Today's Headlines and Commentary

We begin with the NSA. As I noted yesterday, the ODNI and the DOJ declassified a new tranche of documents. Charlie Savage of the New York Times and Ellen Nakashima of the Washington Post write that the latest disclosure reveals that Sprint questioned the legality of the NSA's metadata program, but declined to challenge the order formally after it was given documents describing the program's secret legal rationale. Josh Gerstein of Politico reports that Rasmieh Odeh, a Palestinian woman who lived in the U.S. for nearly two decades, will enter a guilty plea in federal court in Detroit for failing to reveal she was convicted of involvement in two bombings in Israel when she applied for U.S. citizenship. The 9/11 memorial museum opened today; it officially opens to the public next Wednesday. President Obama, and other leaders, dedicated it in an emotional ceremony. Holland Cotter of the Times has a review of the museum. Benjamin Weiser of the New York Times reports on yesterday's closing arguments in Abu Hamza al-Masri's trial. The radical British imam is on trial in federal court in Manhattan for a multitude of terrorism charges. The Pentagon is considering transferring Private Chelsea (once Bradley) Manning to a civilian prison so she can be treated for her gender disorder. Jideofor Adibe, in his third installment about Boko Haram, outlines possible long- and short-term solutions to the conflict. We linked to his first two pieces, which were on the emergence of Boko Haram and possible trajectories of the conflict. White House Press Secretary Jay Carney said that the Obama administration opposes paying Boko Haram a ransom for the release of the 250 kidnapped Nigerian schoolgirls. Adam Nossiter describes the stories of six Nigerian schoolgirls who managed to escape. They were asked to identify as many of their classmates as possible in the video released by Boko Haram this week. From the Syria front: The opposition met with President Obama yesterday and said significant headway had been made on a more substantive U.S. role. The Post has the story. Thomas Joscelyn at the Long War Journal informs us that two Al Qaeda leaders in Syria have been designated by the Treasury Department as terrorists. We all knew this was happening, but the official results of Afghanistan's presidential election were released today---and the election will formally go to a runoff on June 14. Abdullah Abdullah won 45 percent of the vote, Ashraf Ghani won 31.6 percent, and Zalmay Rassoul won 11.4 percent.  The latter has now thrown his support behind Mr. Abdullah. The Yemeni government has announced that it is looking to build a secure rehabilitation center for Islamist militants---which might house Yemeni detainees currently held at Guantanamo Bay. Forty-two people have been killed in clashes between Yemeni soldiers and Al Qaeda militants in southern Yemen. And, Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel is in Saudi Arabia for the U.S.-Gulf Cooperation Council conference. In keeping with the event's name, Hagel encouraged greater cooperation between the Gulf nations as a means to greater collective security. The Journal and the Post provide more details. Email the Roundup Team noteworthy law and security-related articles to include, and follow us on Twitter and Facebook for additional commentary on these issues. Sign up to receive Lawfare in your inbox. Visit our Events Calendar to learn about upcoming national security events, and check out relevant job openings on our Job Board.