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Why Kinsley is Wrong About the Connection Between Democracy and the Publication of National Security Secrets
Michael Kinsley, in his review of Glenn Greenwald’s book, made the following claims about leaks of national security secrets: The question is who decides. -
Incredible Photographs of World War I Battlefields a Century Later
From Smithsonian magazine and Irish landscape photographer, Michael St. Maur Sheil---who has a new exhibition on World War I battlefields a century on. -
Statement from the Chief Prosecutor on This Week's Hearings in Al-Nashiri
The Chief Prosecutor at Guantanamo, Brig. Gen. Mark Martins, had this to say on the eve of a pre-trial motions hearing in United States v. Al-Nashiri---which commences tomorrow, and which Lawfare will co... -
The Uncertain Future of Military Detention Authority as "Combat Operations" in Afghanistan End
Scooping his own speech tomorrow at West Point, President Obama today announced his decision on future US force levels in Afghanistan. Assuming that the winner of the Afghan presidential election will i... -
FTC's Data Broker Report
The 110-page document was released today, and entitled "Data Brokers: A Call for Transparency and Accountability." If you care about Big Data, then you will want to read the report. -
Today’s Headlines and Commentary
Petro Poroshenko, the pro-Europe chocolate tycoon, was declared the victor in Ukraine's presidential election on Sunday, reports the Wall Street Journal. -
Double Standard in Publishing Classified Information?
I am struck by the circumspection of the American press in not revealing the name of the CIA Station Chief in Afghanistan whom the Obama Administration inadvertently disclosed over the weekend. That nam... -
The Week That Will Be
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"No Place to Hide: Edward Snowden, the NSA, and the U.S. Surveillance State," by Glenn Greenwald
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Memorial Day Thought by Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain
Robert Samuelson reminds us today of the Civil War origins of Memorial Day in this lovely piece in the Washington Post, which contains a long excerpt from James McPherson’s terrific Battle Cry of Freedom. -
Senator Corker on AUMF Reform
Senator Corker has an op-ed in the WP on the need to update the AUMF. He documents the growth of extra-AUMF terrorist threats and then argues: These incidents seem to suggest that the September 2001 Au... -
The Foreign Policy Essay: Hamas’s Islamist Foes
Editor’s Note: The United States rightly regards the Muslim Brotherhood-affiliated Palestinian organization Hamas as a terrorist group, but Hamas is also the de facto government of the Gaza Strip. There ...
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