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Corn, Blank, Jenks, and Jensen Respond to Goodman on Capture-Instead-of-Kill
The following is a guest-post from Geoff Corn, Laurie Blank, Christopher Jenks, and Eric Talbot Jensen, responding to Ryan Goodman's recent Slate article (building on his new European Journal of Internat... -
Kill-Lists and Network Analysis
In my previous post I discussed how law creates three broad categories of potential targets (AUMF targets, Covert Action targets, and Ally targets). Those broad categories mean that many individuals may... -
Poland to Drop CIA Black Site Prosecution?
I have posted previously about a criminal investigation in Poland targeting the former head of Poland's intelligence service, based on his alleged cooperation in establishing a CIA black site on Polish t... -
Today’s Headlines and Commentary
Let’s begin with the flare-up that happened in Afghanistan over the weekend. President Hamid Karzai ordered U.S. -
New Reports from CRS
Here are two new studies coming from the Congressional Research Service (h/t Federation of American Scientists' Secrecy News) that may be of interest to Lawfare readers. -
How to Make A Kill-List
Thanks to Lawfare for hosting me again. I enjoyed my last visit, when I wrote about the U.S. -
Gregory McNeal Guest Posting on Kill List Procedures
Gregory McNeal of Pepperdine University School of Law has been doing fascinating research on the actual processes U.S. forces use in targeting. Most recently, he's been working on the actual processes by... -
Readings: David Pozen on "The Leaky Leviathan: Why the Government Condemns and Condones Unlawful Disclosures of Information"
I'm not a big fan of the law review article as a form. But every now and then, one comes along that is genuinely important, that sheds new and interesting light on an important issue, that cuts through t... -
Mandiant Video on "APT1" in Operation
This very interesting Mandiant video shows how Advanced Persistent Threat 1 conducted hacks against targets. -
From the FJC: Ex Parte Merryman Document Resources
With Abraham Lincoln back in the news, the Federal Judicial Center has posted a series of neat documents about the suspension of habeas corpus and the Ex Parte Merryman case. Here's a brief history of th... -
Barred in DC But You Can Buy them in Secure International Airports
According to the FAA, you can't fly the Parrot AR Drone 2.0 in the D.C. Flight Restricted Zone. -
Denial is now a river in China
The old joke goes: "What's denial?" Answer: "A river in Egypt." Apparently it now flows through China too. Here's a taste from Global Times: The absurd allegation that a Chinese military unit is behi...
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