and Ben’s support for prosecuting Ahmed Abu Khattala in federal court for violation of U.S. criminal laws. I have pointed out for many years that civil liberties grou...

I agree with Jack that military detention or trial by military commission are likely not available options for Ahmed Abu Khattala. But I'm hung up on a different point: Why are so many conservatives so m...

Last week, as I noted in Bits and Bytes, the Chairman of the FCC, Tom Wheeler, gave a speech at AEI in which he claimed a role for the FCC in advancing cybersecurity. Today, Rep. Mike Rogers threw a fla...

Many have criticized the Obama administration’s plans to try the alleged leader of the Benghazi, Ahmed Abu Khattala, in civilian court.  “Ahmed Abu Khattala should be held at Guantanamo as a potential en...

An important story tonight in the Wall Street Journal, outlining the first fruits of the Obama administration's review of its options vis-a-vis Iraq and ISIS: The White House and Pentagon now hold a mor...