That's the sum and substance of this Reuters piece (run here in the New York Times).  It begins as follows: CARACAS — Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro offered asylum to former U.S. intelligence contra...

Raffaela has already posted on both the House of Representatives's and the Senate's versions of this year's NDAA--highlighting their differences with regards to Guantanamo detentions and transfers.

A group of twenty-six senators yesterday wrote to DNI James Clapper, and inquired about the executive branch's application of the USA PATRIOT ACT---chiefly, it seems, the "business records" provision set...

Last week, the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) approved its version of the National Defense Authorization Act for FY2014.

The following is a guest post from Jeff Powell, a Professor of Law at Duke University School of Law.  He twice served in the Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel, as Deputy Assistant Attorney Gen...

There is a subtle connection between the unfolding NSA metadata controversy and the controversy that has long plagued the administration's position on drone strikes, involving the impact of transparency ...

Last week I noted that Ayman al Zawahiri, head of AQ, issued a statement directing that AQI and al Nusrah remain separate entities within the AQ system, and I pointed out various questions this raised fr...

As Ben noted on the day of President Obama’s big counterterrorism speech last month, one of the speech’s most notable elements was President Obama’s strong reaffirmation of the utility of military commis...

It is dated this Friday, and begins as follows: Dear Mr. Speaker: (Dear Mr. President:) I am providing this supplemental consolidated report, prepared by my Administration and consistent with the War Po...

Over the last 24 hours, the House debated and voted on nearly 200 amendments to the National Defense Authorization Act of 2014 (H.R. 1960). Many of these amendments were approved via "voice vote" (there ...