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9/11 Case Motions Hearing: August 13 Session
A reminder: Lawfare won't be traveling to Fort Meade to take in, almost live and via CCTV broadcast, the rest of this week's pretrial hearing in the 9/11 case. We will thus resort to our backup coverage... -
8/13 Session: Severance, Re-Reconsidered
Army Col. James Pohl starts Wednesday's brief session begins with a summary of where things stand in the case of United States v. -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
The Associated Press reports that at least four children were killed in clashes between Iraqi troops and Sunni militants west of Baghdad today, a day after the U.N. declared the humanitarian crisis in Ir... -
Al-Nashiri Order Dismissing Charges Relating to French Oil Tanker
We flagged news coverage of this important military commissions ruling earlier, when the item in question was not yet available. -
Plaintiffs file response in Klayman v. Obama
Yesterday plaintiffs-appellees filed their response in Klayman v. Obama, the Section 215 metadata collection case up on appeal in the D.C. Circuit. -
Countries Without Conflicts: Notes from Iceland
It's hard to imagine a place in the world where one would feel less threatened by geopolitics than Iceland. It's an island. It's pretty far from anywhere else. And it has very few people (the entire coun... -
Petitioner Files Opening Brief in Al Bahlul v. United States
Petitioner Ali al Bahlul, the Yemeni detainee who served as Osama bin Laden's personal assistant and public relations secretary, has just filed his opening brief in Al Bahlul v. -
National Security Network Proposes Plan to Repeal AUMF
The National Security Network has released a new report entitled "Ending the Endless War: An Incremental Approach to Repealing the 2001 AUMF." The report suggests a series of measures to cap and eventual... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki no longer has the backing of Iran and faces pressure from Saudi Arabia, reports USA Today. -
This Afternoon's Hearing in the 9/11 Case
A reminder, and a little coverage note: this afternoon will see a pre-trial hearing in the case against Ramzi Binalshibh---one of five men charged with plotting the 9/11 attacks. Unfortunately Lawfare wo... -
Obama’s Foreign Policy and the Nirvana Fallacy
President Obama’s foreign policy appears in shambles. Many of his major decisions – decisions to act, and not to act – seem to have turned out badly. To take a few examples of prominent criticisms: If ... -
Vice News Coverage of The Islamic State
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