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Today’s Headlines and Commentary
Let’s begin with all things Al Qaeda. Sources revealed that Ayman al-Zawahiri allegedly told Nasir al-Wuhayshi, leader of AQAP and Al Qaeda’s number two, to “do something.” Barbara Starr of CNN reports t... -
Appellant Brief Filed in Aamer v. Obama
Three Guantanamo detainees filed their opening brief yesterday in Aamer v. Obama. Shaker Aamer, Nabil Hadjarab and Ahmed Belbacha are appealing the D.C. District Court’s denial of their motions for a pre... -
On the AQAP-al Qaeda Relationship and Its Implications for the AUMF
This story from Ellen Nakashima and Anne Gearan, in the Washington Post, reports that the threat leading to the closure of so many embassies and consulates involves a direct order from Ayman al-Zawahiri ... -
New York Times Edit: "No One Has Questioned the N.S.A.’s Role in Collecting Intelligence Overseas"
The New York Times editorial page is annoyed, though not surprised, that some politicians are trying to exploit the [embassy closure] episode by arguing that it proves the value of the National Security ... -
David Frakt on "How to Salvage the Military Commissions"
David J.R. Frakt---a legal scholar, former defense counsel with the Office of Military Commissions, and a Lt. Col. in the U.S. Air Force Reserve JAG Corps---writes in with the following extended thoughts... -
An Update in the GTMO Counsel Access Case in the D.C. Circuit
Two developments in Hatim et al. v. Obama et al., the D.C. Circuit case regarding JTF-GTMO's detainee access procedures for defense counsel: one, the filing of additional briefing regarding the stay of a... -
Encryption Keys and Surveillance
In this post I want to offer some extended thoughts on the question of encryption and its intersection with surveillance on the web. The jumping off point for this discussion is a recent article by Decl... -
Does Judicial Review of National-Security Policies Constrain or Enable the Government?
With the current controversies over the NSA's surveillance programs, I want to return to broader issues about how to think about the role of courts in the national-security area. In this area, governme... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Most people already know that U.S. embassies around the world are closed through at least Saturday. And lots of media are covering it. -
Reminder to Law Students: Buy Your Textbooks Using our Amazon Widget
A note of the thanks to the law students who have been buying text books using our sidebar Amazon widget. This is hugely valuable to the site, as textbooks are criminally expensive, but it costs you noth... -
Wisdom on Security From XKCD
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The Lingering Problem of the Lingering Detainee Population Under US Control in Afghanistan
An article in the Washington Post today draws attention, once more (see here, for example), to the lingering question of what will become of the lingering population of detainees (all non-Afghans) remain...
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