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Various reports of the President’s meeting with congressional leaders (e.g here and here – note especially Pelosi’s comments) suggest that the administration believes that the 2001 AUMF (post-9/11) and t...
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It’s go time at the Expeditionary Legal Complex, Courtroom Two. After some shuffling of papers and adjusting of microphones, the military judge, Navy Capt. J. Kirk Waits, calls the initial hearing to ord...
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It’s refreshing to find voices of reason in Ben’s, Jack’s, and John’s posts on the Abu Khattala capture.
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This afternoon, Abd Al-Hadi Al-Iraqi will be arraigned before a military commission at Guantanamo.
As per usual, video and audio of the pre-trial proceedings will be zapped, via closed circuit televisio...
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Many have criticized the Obama administration’s plans to try the alleged leader of the Benghazi, Ahmed Abu Khattala, in civilian court. “Ahmed Abu Khattala should be held at Guantanamo as a potential en...
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An important story tonight in the Wall Street Journal, outlining the first fruits of the Obama administration's review of its options vis-a-vis Iraq and ISIS:
The White House and Pentagon now hold a mor...
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Such is the import of this letter, sent today by President Obama to the Speaker of the House. The letter says, in pertinent part:
Dear Mr. Speaker: (Dear Mr. President:)
Starting on June 15, 2014, up t...
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We’ll hear reply argument now, on the defense's filings in the AE292 series----which arise because of past FBI interviews of defense team personnel, and which ask the court to abate the proceedings and a...
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James Connell III, Learned Counsel for Ammar Al-Baluchi, begins on a procedural note: the defense’s motion is less about wrongdoing, and more about the path forward. The court must perform an inquiry, th...
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It’s on again. After brief housekeeping, we quickly turn to the substance---and in particular to AE292 and 292T, pleadings jointly filed by the defense, and both asking for a wider inquiry into the gove...
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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...
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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...