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Senator Mark Udall Now Speaking on the Senate Floor
We only have a C-Span link thus far, but will embed video, and post a transcript, when and if one or the other becomes available. The outgoing Democrat and member of the Senate Intelligence Committee is... -
Congress Tries To Stop the IANA Transition -- But Does It?
By now, readers of this blog are aware of the decision by the Obama Administration to relinquish the last vestiges of control of the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (known as the IANA function). The... -
Video of Secretary of State Kerry's Testimony on ISIL AUMF
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Findings, Conclusions and Areas of Dispute Between the SSCI Report, the Minority and the CIA: Part 2
Below, you will find the second installment in our ongoing effort to identify, in summary form, key areas of dispute as between the SSCI, the SSCI minority, and the CIA with regard the CIA's detention an... -
Various Senators React to the SSCI Report
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Findings, Conclusions and Areas of Dispute Between the SSCI Report, the Minority and the CIA: Part 1
We’re going to start processing this voluminous release of material by comparing the top-line conclusions reached by the three major entities: The SSCI majority, the SSCI minority, and the CIA, each of w... -
Kerry Outlines Administration Vision of an AUMF
From Secretary of State John Kerry's prepared testimony before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee today: Toward that end, we ask you now to work closely with us on a bipartisan basis to develop langu... -
Happening Now: Secretary of State John Kerry Testifies on ISIS AUMF
Secretary of State John Kerry is currently testifying in front of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on an authorization of the use of military force against the Islamic State. You can view the testi... -
Released: SSCI Detention and Interrogation Study, Along With Minority Views and the CIA's Response
Here is the long-awaited Executive Summary of the Senate Intelligence Committee's Study of the CIA's Detention and Interrogation Program. The latter includes in a single file a foreword authored by Sena... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
The US is bracing for the expected release today of the most extensive review of CIA intelligence-gathering tactics “in generations.” The report is expected to be released at around 11:15 AM, right as Se... -
Senator Feinstein to Speak on the Senate Floor Regarding the SSCI Report and Torture
We expect the Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman to address the chamber, and to discuss her Committee's long-anticipated study, sometime between 11 and 11:15. A link to C-SPAN's coverage is here; t... -
The Forthcoming SSCI Report: Preemptive Commentary and What to Expect on Lawfare
The Senate Intelligence Committee report on the CIA's interrogation program is expected out today, but unsurprisingly, many people aren't bothering to wait for it, the minority views, or the CIA's respon...
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