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The U.S. Military and Due Process in Afghanistan
In August, Fox News reported that two Army soldiers, Captain Daniel Quinn and Sergeant First Class Charles Martland, faced repercussions for allegedly beating up an Afghan police commander accused of rap... -
The Terrorism Acts in 2014: UK Independent Reviewer Releases Annual Report
The United Kingdom's Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation, David Anderson, has released his annual report on the operation of the U.K.'s Terrorism Acts of 2000 and 2006. From Anderson: -
Weaponized Wikileaks: Nick Reads Wikileaks So You Don't Have To
One of the most powerful ways to damage an institution is what Bruce Schneier calls “organizational doxing”, obtain the target’s secrets and spread them to the world. -
The Most Interesting Sentence About Cyber in Xi’s Speech
In his speech yesterday in Seattle, China President Xi Jinping said: -
This Week's Hearing in Al-Hadi
Proceedings resume this morning at Guantanamo, in the military commissions case of United States v. Abd al Hadi al Iraqi. We won't be in the house, but plan afterwards to post a read-out on today's even... -
"How to Close Guantanamo" New York Times Style
I normally don't write about the substance of New York Times editorials, prefering to keep my role pure as the Grey Lady's unofficial—and lamentably unpaid—fact-checker on national security legal matters... -
The German NSA Affair and the Need for Reform in Berlin
When Chancellor Angela Merkel recently cited the “challenges” concerning the National Security Agency as an area that the German government has “tackled excellently” this term, many observers were surpri... -
CIA Releases Collection of Presidential Briefing Documents from 1961 to 1969
Today at the Lyndon B. Johnson Presidential Library at the University of Texas, the CIA released a trove of presidential briefs that were delivered to both Presidents John F. Kennedy and LBJ from 1961 to... -
DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson: "Achieving our Homeland Security While Preserving our Values and our Liberty"
This afternoon, Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson is giving the following speech at Westminster College, in Fulton Missouri: Thank you, President Akande, for that kind introduction. I congratula... -
Disconcerting U.S. Cyber Deterrence Troubles Continue
Two weeks ago the newspapers were filled with leaked threats that the U.S. government was “developing a package of unprecedented economic sanctions against Chinese companies and individuals who have bene... -
Where's My Letter?
By now readers are familiar with the debacle of the successful hack of OPM. More than 22 million identities compromised. Over 1.1 million sets of fingerprints gone. It's a counter-intelligence nightma... -
President Obama Secures Final Senate Vote Necessary to Defend Iran Deal
On the heels of yesterday's endorsements of the JCPOA with Iran by Senators Bob Casey (D-PA) and Chris Coons (D-DE), Senator Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) has announced her intention to support the Iran nuclea...
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