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Offline -- The Chinese Peril
Those who follow my blog posts devoutly (both of you :-)) will be sad to learn that I will be off-line from now until the July 4th holiday. Of course, as with everything I write about, the underlying re... -
6/19 Motions Hearing #6: Woods' Words
Crackles can be heard as lapel mics are adjusted and our proceedings are called back to order. A cell phone detection alert in the courtroom caused our most recent technical outage. Judge Pohl asks all... -
6/19 Motions Session #5: How the Woods Order Worked
We return from lunch curious about whether video teleconference issues have been resolved. That would allow us to hear from Admiral David Woods, former commanding officer at GTMO, once again. It turns ... -
6/19 Motions Session #4: The MCA 2009 and Congress's Intent
Our proceedings resume, and all wonder: do the machines work? They may soon, as the commission gives the technical folks until 1300 to resolve any outstanding issues. We’ll thus work on some other odds... -
6/19 Motions Session #3: Fits and Starts
Technical snags resolved---or, at least worked around temporarily---we return to J. Connell III’s examination of Admiral Woods. -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Carol Rosenberg wrote about yesterday's arguments in the 9/11 hearings on defense counsel's request for access to the Red Cross's reports of its interviews with the five accused. -
6/19 Motions Session #2: Another Day, Another Admiral
Rear Admiral David Woods appears now, by video teleconference. J. Connell III, Ammar al-Baluchi’s lawyer, questions Woods in connection with AE008, AE18, and AE32---motions to dismiss for defective refe... -
6/19 Motions Session #1: Last Words on ICRC Reports
A lawnmower can be heard outside here at Burba, as the CCTV screen comes alive. The military judge takes the bench, and the commission is called to order. All five accused are in the house. Our first o... -
9/11 Case Motions Hearing: June 19 Session
Despite the lack of any hearings in the Bradley Manning trial today, your correspondents are still working out of Burba Cottage at Fort Meade for our third day of CCTV-broadcasted coverage of pre-trial h... -
Susan Landau on Minimization
The following is a guest post by Susan Landau, author of Surveillance or Security? The Risks Posed by New Wiretapping Technologies. -
6/18 Motions Session #5: A Farewell to the Admiral
A few words for MacDonald, from Al-Baluchi counsel J. Connell III. The court hints at a narrower re-direct examination, reminding Connell and other counsel to limit questions to issues addressed during ... -
6/18 Motions Session #4: A Prosecutor Asks, and MacDonald Answers
Addressing the witness, prosecutor Edward Ryan proposes to keep things simple. Is there an actual law that created these commissions? Yes, the MCA 2009, as implemented in the Military Commissions Manua...
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