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US v. Cotterman -- Laptop Searches at the Border Require "Reasonable Suspicion"
Breaking news late on a Friday afternoon, addressing both cybersecurity and homeland security/border issues. The Ninth Circuit sitting en banc has decided US v. -
Are Drone Strikes Strategically Counterproductive in Yemen?
One of this country's most knowledgeable writers about Yemen is Greg Johnsen, author of The Last Refuge: Yemen, Al-Queda, and America's War in Arabia. Johnsen is often read as arguing that American drone... -
Senator Paul’s Moving Target
Senator Paul has an op-ed this morning that repeats many of the misrepresentations of the administration’s positions that were contained in his filibuster. It also contains in a nutshell one reason why ... -
Today’s Headlines and Commentary
I’m about as tired of talking about Rand Paul’s filibuster as you are hearing about it. So let’s begin with two other big news items to kick-start your weekend. First, John Brennan was confirmed by the S... -
On Graham, Ghaith, and Detention Rules That Don't Exist
Further to Ben's points on Senators Ayotte and Graham, note that the latter suggests that the Administration did something improper, in its handling of Sulaiman Abu Ghaith: “To bring this person to New Y... -
Two Additional Thoughts on Senator Paul’s Filibuster
First, I objected to the large mischaracterizations in Senator Paul’s remarks, and think the ones about our targeting practices abroad were especially damaging. But there is no doubt that Senator Paul s... -
Visualizing Senator Paul's Filibuster
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A Memo to Sens. Graham and Ayotte
Over at Politico, Ginger Gibson is reporting that: Sens. -
Washington Post Editorial on Rand Paul, Drones, and Openness
The Washington Post, meanwhile, has this excellent editorial on Rand Paul's filibuster and openness in the drone program: AFTER SEN. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) held the Senate hostage Wednesday in order to warn t... -
The New York Times Editorial Page Promotes John Brennan
This morning's New York Times editorial contains the following interesting sentence: "He was President Obama’s national security adviser in his first term and an architect of the Obama administration’s t... -
Publicity Stunt Postscript: Senators Cruz and Paul Propose Legislation on Targeted Killing by Domestic Drones
Readers by now know this much: Senators Rand Paul and Ted Cruz harbor great anxieties about possible drone strikes against U.S. citizens on U.S. soil---chiefly against citizens who pose no imminent threa... -
Thoughts on Rand Paul's Publicity Stunt
I have held off for nearly 24 hours in writing up my thoughts about Sen. Rand Paul's filibuster because I was trying to think of something to say beyond that this was a dumb publicity stunt. But here's t...
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