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Today's Headlines and Commentary
Trouble continues in Mali. French-led forces have seized the Timbuktu airport from militants, and although it is really cool that there actually is a Timbuktu, it is decidedly not cool that fighting cont... -
1/29 Hearing #5: More on Sleepovers
Lunch is done. David Nevin notes the absence of co-counsel, Gary Sowards; prosecutors remind us that all five accused remain voluntarily absent. We circle back to AE108, regarding the conditions of con... -
1/29 Hearing #4: In Which a GTMO Sleepover is Debated
We move now to AE108, a defense effort to inquire into the current conditions of the accuseds’ confinement. Day-to-day life at the detention center is a subject for LCDR Walter Ruiz, Mustafa al-Hawsawi’... -
Self-Promotion Department: Vázquez and Vladeck on <em>Bivens</em> and State Law
A while back, I posted about a forthcoming article by Carlos Vázquez (Georgetown) and me on the relationship between Bivens remedies and state law, especially in national security cases. -
1/29 Hearing #3: Notice, Classified and Unclassified
Let us turn now to 13U---a defense motion to strike the protective order’s “testimonial notice” provision, paragraph 8(a)(1)(b). It’s an offensive little paragraph, according to al-Baluchi's lawyer, J. -
1/29 Hearing #2: On CCTV Stoppages and Forthcoming Orders
We come to an expected vignette about yesterday’s brief audio and video blackout. Judge Pohl explains: the idea behind the forty-second delay is to prevent the disclosure of classified information. But... -
1/29 Hearing #1: A New Lawyer, and Voluntariness
Do you know what time it is? 9:09 a.m., better known as resplendent-in-judicial-robes time. Judge Pohl calls our session to order. And it’s seemingly a court-and-counsel only affair; all five accused ... -
The “End of War” – A Recent Timeline
January 28, 2013: The United States signs a status of forces agreement with Niger “that clears the way for a stepped-up American military presence on the edges of the conflict in neighboring Mali,” and t... -
State Department Closing Its Guantanamo-Closing Office
The New York Times has this story by Charlie Savage, amusingly titled "State Dept. -
Lawfare Podcast Episode #26: General Stanley McChrystal Speaks at Brookings on the Evolution of JSOC
This morning, my Brookings colleagues Michael O'Hanlon and Bruce Riedel held an excellent event with General Stanley McChrystal on the evolution of JSOC and his new book, My Share of the Task. -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
A major story in the Washington Post over the weekend if you didn't catch it: Ellen Nakashima on the DOD's ramping up of Cyber Command staffing, increasing by more than four-fold the size of the command. -
Chief Prosecutor Statement on this Week's Hearing in the 9/11 Case
You'll find a copy here. The Chief Prosecutor's statement naturally overviews the week's proceedings; one portion, however, addresses an issue not formally included on the docket but likely of interest t...
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