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Lawfare Podcast Episode #32: A Discussion with 9/11 Case Defense Lawyer CDR Walter Ruiz
This week, I interviewed CDR Walter Ruiz, a lawyer for accused 9/11 co-conspirator Mustafa al-Hawsawi. Our discussion touched on, among other things: the fairness of military commission rules; Ruiz's co... -
Cybersecurity, CFIUS, and the Propose SoftBank Purchase of Sprint-Nextel
Some readers may have read about the ongoing proposal that SoftBank purchase a controlling interest in Sprint/Nextel. As the Washington Post has reported, the Dish network has made a competing offer to ... -
Two Small Pieces of News from the Sunday Shows on Leaks
Former Director of National Intelligence Dennis Blair ABC, speaking about how leaks from the top of the Obama administration set the tone for leaks further down that are subject of DOJ investigations: Ma... -
South Park on President Obama's Speech
In response to some of my commentary on President Obama's speech, the estimable Alex Remington tweeted at me the following South Park clip---which seems, uh, relevant to a president who wishes to present... -
Disclaimer about CFR Essay [UPDATED]
As I noted yesterday, I have an essay at CFR on the President's speech. I don’t write the headlines or the summaries of my pieces, and I was surprised and dismayed when someone at CFR summarized my piec... -
The Week That Was: All of Lawfare in One Post
The main topic on Lawfare this week was the President's address at the National Defense University on counterterrorism policy. -
Ryan Goodman and Sarah Knuckey: Questions About New Targeting Rules
Ryan Goodman and Sarah Knuckey maintain that the new targeting framework announced by the President “raises some troubling questions and leaves important older questions completely unanswered.” Their li... -
Does the Armed-Conflict Model Matter in Practice Anymore?
This post draws on material from my current book project, the concluding chapter of which considers the legal architecture of counterterrorism in a "postwar" setting...and advances the argument that we a... -
Petitoner's En Banc Brief Filed in Al-Bahlul
Here it is. Filed with the brief were two appendices, the first of which is here. -
Ben Emmerson on President Obama's Speech
Ben Emmerson, UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and Counterterrorism---who Ben and I interviewed for a special edition of the Lawfare Podcast---issued the following statement on President Obama's spe... -
You Are an Operational Commander of AQAP Reading the White House Fact Sheet
Along with President Obama's speech yesterday on counterterrorism policy, the White House released a document titled Fact Sheet: U.S. Policy Standards and Procedures for the Use of Force in Counterterror... -
Summary: D.C. Circuit Affirms Habeas Denial in Al Warafi
As Wells reported this morning, the D.C. Circuit has affirmed the habeas denial in Al Warafi. Mukhtar Yahia Naji Al Warafi unsuccessfully argued that even if he was a member of the Taliban, he was entitl...
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