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The United States has not forgotten you, Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl. The Obama administration wants to resume talks with the Afghan Taliban and has offered to trade five of its members, who are held at Guantanam... -
Bits and Bytes
Today's Bits and Bytes starts out with an article about Bitcoin. As the New York Times reports, Bitcoin is facing two challenges -- from regulators who want to bring the virtual currency under the umbre... -
Military Commissions, Conspiracy, and al-Iraqi
Over the weekend, I blogged over at Just Security about the al-Iraqi case pending before the military commissions at Guantánamo—and, in particular, Saturday’s New York Times story reporting that the gove... -
Edward Lucas v. Conor Friedersdorf
For those of you who just can't get enough of debates featuring Atlantic writer Conor Friedersdorf, who appeared debating me on drones in this week's episode of the Lawfare Podcast. . -
2/17 Motions Session #1: Does Al-Nashiri Want Different Defense Counsel?
The pretrial session commences in unremarkable fashion, with some additions to the prosecution and defense teams; a few new lawyers put their credentials on the record. But then comes this unforeseen de... -
Al-Nashiri Motions Hearing: February 17 Session
It's a snowy day here at the Fort Meade CCTV facility. Lawfare's in the house, for the first of this eight-day, pre-trial motions hearing in United States v. Al-Nashiri. Same format as always: dispatch... -
What I Am---And What I Am Not---Saying About Laura Poitras
This morning, Jane and I posted a critique of the New York Times's very silly story about non-NSA surveillance---by one foreign government against another foreign governments---surveillance not against U... -
Statement from the Chief Prosecutor Regarding This Week's Hearings in Al-Nashiri
You'll find the statement in full, here. It opens as follows: Good evening. Abd Al Rahim Hussayn Muhammad Al Nashiri stands charged with serious violations of the law of war for his alleged role in... -
Three Military Commission Developments
One in the recent past, two more in the very near future. The first came on Friday, when the government added a conspiracy count to the military commission charges against Guantanamo detainee Abdul Hadi... -
Bits and Bytes
Bob Gourley, of CTO Vision, thinks that the NIST Cybersecurity Framework is OK as far it goes. But he is concerned that the “framework is missing something very important that enterprises big and small ... -
The Foreign Policy Essay: ISIS’s Rejection of Al Qaeda—The End of an Era?
Editor’s Note: Cooperation among terrorist groups is dangerous, making them far more flexible and lethal in their operations. Yet such cooperation is rare, and when it occurs it can be fraught with prob... -
The Latest Snowden Leak: NSA Isn't Spying on Lawyers
Unless the public is really tiring of matters Snowden, the New York Times’s latest is going to stir up the hornet’s nest. “Spying by N.S.A. Ally Entangled U.S. Law Firm,” blares the headline of the story...
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