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Boston Bombings: Local Police and Counterterrorism Intelligence
The New York Times had a story yesterday headlined “F.B.I. Didn’t Tell Boston Police of Warning on Brother”: Police Commissioner Edward Davis said that though some of his officers worked with the F.B.I. ... -
New America Says Guantanamo Recidivism Rate Isn't as High as Intelligence Community Claims
The New America Foundation has released a fact sheet listing the identities of Guantanamo Bay detainees who are "confirmed to be or suspected of engaging in militant activities against either U.S. or non... -
Today’s Headlines and Commentary
Let’s begin with yesterday’s Benghazi hearing. Gregory Hicks, former Deputy Chief of the U.S. Mission in Libya, gave a first-hand account of the attack, and said that he was demoted for questioning the a... -
Some Answers for Steve on Harold Koh
Steve has responded to my post on Harold Koh’s sudden discovery of inviolable commander in chief powers. -
Harold Koh on What Would Al Gore Do?
From Harold Koh’s speech to the Oxford Union the other day: Suppose we are back at Sept 18, 2001, and Congress has just passed the AUMF against Al Qaeda. Suppose the President –let’s assume it for the sa... -
Harold Koh Identifies Another Big Difference Between the Bush and Obama Administrations
From Harold Koh’s speech to the Oxford Union the other day: the first "obvious" difference between the Bush and Obama administrations is that "the Obama Administration has not treated the post-9/11 confl... -
Two Presidential Power Questions for Ben
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Important New Oversight Legislation for Military Kill/Capture Outside Afghanistan
Big news out of the House Armed Services Committee: Representative Mac Thornberry (a graduate of the University of Texas School of Law, I proudly note) is going to introduce a bill enhancing oversight of... -
Ghailani Appeal and Debates About Terrorism Prosecutions
Amid the debate about how legally to handle the Boston Marathon bomber and the President's recent remarks about closing Guantanamo, Ahmed Ghailani's appeal was argued today in the Second Circuit. As the... -
Harold Koh Identifies a Big Difference Between the Bush and Obama Administrations
From Harold Koh's speech to the Oxford Union yesterday: A third critical difference between this Administration and its predecessor is the Obama Administration’s determination not to address Al Qaeda and... -
China Says the Earth is Flat; And Huawei Says it's Square
Yesterday, I noted the DoD report which, for the first time, reflected a determination by the US government that a number of cyber intrusions were "attributable directly to the Chinese government and mil... -
Today’s Headlines and Commentary
No, we didn’t stop talking about Benghazi even after last year’s presidential election came and went. Even the cicadas will disappear again before we’re done talking about it.
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