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Announcing <em>Lawfare</em>'s First E-Book: <em>Lawfare on the National Defense Authorization Acts</em>
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Philip Bobbitt on the Snowden Affair
Philip Bobbitt (Columbia Law School, and the author of, among many other things, Terror and Consent) writes in: Three thoughts on the Snowden matter. First, Snowden's strongest point: how can the govern... -
Another Take on the Targeting and Minimization Procedures
Earlier, I posted my read on the leaked NSA targeting and minimization procedures. Unsurprisingly, the ACLU has a rather different take. -
The Minimization and Targeting Procedures: An Analysis
Edward Snowden is on the move, in Moscow and reportedly heading towards Ecuador, but I will leave coverage of that to the daily press. -
Guantanamo: "a facility that should never have been opened"?
In his NDU speech, President Obama asserted that “there is no justification beyond politics for Congress to prevent us from closing a facility that should never have been opened.” As has become fairly t... -
Readings: George Shultz, Park Avenue Synagogue Address, 1984
The age of international and transnational terrorism came to prominence in the late 1960s and 70s, and then kicked into high gear in the 1980s, particularly where terrorists were supported by, and someti... -
Criminal Complaint Filed Against Edward Snowden
Th Washington Post and New York Times report.The three-count criminal complaint---alleging theft of government property, unauthorized communication of national defense information, and willful communicat... -
The Week That Was: All of Lawfare in One Post
Lawfare readers probably already know that we had a few technical difficulties this week that resulted in the site's being intermittently inaccessible for a couple of days. We hope we're past all of that... -
Chief Prosecutor Statement on This Week’s Hearings in United States v. Mohammad et al
Here is Brig. Gen. Mark Martins's statement on this week's hearings in United States v. Mohammad et al. It opens: Good afternoon. I am pleased to have the opportunity to speak with you after five d... -
6/21 Motions Session #7: A Ruling, and a Wrap
The evidence submitted, it falls to Edward Ryan to argue in support of AE18, the prosecution’s request for a written communications order. -
6/21 Motions Session #6: Adieu, CAPT Welsh
Defense re-direct of Welsh follows, and---the day having slogged on---we’ll summarize it ever briefly.
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