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KSM's Defense Counsel to Work for UN Special Rapporteur Investigating Drone Strikes?

Robert Chesney
Friday, January 25, 2013, 11:31 AM
I'm not sure what to make of this: As I've just explained, a UN Special Rapporteur has launched an investigation into the legality of US and Israeli drone strike practices.  The Special Rapporteur's statement describing the investigation lists the handful of personnel constituting the "inquiry team" that will implement the investigation.  Here's an interesting one:
Captain Jason Wright, a

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I'm not sure what to make of this: As I've just explained, a UN Special Rapporteur has launched an investigation into the legality of US and Israeli drone strike practices.  The Special Rapporteur's statement describing the investigation lists the handful of personnel constituting the "inquiry team" that will implement the investigation.  Here's an interesting one:
Captain Jason Wright, a serving judge-advocate with the US military who is assisting the inquiry in his personal capacity

Perhaps you don't recognize the name?  Captain Jason Wright is the assigned defense counsel for KSM in his military commission proceeding.


Robert (Bobby) Chesney is the Dean of the University of Texas School of Law, where he also holds the James A. Baker III Chair in the Rule of Law and World Affairs at UT. He is known internationally for his scholarship relating both to cybersecurity and national security. He is a co-founder of Lawfare, the nation’s leading online source for analysis of national security legal issues, and he co-hosts the popular show The National Security Law Podcast.

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