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Of Course President Obama Has Authority, Under Some Circumstances, to Order Lethal Force Against a U.S. Citizen on U.S. Soil (and a Free Draft Response to Senator Paul for John Brennan)
I noted last week than in his answer to the question whether the Obama administration could “carry out drone strikes inside the United States,” John Brennan gave this non-response: “This Administration h... -
Witness List for Feb. 27 House Judiciary Hearing on "Drones and the War On Terror"
The House Judiciary Committee has released the witness list for its coming, February 27 hearing on "Drones and the War On Terror: When Can the U.S. Target Alleged American Terrorists Overseas?" Careful L... -
Human Rights Watch Campaign on Killer Robots---and Tom Malinowski's Response
A few weeks ago, Tom Malinowski of Human Rights Watch had a thoughtful and serious---if sometimes playful---exchange with Matt, Ken, and me over fully autonomous weapons systems. But there seems to be an... -
Today’s Headlines and Commentary
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Need to Dodge a Drone? Here are 22 Al Qaeda Tips
Yesterday, the AP released an English translation of what appears to be a 2011 Al Qaeda tip sheet. (AP journalists evidently found the document in Timbuktu.) Its author, AQAP senior commander Abdullah ... -
9/11 Case: Defense Lawyers May Visit Detention Facility, Investigate Conditions
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Pejman Yousefzadeh on Teaching Cybersecurity Using the Game of Go
Chicago lawyer Pejman Yousefzadeh writes in, at my request, with the following thoughts on teaching students to counter cyber threats using the ancient strategic game of Go. Pejman, who writes a very int... -
Neal Katyal on a Drone “National Security Court” Within the Executive Branch
Former Obama administration Acting and Deputy Solicitor General Neal Katyal has an interesting op-ed today in the NYT that criticizes the idea of an Article III “drone court” and proposes instead a “Nati... -
The USG Strategy to Confront Chinese Cyber Exploitation, and the Chinese Perspective
I have often asked whether the Obama administration had a strategy to confront the apparently enormous problem of cyber exploitation by the Chinese against U.S. firms. Yesterday it published the Adminis... -
Today’s Headlines and Commentary
As Steve mentioned yesterday, the House Judiciary Committee is holding a hearing on the legal rationale for targeted killing next Wednesday. We should have more details---including a witness list---short... -
How to be Funny about Emotionless Killing Machines
Tuesday, Ben bemoaned the state of drone-themed humor in the New York Times, and followed it up yesterday morning with a tale of national security parody gone awry. -
Media Challenge Military Commission Protective Order, Seek Writ of Mandamus from CMCR
So we learn from this petition, filed with the Court of Military Commission Review ("CMCR") last Thursday. Here's a taste, from the document's "Preliminary Statement:" This petition for a writ of mandam...
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