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Another Bagram Habeas Petition Dismissed
Chief Judge Lamberth has granted the government’s motion to dismiss a first amended habeas petition filed by a Pakistani citizen held at Bagram, following the Circuit’s decision in al Maqaleh (and the su... -
Gregory Johnsen on Yemen and AQAP
The other day, my Brookings colleague Daniel Byman held an event entitled "Yemen and the Future of a Resurgent Al Qaeda." One of the two panelists was Gregory Johnsen, the author of the recently-released... -
Iraqi Government Releases Daqduq
So reports ABC News: Ali Mussa Daqduq---background on him here---is now a free man. A Hezbollah commander wanted by the United States has been released from Iraqi custody and returned to the Lebanese cap... -
Motion for Relief Denied in Almerfedi
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A Presidential Cyber LOAC Directive
While the Senate was making a feint at legislation yesterday, far more significant cyber news was disclosed. According to the Washington Post President Obama has signed a new Presidential Policy Directi... -
Reflections on Jack and Trevor's Weekend Exchange
I spent a flight out to Minnesota yesterday reflecting on Jack's and Trevor's discussion over the weekend of Obama's first term, his coming second term, the Bush administration, and the now-will-never-be... -
John McLaughlin on Morphing Terrorist Threats
John McLaughlin, who was Deputy Director of the CIA from 2000-2004, has a nice essay in FP on how the patterns of terrorism we face today differ from the ones that prevailed in the years after 9/11. Man... -
Amicus Brief Filed in Hedges by Senators McCain, Graham, and Ayotte
Attorneys for Senators John McCain, Lindsey Graham, and Kelly Ayotte---all members of the Senate Committee on Armed Services---have filed an amicus brief in support of the government in Hedges v. -
Stuxnet Infected Chevron [Updated]
On Friday, the Wall Street Journal reported that Stuxnet, the virus that targeted Iran's uranium enrichment program and that is generally thought to have been created jointly by the United States and Isr... -
Last Word (from Me) on Bush-Obama Continuity
While I am sure we differ in emphasis and details, I agree with the thrust of Trevor’s latest post. As I argued in my last two books, the early Bush administration approach to presidential power was, in... -
One Further Thought on CT Continuities and Discontinuities
I appreciate Jack's follow-up post on the larger picture of the Obama administration's counterterrorism policies and their points of continuity with the Bush administration (though only the late Bush, as... -
More on Bush-Obama Continuity
When I wrote on Friday about the “basic counterterrorism policies that Obama continued, with tweaks, from the late Bush administration,” I meant to refer only to policies that “Obama continued” from the ...
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