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Who Was Bowe Bergdahl?
Fascinating article in the Daily Beast from Nathan Bradley Bethea, who served with him: It was June 30, 2009, and I was in the city of Sharana, the capitol of Paktika province in Afghanistan. As I stepp... -
The Week That Will Be
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More Willing, More Able - But No Time Soon
One new policy proposal contained in the President’s West Point speech from Wednesday was a Counterterrorism Partnerships Fund, which would facilitate counterterrorism training for U.S. partner countries... -
What Pakistanis Think About U.S. Drone Strikes and Why
Editor’s Note: The Pakistani people’s deep opposition to U.S. drone strikes against targets in Pakistan is common wisdom, and some observers see the associated anger as a major source of the country’s ra... -
Released Taliban Detainees: Not So “Innocent” After All?
Today’s Washington Post contains an interesting article about the backgrounds of the five released Taliban detainees entitled "Freed prisoners were battle-hardened Taliban commanders." According to the ... -
Lawfare Podcast, Episode #77: The Allure of Normalcy---Robert Kagan, Leon Wieseltier, and Fred Hiatt on America’s Leadership in the World
Brookings held a great event this week, entitled: "The Allure of Normalcy: America’s Leadership in the World and President Obama’s Foreign Policy." It featured Robert Kagan on his impressive new essay in... -
Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl Freed in Exchange for Transfer of Five GTMO Detainees
Some wonderful (and quite NDAA-relevant) news, here reported by Talking Points Memo: WASHINGTON (AP) — The only American soldier held prisoner in Afghanistan has been freed and is back in U.S. custod... -
The Week That Was: All of Lawfare in One Post
Let’s start this week with famous American expatriate, Edward Snowden, whose interview with NBC’s Brian Williams aired on Wednesday. Ben was "unmoved" by it, pointing to Snowden’s unwillingness to submit... -
Today in Al-Nashiri
No open session today, either; only an ex parte, in camera session between the court and prosecutors. Which is to say: this week's hearing has come to a close, so far as Lawfare's coverage is concerned.... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
As Ritika mentioned in yesterday’s news coverage of the Williams-Snowden interview, the latter claimed that he initially sought to alert NSA officials to his concerns---among other things by emailing the... -
Thoughts on Edward Snowden's Interview
Let’s give Edward Snowden his due: He did himself a lot of good in his interview with NBC’s Brian Williams, which aired last night. He presents well, coming across as earnest, thoughtful and intelligent.... -
Snowden Correspondence with NSA OGC [UPDATED]
The ODNI Tumblr site today posted April 2013 e-mail correspondence between Edward Snowden and the NSA's Office of General Counsel---the only such correspondence NSA says it has found.
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