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The Vodafone Transparency Report
I’m sure that I and others will have more to say about this in the future, but in the meantime, here is the summary and 88-page Vodafone transparency report that has been widely -
Germany’s Prosecutor Rolls Up His Sleeves On NSA Surveillance
A few weeks ago, Ben posted some comments about a Der Spiegel article that suggested the tensions between the United States and Germany were likely to die down. Not so fast, it appears. Germany’s top pro... -
Vice-President Cheney’s Funny Criticism of President Obama for Not Complying with the GTMO Notice Requirement
I laughed when I heard former Vice-President Cheney on the Laura Ingraham show (approximately the 8:15-9:10 mark) criticizing President Obama for not notifying Congress under Section 1035 of the 2014 NDA... -
If President Washington Had An Office of Legal Counsel
Over at Point of Order, Michael Stern has an amusing and informative reflection on how President Washington might have responded to a House inquiry into a military defeat in the Northwest Territories, ha... -
The Administration's New (and Unconvincing) Reading of the Notice Requirement for GTMO transfers
The Obama Administration has backed away from its suggestions over the weekend that it failed to comply with the notice requirement in Section 1035 of the 2014 NDAA on constitutional grounds. -
Interesting Poll Data on Attitudes Toward Snowden
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Two Great Essays on Glenn Greenwald's New Book
The first is by George Packer, writing in Prospect: Some of the instances are more subtle than others, but spread over the several hundred pages of this book, they reveal a mind that has liberated itsel... -
One or Two Other Statutes the President Likely Disregarded in The Bergdahl Deal [UPDATED]
Earlier today I explained why the President almost certainly disregarded Section 1035 of the 2014 NDAA when he swapped the GTMO detainees for Bergdahl. The President probably disregarded another statute... -
The President Pretty Clearly Disregarded a Congressional Statute in Swapping GTMO Detainees for Bergdahl
Marty Lederman tries mightily to interpret Bergdahl’s release as consistent* not inconsistent with the wishes of Congress, but I don’t think he succeeds. Section 1035 of the 2014 NDAA authorizes the Def... -
Critical Comments by Rahul Sagar on My Post on Kinsley
Rahul Sagar is Associate Professor at Yale NUS and the author of the terrific and timely Secrets and Leaks: The Dilemma of State Secrecy (reviewed favorably by Steven Aftergood on Lawfare and Eric Posner... -
Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl Freed in Exchange for Transfer of Five GTMO Detainees
Some wonderful (and quite NDAA-relevant) news, here reported by Talking Points Memo: WASHINGTON (AP) — The only American soldier held prisoner in Afghanistan has been freed and is back in U.S. custod... -
Thoughts on Edward Snowden's Interview
Let’s give Edward Snowden his due: He did himself a lot of good in his interview with NBC’s Brian Williams, which aired last night. He presents well, coming across as earnest, thoughtful and intelligent....
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