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Frontline Documentary: "Obama at War"
This looks very interesting. I haven't watch it yet, but I have heard good things. -
Et Tu, Charlie? The New York Times's Savage Blunder
"Without public notice or debate, the Obama administration has expanded the National Security Agency‘s warrantless surveillance of Americans’ international Internet traffic to search for evidence of mali... -
The Data Breach At The Office Of Personnel Management
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Throwback Thursday: The Indo-Bangladesh Enclaves and the Indian Constitution, Reprise
Back in January, Sebastian Brady and I wrote a piece on the history and legal issues surrounding the border enclaves divided between India and Bangladesh. -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
An air raid in Iraq has destroyed one of the Islamic State’s largest car bomb factories, reportsAgence France-Presse. -
Bits and Bytes
Russia Trolls the Net — A fascinating, must read report from the NY Times: “From a nondescript office building in St. -
A New Round of GTMO Transfers?
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So What Does the USA Freedom Act Do Anyway?
Now that the Senate has passed—and the President has signed—the USA FREEDOM Act, we thought it might be a good idea to recap what exactly the new law does and does not do. -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Late last night, President Barack Obama signed into the law the USA Freedom Act. The bill, which finally cleared the Senate with a vote of 67 to 32, curtails certain aspects of U.S. -
Why Is the Lone Wolf FISA Provision Never Used? And Just How Broad is the FISC Understanding of Group Agency?
Enactment of the USA Freedom Act means, among other things, that the government will continue to have the option of seeking a FISA order for electronic surveillance in the “lone wolf” scenario–i.e., the ... -
Dishonor Roll: Rand Paul
Well, the USA Freedom Act is now law, which should have happened six months ago, and then should have happened a few weeks ago, and then should have happened a few days ago---but didn't. -
Is Guantanamo Really a Major Recruiting Tool for Jihadists?
During a February congressional hearing on the Guantanamo Bay prison facility, discussion turned—as it invariably does—to the detention facility’s role in jihadist propaganda.
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