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Bruce Riedel on the Mumbai Attacks, Five Years Later
My Brookings colleague Bruce Riedel has an essay up on the Brookings web site entitled, "Five Years On, Mumbai Terror Masterminds Still at Large." It opens: Five years ago, the city of Mumbai was atta... -
Whither Hamidullah? Briefs on Bagram Habeas Petition Status Post-Repatriation
The briefing regarding the mootness of the habeas appeal of the now-former Bagram detainee, Hamidullah, is before the D.C. Circuit. Last week the U.S. government informed Hamidullah's attorneys that he h... -
More Filings Re: Hunger-Striker’s Motion to Intervene in Aamer v. Obama
Three updates in Aamer v. Obama, the force-feeding case on appeal to the D.C. Circuit. On November 14, the government filed its opposition to Guantanamo detainee Imad Abdullah Hassan’s motion to interve... -
More on UN Detention Procedures for Military Operations
About a month ago, I asked what had happened to the UN’s effort to develop a set of standard operating procedures to govern detentions that arise during the course of UN operations. It appears that such... -
Bagram Detainees Repatriated to Pakistan, Is Habeas Appeal Moot?
A few weeks ago, Bobby and John reacted to a Washington Post story reporting that seven hundred Afghan detainees at Bagram Air Force Base whom the US transferred to Afghan custody earlier -
How Does the President's Policy on Lethal Force Apply in Yemen Today?
Long War Journal reports an airstrike on three AQAP fighters in Hadramout, Yemen, earlier today. By LWJ's count, this would be strike number 23 for the year (suggesting 2013 might fall short of 2012's h... -
This Evening's Vote on NDAA Amendments Regarding GTMO
This evening, the Senate voted on two GTMO-flavored amendments to the FY2014 National Defense Authorization Act. One amendment was put forth by Senators Carl Levin and John McCain, and would have (among... -
Government Files Brief in D.C. Circuit Gitmo Detainee Civil Case
The government has filed its brief in Al Laithi v. Rumsfeld and Celikgogus v. Rumsfeld, a case involving the consolidated claims of former Guantanamo detainees against former government officials in thei... -
Readings: Christine Fair, "Drones, Spies, Terrorists and Second-Class Citizenship in Pakistan - A Review Essay"
Georgetown University political scientist C. Christine Fair has been a leading voice in challenging much of the conventional wisdom about the nature of conflict in Pakistan, including the role of US dron... -
Heel Dragging and Losing Arguments: The Abdullah Briefing
The appellant and appellee briefs in a Guantanamo detainee's habeas-related appeal, Abdullah v. Obama, have been filed with the Court of Appeals for the D.C. -
Bagram: More on Wind-down of Obama's Guantanamo
Bobby drew attention to yesterday's Washington Post article about the Afghan Government's release of hundreds of detainees the U.S. -
Afghanistan May Release Hundreds of Detainees Transferred from US Military Custody
The unwinding of US detention operations in Afghanistan continues. The latest development concerns the population of some 880 Afghan detainees whom the United States has transferred to Afghan control a...
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