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Benjamin Kleinerman on "The Politics of Prerogative"
Benjamin Kleinerman of Michigan State University, one of the most interesting political theorists to write in the Lawfare-space, sent me the following thoughts on prerogative and killing Americans domest... -
National Security Advisor Thomas Donilon's Remarks at the Asia Society
Today, President Obama's National Security Advisor, Thomas E. Donilon, spoke at the Asia Society about U.S. -
Federalist Society Teleforum on Chinese Cyber Hacking Tomorrow
For those of our readers who are members of the Federalist Society, its next “teleforum” conference call is tomorrow (Tuesday 3/12) at 2 p.m. (EST) on the subject of “Cybersecurity And the Chinese Hacker... -
Today’s Headlines and Commentary
Welcome back. If you are in Washington area, I hope you have been enjoying the glorious spring weather---and now with added evening light. As Wells posted earlier, New York Times three amigos Scott Shan... -
Readings: "Drawnward" By Caitlin Fitz Gerald
"I like to write about foreign policy, national security, and related subjects. I like to make art. This site is an experiment in combining the two." -
The Chinese Definition of Chutzpah
An old Yiddish definition of chutzpah is the young man who murders both his parents in cold blood and then throws himself on the mercy of the court because he is an orphan. Today we have a new Chinese d... -
<em>Washington Post</em> on "Imminence" and Cyber-Attacks
Controversy surrounding the DoJ White Paper on targeting Americans abroad has generated interest and debate about the meaning of "imminence" in the terrorism context, for purposes of self-defense and oth... -
Transferring Afghanistan Detention Operations: Some Context for Continued Obstacles
The New York Times reports today that “U.S. Again Delays Transfer of Bagram Prison to Afghan Forces.” (Bobby discussed some of these issues, including the “Daqduq problem” issues, a couple of days ago).... -
The "Impossibility" of Capture in Today's New York Times Editorial?
Without wanting to shoehorn my way into Ben's invaluable service in keeping the country safe from errors in New York Times editorials, I too wanted to raise something about today's editorial, "Repeal the... -
More New York Times Editorial Errors
The New York Times editorial page has still not corrected its error of the other day, when it promoted John Brennan to National Security Adviser. -
NYT on Al-Aulaqi Operation and Underlying Legal Analysis
[UPDATED 4:53] Scott Shane, Mark Mazzetti, and Charlie Savage of The New York Times have this lengthy article on the hunt for Anwar Al-Aulaqi. -
D.C. Circuit Orders Al-Bahlul To Reply to the Government's Petition for En Banc Rehearing
As Steve noted on Tuesday, the government petitioned for rehearing in the military commission case of United States v. Al-Bahlul, asking the full D.C.
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