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The Meaningful Legal Differences Between Stateside and Guantánamo Detention
Gabor's post from this morning, which is styled as a response to Ben's thoughtful analysis of what it will take to close Guantánamo (while ignoring some of the other responses), concludes that the only m... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Yesterday, Secretary of Defense nominee Ash Carter appeared before the Senate Armed Services Committee for his confirmation hearing. Republicans were concerned over micromanagement by the Obama administr... -
Why a Sunset Clause is Important in Any New AUMF
The rumors circulating that the administration might in the next week finally present a draft AUMF against the Islamic State causes me to ask: What is the point of a new AUMF? Military operations agains... -
Happening Now: SASC Hearing on GITMO
The Senate Armed Services Committee is currently holding a hearing entitled "Guantanamo Detention Facility and the Future of US Detention Policy. Brian P. McKeon, Nicholas J. Rasmussen, and Rear Admiral ... -
How Not to Close Guantanamo: Bring It Here
Ben asks “What Would it Take to Close Guantanamo?” and he provides a thoughtful response weighted toward the political landscape. But there’s another not-so-merely-philosophical question that underlies h... -
The Intercept, SecureDrop, and Foreign Intelligence Services: A Response
Those readers who do not spend a lot of time on Twitter may have missed the beating Ben has been taking there for this post last week suggesting that the folks at The Intercept may be overestimating thei... -
First Take on Government's Surveillance Reform Update Report
As Wells noted yesterday the Administration released its report on the implementation of Presidential Policy Directive (PPD)-28. I am still reading through the documents, which include twelve new agency-... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Secretary of Defense nominee Ashton Carter began his confirmation hearings before the Senate Armed Services Committee today. Politico reports that, in his opening statement, Carter would insist on the pr... -
Live: Bob Litt Speaks at Brookings on Intelligence and Surveillance Reform
At the top of the hour, Robert S. Litt, General Counsel at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence will speak at the Brookings Institution. -
Happening Now: Ashton Carter Testifies Before SASC
The confirmation hearing for President Obama's nominee for Secretary of Defense, Dr. Ashton Carter, is just underway in the Senate Armed Services Committee. You can watch the hearing live below: -
Data Analytics and Policing
This interesting article on the NYPD's use of data analytics came across my desk the other day. Here is the abstract: The New York City Police Department’s Lower Manhattan Security Coordination Center i... -
Bits and Bytes
What War in the Cyber Age Looks Like. "To the young Syrian rebel fighter, the Skype message in early December 2013 appeared to come from a woman in Lebanon, named Iman Almasri, interested in his cause. ...
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