Today's Headlines and Commentary
As the House plans to vote on two Libya resolutions (one authorizes the use of force, while another demands an end to U.S. engagement in combat activities), Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer is voicing his opposition to defunding U.S.--and by extension, NATO--activities there.
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As the House plans to vote on two Libya resolutions (one authorizes the use of force, while another demands an end to U.S. engagement in combat activities), Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer is voicing his opposition to defunding U.S.--and by extension, NATO--activities there. Read more about divisions in Congress over involvement in Libya here.
On the other hand, the Senate did come together Tuesday unanimously--yes, 100-to-0--to confirm Leon Panetta to succeed Robert Gates as Secretary of Defense. If you are having a hard time envisioning in these polarized times what a unanimous Senate vote might look like, here's the roll call vote.
Ruth Marcus weighs in on the Obama administration's legal defense of involvement in Libya, calling it "foolish" and "strained."
At least 40 al Qaeda militants jailed in southern Yemen escaped after attacking their guards early Wednesday.
The Washington Post has this story about a former member of the Taliban, Maulvi Qalamuddin, who has been appointed by President Hamid Karzai to negotiate peace with his former leaders.
In his continuing quest to relocate to Guantanamo Bay two terrorist suspects being held in Kentucky, Senator Mitch McConnell takes it to the next level with a Washington Post op-ed.
The Guardian has learned that Bin Laden's youngest wife, Amal Ahmed al-Salah, who has been held in Pakistan since the raid that killed bin Laden, will leave Pakistan to return to Yemen with her daughter.
In the world of cybersecurity, British Metropolitan Police have arrested a 19-year old who may be involved with the groups responsible for the hacks on CIA, Senate, Sony, and a British crime fighting agency's websites. The BBC is also covering the story.
For more news and analysis links, see Today’s Terrorism News over at the CenterLine.
Raffaela Wakeman is a Senior Director at In-Q-Tel. She started her career at the Brookings Institution, where she spent five years conducting research on national security, election reform, and Congress. During this time she was also the Associate Editor of Lawfare. From there, Raffaela practiced law at the U.S. Department of Defense for four years, advising her clients on privacy and surveillance law, cybersecurity, and foreign liaison relationships. She departed DoD in 2019 to join the Majority Staff of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, where she oversaw the Intelligence Community’s science and technology portfolios, cybersecurity, and surveillance activities. She left HPSCI in May 2021 to join IQT.
Raffaela received her BS and MS in Political Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2009 and her law degree from Georgetown University Law Center in 2015, where she was recognized for her commitment to public service with the Joyce Chiang Memorial Award. While at the Department of Defense, she was the inaugural recipient of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence’s General Counsel Award for exhibiting the highest standards of leadership, professional conduct, and integrity.
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