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40,000 Foot Reactions to President’s Review Group Report and Recommendations
Pre-Snowden, the USG faced few constraints in its collection and analysis other than what the law imposed and what its large budget permitted. Within these constraints, the USG could focus almost solely... -
A Fruitcake of a Report
The Report of the President’s Review Group on Intelligence and Communications Technologies is, like many such reports, a fruitcake. It’s chock full of tasty cherries---and other bits that are nuts. You h... -
Lawfare Podcast Episode #56: Inside NSA, Part V--An Interview with Fran Fleisch, the Agency's Acting Deputy Director
It’s the final episode of “Inside NSA: We Brought in a Recording Device So You Don’t Have To”—our special series of podcast interviews we've been running this week with senior NSA officials. In the fift... -
Desperately Seeking Substance (Not Slogans) in Review Group Report on NSA Surveillance
While the Report of the President’s Review Group (see Ritika’s post here and Ben’s here) has already generated classic Washington-style buzz because of its criticism of the NSA’s bulk collection of metad... -
Noor Uthman & Ibrahim Idris Transferred to Sudan
This latest pair of repatriations brings the total number of detainees transferred to eight in 2013. Noor Uthman Muhammed pleaded guilty in a military commission in 2011, and has since completed his sent... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation issued a report yesterday on the data broker industry. The Committee looked into nine of the biggest brokers, and took testimony from various ... -
Judge Pohl Rules on Classification Motions in 9/11 Case
Earlier this week, Military Judge James Pohl, the presiding judge at the military commission case United States v. Mohammed et al, issued three orders that relate to secrecy in the military commissions. ... -
12/19 Motions Session #1: Bin Al Shibh's Capacity, and a Quick End to the Hearing
The military judge ascends the bench at Guantanamo; our proceedings resume, with Walid Bin Attash and Mustafa Al-Hawsawi having absented themselves. Did they do so voluntarily? Yes, according to the pr... -
9/11 Case Motions Hearing: 12/19 Session
It's Thursday here at Fort Meade's little CCTV hovel---from which a skeleton crew will observe, remotely and in nearly real time, pre-trial motions proceedings in the 9/11 case. Look for dispatches thro... -
Lawfare Podcast Episode #55: Inside NSA, Part IV--We Speak with Anne Neuberger, the Woman on Front Lines of NSA's Relations with Industry
It’s Day 4 of “Inside NSA: We Brought in a Recording Device So You Don’t Have To”—the special series of podcast interviews we've been running this week with senior NSA officials. In our penultimate epis... -
Unwinding Detention in Afghanistan: Are Military Commissions in the United States the Solution?
The Washington Post had an important story yesterday involving the future of the 53 military detainees who remain in U.S. -
Detainees Move for Complete Copy of Revised Force-Feeding Protocols
The appellants in Aamer v. Obama have spent the last month battling the government for a complete copy of recently revised Guantanamo force-feeding protocols, according to a motion filed by the detainees...
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