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9/11 Defense Counsel on the FBI's Contacts with Defense Team Members
Defense lawyers for 9/11 accused Ammar al-Baluchi had this to say yesterday, about an emergency defense filing in the 9/11 case concerning alleged FBI contacts with a member of another accused's defense ... -
4/15 Motions Session #1: Housekeeping, and FBI Things
It’s Tuesday, 9:12 a.m., when our Fort Meade screen comes to life: down at Guantanamo, the military judge, Army Col. James L. Pohl, calls proceedings to order. -
9/11 Case Motions Hearing: April 15 Session
Tax day is upon us; so is day two in a four-day, pre-trial motions hearing in United States v. Mohammed et al. -
The Washington Post and Guardian Pulitzers: I Dissent
I know it is rude and churlish to offer anything but warm congratulations when former colleagues win a major prize—much less journalism's most prestigious award. -
Today’s Headlines and Commentary
Last night, the UN Security Council held an emergency meeting to discuss the worsening crisis in Ukraine, reports CNN. The Ukrainian government set a Monday 9 a.m. -
The Policy Tension on Zero-Days Will Not Go Away
The proposition that NSA should under no circumstances stockpile zero-day vulnerabilities, but should in all cases disclose them in order to perfect defenses, apparently has appeal in some quarters. It ... -
4/14 Motions Hearing #1: Ex Parte Hearings, FBI Investigations, and a Recess
It’s game time, y’all. The military judge, Army Col. James Pohl, ascends the bench and resumes pretrial proceedings in the 9/11 case. All five accused are present, along with their lawyers and a few oth... -
9/11 Case Motions Hearing: April 14 Session
Today marks the beginning of a four-day hearing in the 9/11 case, a.k.a. United States v. Mohammed et al. Lawfare will cover the session, with almost-live updates from a Closed Circuit TV viewing facil... -
The Week That Will Be
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Statement of the Chief Prosecutor on This Week's Hearing in the 9/11 Case
You'll find it here. And that's as good a reminder as any that, tomorrow, Lawfare will resume coverage of pretrial motions hearings in United States v. Mohammed et. al. This week's four-day session wil... -
The Aboutalebi Visa Denial: U.S. Law and Historical Precedents
President Obama’s decision to deny a visa to Iran’s would-be Ambassador to the United Nations, Hamid Aboutalebi, is based on U.S. law dating back to 1947 and has numerous historical precedents. Although... -
The Foreign Policy Essay: Preventing the Proliferation of Armed Drones
Editor’s Note: Drone warfare and its many implications is a favorite subject for Lawfare readers. Yet even as the United States develops policies for the use of drones on and off the battlefield, it must...
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