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Oral Argument Recap: Obaydullah v. Obama, Round Two
Your Lawfare team is ready with pen and paper, and bated breath, to hear oral arguments in the habeas-related appeal of Afghan detainee Obaydullah before the three-judge panel of D.C. Circuit Court of Ap... -
Two Thoughts on the Sanger/Shanker Story on NSA Infiltration of Foreign Networks
David Sanger and Thom Shanker have a lengthy story in the NYT about various NSA techniques for penetrating foreign computers and networks, including a strategy for accessing seemingly air-gapped computer... -
KSM's "Statement to the Crusaders of the Military Commissions at Guantanamo"
According to a Huffington Post story this afternoon, accused 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed has penned a thirty-six page "Statement to the Crusaders of the Military Commissions at Guantanamo." -
Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on the President's Review Group Report
The Senate Judiciary Committee is holding a hearing to review the Report of the President's Review Group on Intelligence and Communications Technology. The scheduled witnesses are the members of the Revi... -
Views from the Judiciary on Possible Surveillance Reforms
Yesterday, U.S. District Judge John Bates sent over two documents----a summary cover letter and a more detailed analysis---to the Senate Intelligence Committee. Delivered in Bates's capacity as the Dire... -
Today’s Headlines and Commentary
Iran may have agreed to an interim nuclear deal, but that hasn't stopped war from brewing on the home front. -
Describing Bob Litt in Contradictory Terms?
In his profile yesterday of DNI General Counsel Bob Litt, the Washington Post's Greg Miller writes: Litt has donated tens of thousands of dollars to Democratic candidates and causes, and friends describe... -
Today in the D.C. Circuit: Obaydullah v. Obama, Round Two
First up for the three-judge panel of D.C. Circuit Judges Merrick Garland, Karen LeCraft Henderson, and David Tatel this morning is its second oral argument related to the detention of Afghan detainee Ob... -
"Overblown" and "Misleading"? The New America Foundation Report on the Role of NSA Surveillance in Preventing Attacks
Since Edward Snowden unveiled the existence of NSA's mass surveillance programs in June, various government officials have gone on the record to claim that the programs have prevented terrorist attacks a... -
Supreme Court Denies Samantar Cert Petition (but this may not be the end of the story)
The Supreme Court today denied cert in the Samantar case, rejecting the Government’s recommendation to grant, vacate, and remand to the Fourth Circuit and instead allowing the Fourth Circuit’s decision t... -
"Afghanistan: A Distant War," by Robert Nickelsberg
Afghanistan: A Distant War Robert Nickelsberg; Foreword by Jon Lee Anderson; Introduction by Ahmad Nader Nadery Prestel U -
Today’s Headlines and Commentary
Let's start with nuclear news: Iran and six world powers---United States, Russia, China, France, Britain and Germany---have completed an interim deal under which Tehran will temporarily slow its nuclear ...
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