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How the War on Terror Unites Washington
Ben and I wrote this article for Commonweal magazine, entitled "Two Parties, One Policy: Washington's New Consensus on Terrorism." It begins: -
Brookings Experts on National Security Issues in the 2012 Campaign
In Ben's non-Lawfare life, he runs the Brookings Institution's Campaign 2012 project, an event and paper series focusing on major issues the next president will face. Most of these papers are not releva... -
Marc Thiessen Asks. I Answer
Over at the AEIdeas blog, Marc Thiessen asks derisively: “Why is the ACLU suiting Panetta, Petraus over Awlaki Killing—But Not President Obama?” He writes: if it’s accountability they want, then why isn... -
Tom Junod in Esquire Gives Obama a Moral Dressing Down
I have now had time to read Tom Junod's lengthy essay in Esquire to which Ritika linked the other day. Entitled "The Lethal Presidency of Barack Obama," it combines the form of a reported essay with a di... -
The Saudi Gazette Wants Guantanamo Closed
This is rich. An English-language Saudi newspaper, the Saudi Gazette, has an editorial entitled "Close Guantanamo" bashing President Obama for failing to keep his campaign pledge to close the detention ... -
Oops: Charles Krauthammer Gets Detention Law Wrong
Over at the Volokh Conspiracy, the estimable John Elwood questions whether columnist Charles Krauthammer has got wrong whether the president has discretion not to deport large numbers of undocumented ali... -
The New York Times on the Cert Denials
I actually don't have much to say, now that it's here, on the New York Times editorial on the detention case cert denials. -
Speaking of the New York Times Editorial Page
Steve's mention earlier that he was positively soft on the D.C. Circuit compared to the Times reminded me that we haven't seen any sign yet of the inevitable editorial bashing the justices for failing to... -
Dawood Ahmed on Pakistani Coverage of Dr. Afridi
Dawood I. Ahmed, a lawyer and doctoral candidate at the University of Chicago Law School, writes in with the following thoughts on Pakistani press coverage of the Shakil Afridi case: The conviction of Dr... -
A Brief Comment on Today's New York Times Editorial
No, I am not going to attack the New York Times for factual errors in its editorial this morning concerning President Obama's personal approval of drone targets. While there may be some, none jumped out ... -
The New York Times on Obama and Counterterrorism
The New York Times this morning has a lengthy, rich, and detailed feature story on President Obama's counterterrorism record. Reporters Jo Becker and Scott Shane have done a really terrific job of bringi... -
Empty Wheel on Domestic Drones
Over at the Empty Wheel blog, The Estimable Ms.
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