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The Frenemy Press on Ben Emmerson's Statement
As Ben and Gregory McNeal posted earlier, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Counterterrorism and Human Rights, Ben Emmerson, issued this statement on March 14 after a three-day visit to Pakistan, ... -
How To Declare War (Anno Domini, 1429)
Jhesus-Maria, King of England, and you, Duke of Bedford, who call yourself regent of the Kingdom of France, you, Guillaume de la Poule, count of Suffort, Jean, sire of Talbot, and you, Thomas, sire of Sc... -
Mary Dudziak's Bizarre Oped
Mary Dudziak has a truly bizarre oped in the New York Times today taking on the Obama administration's drone wars on, let's just say, a new basis: that President Nixon once secretly bombed Cambodia. I'm... -
It's Time for a White Paper on Congressional Oversight of Targeted Killings
In my prior posts I discussed the process of targeted killing, and some of the accountability mechanisms embedded in the process. This post, and my next and final post will address reform recommendation... -
Keith Gerver on Yesterday's Senate Foreign Relations Committee Hearing
Keith Gerver writes in with the following account of yesterday's Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing, which seems to have tracked closely some recent arguments on Lawfare: The recent debate betwee... -
SecDef Names Interim Convening Authority For Military Commissions
So we learn from this announcement, released this afternoon by the Department of Defense: Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel has designated Honorable Paul L. Oostburg Sanz to serve as the convening authori... -
More on Drone Shift from CIA to DOD
Following up on Wells’ post, I increasingly think that the shift in drone authorities from CIA to DOD first reported by Dan Klaidman might not amount to much in substance, and that any proposed changes ... -
Exactly What Targeted Killing Duties Are Shifting from CIA to DOD?
Lawfarers are by now steeped in this news: the White House apparently intends to diminish the CIA's responsibility for drone strikes, and to transfer that responsibility, over time, to the Department of ... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Another day, another leak: Greg Miller of the Washington Post tells of a secret, if year-old, report by the President's Intelligence Advisory Board. The report found that the intelligence community must... -
Waxman on Cyber Law, Strategy, and Policy
Matt Waxman has just published a new cyber paper that’s well worth reading. The piece picks up on an earlier article of Matt’s that explored when states might treat cyber-attacks as "force" or "armed att... -
Senate Foreign Relations Committee Hearing Yesterday
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee yesterday held a hearing on "Counterterrorism Policies and Priorities: Addressing the Evolving Threat." Video is available here. The witnesses, and their prepared s... -
JTF-GTMO Statement on Guantanamo Hunger Strikes
Charlie Savage of the New York Times has this story this morning on the hunger strikes at Guantanamo. It includes this lengthy statement from Captain Robert Durand, Director of Public Affairs, JTF-Gutana...
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