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Jihadology Podcast: Syria Status Update with Charles Lister
Charles Lister comes on the show to discuss a wide range of topics related to the current situation in Syria: -
Statement from the Taliban: “Full Text Delivered By the Head of the Political Office at the Oslo Conference (Forum)”
Click here for the original post. -- نحمده ونصلي علی رسوله الکریم اما بعد اعوذ بالله من الشیطان الرجیم بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم -
What to Make of the UN's Special Commission Report on Gaza?
The UN Human Rights Council’s Independent Commission of Inquiry report on the 2014 Gaza war, released Monday, is a bad piece of work—bad in almost entirely predictable and boring ways, but no less bad fo... -
Bits and Bytes
The Lopht warns of cyber insecurity ... in 1998. A fantastic review article about how we got to where we are today. "The seven young men sitting before some of Capitol Hill’s most powerful lawmakers we... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
The Defense Department announced today that a U.S. airstrike in Mosul, Iraq has killed Ali Awni al Harzi, a “person of interest” in the 2012 attack on the U.S. diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya. Har... -
Mike Lewis, 1964-2015
Navy “Top Guns” are not primarily known for their commitment to scholarship. But Mike Lewis, a former Top Gun and professor at Ohio Northern University’s Pettit College of Law, who passed away at age 50... -
In Memoriam: Professor Mike Lewis
I am so very, very sorry to report the passing of a friend and colleague, Professor Mike Lewis of Ohio Northern. Did you ever meet Mike? You'll remember him if you did. What a charming, smart, and goo... -
The D.C. Circuit's Thoroughly Convincing Decision in <em>al-Nashiri</em>
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The Steptoe Cyberlaw Podcast: An Interview with James Baker
James Baker, General Counsel of the FBI, is our guest on this week’s podcast. He fearlessly tackles the FBI’s aerial surveillance capabilities, stingrays, “Going Dark,” encryption, and the bureau’s somet... -
Al-Nashiri: DC Circuit Finds Jurisdiction to Issue Mandamus Relief, But Declines to Do So
The opinion for the unanimous three-judge panel was authored by Judge Karen LeCraft Henderson. -
Release from The Islamic State's Wilayat Sinai: “Military Operations for the Month of May-June 2015"
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Human Rights Council Commission of Inquiry Report on Gaza Released
Here it is. Here's the press release that accompanies it: GENEVA (22 June 2015): The United Nations Independent Commission of Inquiry on the 2014 Gaza conflict has gathered substantial information poin...
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