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Today's Headlines and Commentary
What a mess. As we write, ISIS is shelling Kurdish defenders inside the town of Kobani; a U.S.-led coalition is bombing ISIS in the areas around Kobani; and the Turkish military (which is nominally a par... -
Why Glenn Greenwald's Challenge is Asking the Wrong Question
Over at Vox an admiring article appears on a challenge that Glenn Greenwald is giving to people who think they have nothing to hide: The most common defense for the massive expansion of -
On the Latest <em>Intercept</em> Story
You may not have read much about the latest big scoop in The Intercept, released Friday evening under the bylines of Peter Maass and Laura Poitras and headlined "Core Secrets: NSA Saboteurs in China and ... -
New Yorker Profile of Laura Poitras
I have just read George Packer's profile of Laura Poitras in the New Yorker, which centers around her new, long-awaited film about Edward Snowden. The film, due for release October 24 and called Citizenf... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
The ISIS siege on Kobani appears to have failed--for now. While the flashpoint city continues to struggle with ISIS counterattacks, it appears that the Kurdish peshmerga, with the help of coalition airst... -
End of “Forever War” Watch, Columbus Day Weekend Edition
Last year President Obama called for the end of the 2001 AUMF conflict and wagged his finger at people who thought continued statutory authority was needed to meet the continuing and morphing Islamic ter... -
Jane Mayer Interviews Edward Snowden
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The Week That Will Be
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The Fox-DOJ Subpoena Fight: A Summary in Documents
In July 2009, Mike Levine, a reporter for Fox News, broke a story about federal prosecutors secretly filing terrorism charges against a group of Somali-Americans in Minneapolis who were recruited to join... -
Read Out: Hearing on DOJ's State Secrets Claim in <em>Restis v. UANI</em>
The transcript of Judge Edgardo Ramos' Wednesday hearing in Restis v. United Against Nuclear Iran ("UANI") is in---and full of fascinating questions about the government's use of the state secrets privil... -
Hawk v. Drone
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The Foreign Policy Essay: Hearts, Minds, & ISIL
Editor’s Note: The return of U.S. military advisors to Iraq and U.S. airstrikes against the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant have dashed hopes that the United States would be able to put the latest c...
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