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Today's Headlines and Commentary
First up: U.S.-Afghanistan talks, as reported by Karen DeYoung and Kevin Sieff of the Washington Post. According to them, Afghan President Hamid Karzai has lambasted the United States' refusal to trans... -
D.C. Circuit Rejects <em>Glomar</em> Response in ACLU/CIA Drone FOIA Suit
Pretty big decision by the D.C. Circuit this morning, reversing the district court's dismissal of the ACLU's drone-related FOIA suit against the CIA on the ground that the Agency's "Glomar response" was ... -
The Politics of Accountability for Targeted Killings
As regular readers know, I authored three posts on the kill-list creation process. In my first post I explained how law creates categories of targets, and how bureaucrats begin to create lists of target... -
Pillage and Plunder in South Asia
Don’t look now, but a populous Muslim country in the Indian subcontinent is simmering with tension between its Islamist parties and its ruling civilian government. No, I’m not talking about Pakistan. -
Drones, Domestic Detention, and the Costs of Libertarian Hijacking
The more I reflect on last week's drone contretemps--and what effect the efforts of Senator Paul and his followers has had / may still have on U.S. policy--the more I have a profound and distressing sens... -
Government Uses Lethal Force Against U.S. Citizen on U.S. Soil...
I'm not at all happy that today's news out of upstate New York proves the point that Jack and I (and a cast of dozens) have tried to make about domestic use of lethal force, but it's worth pointing out t... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
First, a public service announcement: I join my fellow news followers, journalists, and blog junkies in exasperation over Google's announcement that it is "retiring" Google Reader. My only hope is that y... -
Today’s Headlines and Commentary
No, don’t worry, we didn’t forget about you, dear readers. News and commentary just took a day off yesterday. We all need a mid-week vacation sometimes. Let’s begin by sounding the alarm bell: Mark Mazz... -
Thoughtful Essay on Drones, Privacy and Domestic Regulation . . .
. . . by Ryan Calo over at Concurring Opinions: For many, the word “drone” brings to mind an image of the military-grade Predator. The folks within the DYI Drones movement, however, and most local law en... -
Audio of Bradley Manning In Court Statement Now Public---But Not on Lawfare
Josh Gerstein of Politico is reporting: A group has posted audio online of Bradley Manning’s speech to a military court in Fort Meade explaining his decision to release classified military information to... -
David Remes on My Reaction to the Taliban's Reaction to the Guantanamo Hunger Strikes
Habeas lawyer David Remes, who represents Guantanano detainees, writes in with the following comment on the Guantanamo hunger strikes, and Steve's, my and the Taliban's response to them: Several days ago... -
Docketing Orders for Upcoming Sessions in 9/11 and Al-Nashiri Cases
Mark your calendars. Here's the agenda for the next hearing in the 9/11 case, which is set to begin on April 22 and to conclude on April 26. From that document: 3. The Commission will hear argument on...
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