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Today's Headlines and Commentary
Iraqi lawmakers have broken political deadlock and elected Sunni lawmaker Salim al-Jubouria as the new speaker of parliament, the Associated Press reports. The election is a first step to forming a new g... -
Privacy and Power: A Reflection on the German-American Intelligence Crisis
The Germans are angry. They have been simmering since Edward Snowden’s disclosures last summer revealed the startling extent of American intelligence-gathering and data-collection activities in Europe. ... -
USG Files Opening Brief in Klayman Appeal
Yesterday the government filed its opening brief in Klayman v. Obama, in a bid to overturn D.C. District Court Judge Richard J. -
Bahlul: A Longer View
Steve says of yesterday’s Bahlul decision. -
A Rough Overview of Today's Ruling in Al-Bahlul
This morning, the full D.C. Circuit resolved military commission defendant Ali Hamza Ahmad Suliman al-Bahlul’s’s long-running appeal, in split fashion: by rejecting al Bahlul’s challenge to his conspirac... -
Barton Gellman on the Washington Post's NSA Story
Over at the Washington Post, reporter Barton Gellman has a lengthy article on his (and his coauthors') reporting methods and ethical choices in their recent story on the large ca -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
According to the Wall Street Journal, the "convergence of security crises" from the Middle East to the South China Sea marks a "breadth of global instability" unseen since the late 1970s. -
En Banc D.C. Circuit Opinion in Al-Bahlul
I am thumbing through the long-awaited and seemingly split ruling, which opens as follows: -
The Drone Memo Makes It Clear: Khadr's Conviction Lacks Legal Foundation
As readers of this blog will know, after the Second Circuit released a redacted copy of the OLC’s “drone memo,” those of us who represent Omar Khadr filed a motion with the U.S. -
The Week that Will Be
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Holder on “Something That Gives Us Really Extreme, Extreme Concern”
President Obama, in his NDU speech last year, stated: “[T]his war, like all wars, must end. That’s what history advises. That’s what our democracy demands.” Attorney General Holder, in a conversation ... -
The Foreign Policy Essay: Your Enemy Has a Name—How the “Al Qaeda” Label is Leading U.S Policy Astray
Editor's Note: The United States has been at war since 9/11, but the nature of the enemy remains unclear. Some would say the war is against terrorists of all stripes, while others focus more narrowly on ...
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