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The violence in Iraq continued over the weekend---and in spades. Sunni Islamist militants claimed that their forces had massacred hundreds of Shiite members of Iraq’s security and army forces. The Wall S... -
6/16 Session #1: Meet the DOJ Lawyers
Our special session convenes. The scene differs a bit from the Guantanamo norm. Defense attorneys and staff are in the courtroom, along with the five 9/11 accused. But, and consistent with the unique n... -
9/11 Case Motions Hearing: June 16 Session
At 0900, the fun resumes at Fort Meade's Smallwood Hall, where (as always) your correspondent will view, via CCTV, pre-trial proceedings in United States v. Mohammed et al. On the agenda for our two-d... -
Readings: “Jus Extra Bellum: Reconstructing the Ordinary, Realistic Conditions of Peace,” by Michael Jefferson Adams
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The Week That Will Be
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Statement From the Chief Prosecutor on This Week's Hearing in the 9/11 Case
You'll find it here. We'll cover the two-day mini-hearing, which will commence tomorrow at 0900 down at Guantanamo. The statement opens: Good evening and Happy Father’s Day. I refer to Father’s Day wit... -
The Centennial of the Guns of August and the Great War
Some years ago, I happened to be in London mid-November and had lunch with a dear friend, my long-time editor at the Times Literary Supplement. I noted he wore a small felt flower--a poppy, I realized--i... -
Rescuing the Kidnapped Turks in Iraq
The question on everyone's lips is whether the United States will use force – most likely air strikes -- in Iraq to help suppress the threat posed by ISIS. Jack, Wells, and Bobby discussed here, here, a... -
The Foreign Policy Essay: Turkey—How to Manage the Endless Syrian War
Editor’s Note: The carnage in Syria is a nightmare for the country’s neighbors, saddling them with huge numbers of refugees, riling up public opinion, and creating a risk of terrorism. Turkey, one of Ame... -
Lawfare Podcast Episode #79: The Case For and Against a FISA Advocate
On Tuesday, at the 2014 Computers, Freedom and Privacy Conference, a panel of experts debated the pros and cons of adding outside lawyers to litigation before two tribunals at the heart of the NSA survei... -
The Week That Was: All of Lawfare in One Post
Renewed trouble in Iraq dominated this week’s headlines. Jack remarked on the growing threats to U.S. interests and considered how we might try to combat Islamist terror groups. -
The Relatively Weak Article II Basis for Bombing Iraq and Syria (and, Remember the President’s August 31, 2013 Speech?)
I explained yesterday why I believe the administration has a straightforward argument for relying on the 2002 Iraq AUMF if it chooses to use force against ISIS in Iraq. (Bobby and Wells disagree, and th...
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