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Today's Headlines and Commentary
On the night before Christmas eve, the National Security Agency quietly released hundreds of surveillance-related documents, some of which describe the inadvertent targeting of U.S. citizens. We’ve begun... -
Thoughts on the SSCI Report, Part III: The Program’s Effectiveness
Having started this series of posts by focusing on the aspect of the SSCI's report on which the committee majority is strongest---the program's brutality---I want to turn now to the aspects of the commit... -
The Year to Come in Asia's Seas
The latest issue of the Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative reviews the most important maritime security developments in Asia in 2014. AMTI’s expert analysts also look ahead, highlighting what they arg... -
The Interview -- Ugh
Jane beat me to it ... This is a really bad movie. The only thing worse than watching a bad movie out of a sense of patriotic obligation is doing so with the intent of writing a scathing review, only t... -
From Fake to Real Importance: Another Review of “The Interview”
This morning the Associated Press reported that South Korea, Japan and the United States will be signing their first three-way intelligence-sharing pact as part of an effort to address the growing North ... -
NSA Releases IG Reports on Possibly Illegal Agency Activities
On December 23, the NSA released a set of redacted reports detailing “intelligence activities . . . that [it has] reason to believe may be unlawful or contrary to Executive order or Presidential directiv... -
Christmas in the Trenches 2014
This season makes me think of the story of the Christmas truce of 1914 in the trenches of the Western Front. With warm wishes to all of of Lawfare's readers and especial thanks to those of our readers wh... -
NSA Swag Made in Pakistan
Three years ago, Lawfare broke the important news that CIA branded gear at the CIA's gift shop was being imported from, of all places, Pakistan. Now, just in time for your last-minute holiday shopping, c... -
Did Edward Snowden Call for Abolishing the Intelligence Community?
Forget North Korea. Forget the Islamic State. Forget the Iranian nuclear program. I want to tell you about my exchange with Edward Snowden---and the amazing things he seems to have said in it. The excha... -
Was It North Korea?
By now, we are all familiar with the attribution problems inherent in cyberspace. Notwithstanding, I have been provisionally willing to accept the FBI's assertion of North Korean responsibility for the ... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
The Islamic State has captured a Jordanian pilot, participating in the U.S.-led campaign against the Islamic State. His plane reportedly “went down” during a mission conducted near Raqqa in northern Syri... -
A Modest Defense of the Government’s Legal and Policy Confusion Re Sony
The attribution problem makes it very hard for the public to know if North Korea in fact attacked Sony, the precise damage Sony suffered, and the party responsible for the (apparent) counter-attack in No...
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