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Jason Leopold on the Samir Khan Case
Over at VICE News, reporter Jason Leopold has this very interesting story about the FBI investigation of Samir Khan, the AQAP propagandist and editor of Inspire magazine, who was killed in the strike aga... -
Julian Sanchez on the NSA Controversies and Surveillance Reform
Cato Institute scholar Julian Sanchez has this lengthy interview with a podcast called Free Thoughts from libertarianism.org on the NSA controversies. -
CRS Report on Major Court Rulings Concerning Enemy Combatant Detainees
The Congressional Research Service has put out a new report entitled "Judicial Activity Concerning Enemy Combatant Detainees: Major Court Rulings." The summary reads, in part: This report discusses majo... -
Government Asserts State Secrets Privilege in Defamation Suit Against Non-Profit
Last week---and in a somewhat unusual development---the Department of Justice filed a motion to intervene, stay, and dismiss a private lawsuit against a non-profit organization, citing the state secrets ... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
After more than two months of uncertainty and tension in Afghanistan over a presidential election gone awry, the two presidential candidates, Abdullah Abdullah and Ashraf Ghani, have reportedly agreed to... -
Ongoing "Covert" Training of Syrian Rebels: But Is It Still Covert . . . , And, If So, Why?
[Cross-Posted at Just Security] Last week Congress approved, and the President signed, legislation that authorizes the Secretary of Defense (see section 149) to "provide assistance, including training,... -
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The Week that Will Be
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The Foreign Policy Essay: Al Qaeda’s Re-launch in South Asia
Lost in the hubbub over the rise of the Islamic State and the Obama administration’s move to war in Iraq was the Al Qaeda core’s declaration of a new affiliate in South Asia—long a home to jihadist activ... -
The Lawfare Podcast, Episode #92: Benjamin Wittes on “A Constitution Under Chronic Stress”
This week, the nation once again celebrated Constitution Day, for which Ben gave an address at Kenyon College, which we provide to you in full. In his talk, Ben covered what he calls a “Constitution Unde... -
The Encryption Wars Continue
For quite a while it has been the case that properly implemented encryption will defeat efforts to crack it (at least using current technology). Yet it has been the case for an equally long time that ver... -
The Week That Was: All of Lawfare in One Post
On Friday, Ben pointed out that while it may be fashionable to blame the NSA as the only “bad guys” collecting your data; many organizations, including even the Library of Congress, are actively collatin...
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