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Today’s Headlines and Commentary
Carol Rosenberg of the Miami Herald starts us off today with this story about the Pentagon’s attempts at “culturally correct” force feedings at Guantanamo Bay. Robert H. Reid of the Associated Press inf... -
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Agreeing---Sort Of---with Both Carrie and Steve on FISA
I find myself sympathetic to both Carrie and Steve on FISA oversight. -
The Cairo Diary: Sit-in Dispersal Watch
I am back in Cairo after some time out of the country, and there is a lot going on. Here are some notes from the last fews weeks in reverse chronological order. -
Defense Support of Civil Authorities
One sometimes hears in national security circles, including within the USG, statements to the effect that the U.S. military cannot operate in the homeland, or cannot execute law within the homeland. -
Moving Beyond the NSA's Reach
As noted in the roundup, Lavabit is in the news again as one of two popular encrypted email services to shut down last Thursday. The company first made headlines back in July, when Edward Snowden used hi... -
Today’s Headlines and Commentary
August hasn’t been quite as sleepy in Washington as it is rumored to be. In addition to the Department of Justice White Paper on Section 215 that was released on Friday, CNN’s Evan Perez points us to a ... -
Defriending FISA: A Response to Carrie Cordero
The central theme of Carrie's post critiquing proposals for FISA reform appears to be that there are already too many lawyers and too much oversight of how the NSA conducts "foreign intelligence surveill... -
Thoughts on the Proposals to Make FISA More Friendly
President Obama was dead-on when he said the following in his August 9th press conference: "[P]robably what's a fair criticism is my assumption that if we had checks and balances from the courts and Cong... -
How to Measure the Value of NSA Programs?
The President says that he has ordered a review of NSA surveillance programs, and one of the challenging aspects of such review will be establishing metrics of success and value. This is a common challe... -
Lawfare Podcast Episode #38: An Interview with the Solicitor General . . . of Tonga
Lawfarers will recall Ben's trip, two months back, to Bangkok and the 26th annual International Military Law and Operations (MILOPS) Conference. While attending MILOPS, he interviewed a number of key co...
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