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Alexander and Inglis Letter to the “NSA/CSS Family,” and the USG's Unconscionably Weak Defense of NSA
Kevin Gosztola at Firedoglake has a copy of a two-page letter from NSA Director Gen. -
Shane Harris on Nathan Myhrvold's Paper
Over at Foreign Policy, Shane Harris has a story about Nathan Myhrvold's Lawfare Research Paper Series paper: "Strategic Terrorism: A Call to Action." Along the way, it also contains some nice words abou... -
9/19 Session #7: Exit Glover, Enter Bechtold
Our recess ends. Brent Glover, encryption maven, abbreviation jockey and government witness, is recalled. Cheryl Bormann has but one question, about the scope of Glover’s testimony and expertise: this de... -
9/19 Session #6: Further Tech Talk
Walid Bin Attash’s Learned Counsel, Cheryl Bormann, pushes on with the afternoon’s tech-laden discussion, and the government’s witness, Brent Glover. She brandishes a demonstrative, which lists several ... -
9/19 Session #5: On PKI, CAC, PGP, and Other Tech Talk
The government will call its witnesses now, with respect to AE155---the defense motion to abate in light of IT problems. Leading off is Brent Glover, head of DoD’s Washington Headquarters Services Ident... -
9/19 Session #4: The Path Forward, Part Two
Your correspondents, court, counsel and two accused return from lunch; Wendy Kelly, Chief of Operations for the Convening Authority, returns to the stand. -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Syria's back on the front pages. President Bashar al-Assad, in an interview with Fox News, flatly denied his regime used chemical weapons and accused rebel groups of responsibility for the August 21 at... -
9/19 Session #3: The Path Forward, Part One
The Chief Prosecutor swears in our next AE 155-related witness: Wendy Kelly, an attorney and Chief of Operations for the Convening Authority. David Nevin, one of KSM’s lawyers, questions her, first abou... -
9/19 Session #2: "The Dirty Shutdown"
Scott Parr, Branch Chief for Information Technology at the Office of Military Commissions (“OMC”) and the Convening Authority, is on the witness stand. Questioning him is Gary Sowards, one of KSM’s attor... -
9/19 Session #1: Mayberry Wrap-Up
Buckle up, Smallwood CCTV fans; we’re back in session at Guantanamo’s Expeditionary Legal Complex, Courtroom 2. Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and Walid Bin Attash are the only two accused present. The absences... -
9/11 Case Motions Hearings: September 19 Session
Your Lawfare correspondent returns to Fort Meade today for another day of hearings in United States v. Mohammed et. -
Congress is Still Naked
Our piece last night summarizing the just-released FISC opinion on Section 215 bulk metadata collection unleashed a storm of protest that caught us a little by surprise.
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