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Today's Headlines and Commentary
Following an American special forces raid on the compound of Islamic State operative Abu Sayyaf, U.S. interrogators, who are part of the High Value Detainee Interrogation Group, have flown to Iraq in ord... -
Secretary Of State John Kerry On "An Open and Secure Internet"
Secretary of State Kerry just gave a speech in Korea (May 18, 2015) entitled “An Open and Secure Internet: We Must Have Both.” In this speech, he reiterates the U.S. position that “the basic rules of in... -
Lindsey Graham's Iowa Drone Strike Out
It's a crowded field for Republican presidential candidates, but Lindsey Graham knows how to differentiate himself from the pack: he loves drone strikes more than his competitors. Speaking the other nig... -
Ariel I. Ahram
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Today's Headlines and Commentary
This weekend, American special forces executed a raid against an Islamic State compound in eastern Syria, killing Abu Sayyaf and between 12 and 40 other militants, reports the New York Times. Sayyaf, a m... -
The NDAA, and the Latest in Passing the Buck on GTMO-Closure
On Thursday, the Senate Armed Services Committee passed its markup of the annual defense authorization bill by a vote of 22-4. Shortly after the vote, committee chairman Senator John McCain told reporter... -
The Week That Will Be
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The Foreign Policy Essay: Where is Al Qaeda Leader Ayman al-Zawahiri?
Editor’s Note: After 9/11 Ayman al-Zawahiri became the face of Al Qaeda, giving speeches and sending out videos to guide the now-scattered jihadist flock. And of course after Bin Ladin’s death Zawahiri's... -
"Living Weapons: Biological Warfare and International Security," by Gregory Koblentz
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The Lawfare Podcast, Episode #123: Andrew March on the Islamic Law of War
For months, the world has been transfixed by the apparent brutality of the Islamic State's practices in war. The beheading of journalists, the burning of prisoners and the enslavement of religious minori... -
Some Domestic and International Law Questions Raised by the Abu Sayyaf Raid
Today’s White House statement about last night’s spectacular Special Operations raid into Syria states that “This operation was conducted with the full consent of Iraqi authorities and, like our existing... -
The Week that Was: All of Lawfare in One Post
Last week, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in ACLU v. Clapper that the NSA’s bulk collection of telephony metadata went beyond the powers granted by Section 215 of the Patriot Act. As you might...
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