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A few weeks ago the NYT had a piece by David Sanger about how the Snowden revelations will hurt if not kill the NSA’s ambitious plans for cybersecurity defense in the U.S. homeland. “Administration offi...
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If a capture comes, can calls to send the terrorist to Guantanamo be far behind?
Apparently not.
ABC News is reporting that GOP Senators Lindsey Graham, Kelly Ayotte, and Saxby Chambliss are calling fo...
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Nine or so months ago, following President Obama’s inaugural address assertion that a “decade of war is now ending,” which came on the heels of Jeh Johnson’s speech about the end of war against al Qaeda...
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A little-noticed district court opinion has expanded---at least at the margins---the universe of national security materials subject to FOIA requests.
We missed this opinion when it came out back in Aug...
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At the Senate Intelligence Committee hearing the other day on NSA programs, I talked a lot about the importance and centrality of compliance procedures. And I quoted a quip by NSA's compliance chief, Joh...
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I have noted how openly the United States has been leaking information about its covert action to support moderate Syrian rebels – from its inception through the supposed recent ramp-up. I notice via a
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Check it out, Lawfarers.
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Two pieces in the news worth noting on the issue of secrecy v. transparency in the U.S. intelligence world.
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Despite the government shutdown, the Senate Judiciary Committee is moving forward with its planned hearing on FISA.
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Here's a new addition to the Lawfare Wiki Document Library: A set of resources on this year's FISA leaks and declassifications. Our amazing intern, Nicholas Basciano, is still working it---so please emai...