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A slew of news reports have discussed whether Snowden’s choice of Hong Kong as a haven of sorts was a wise one. These reports tend to note the existence of a U.S.-Hong Kong extradition treaty and to des...
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Since we’re already talking about the subject, the defense dives right into AE141, its motion on the Prudential Search Requests (PSR) process employed by prosecutors. Al-Nashiri’s newest defense counsel...
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So the only people who are NOT allowed to read any of the material that Snowden disclosed are Federal employees or contractors who still carry security clearances (like me). I got the following earlier ...
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Before the podium stands Richard Kammen, Al-Nashiri’s lead lawyer. His chosen subject is AE143, a defense motion to compel discovery of exculpatory information the government previously furnished to Al-...
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The White House has now officially announced the President's intent to nominate Stephen Preston as General Counsel of the Pentagon.
The statement says in relevant part:
Stephen W. Preston, Nominee for G...
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That's the essence of Jane Sutton's Reuters story. Not exactly unexpected news, given recent D.C. Circuit decisions, a likely-though-still-uncertain ruling from that same court sitting en banc, and pr...
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In AE109, Al-Nashiri’s lawyers ask Judge Pohl to take judicial notice that the Sixth Amendment’s Confrontation Clause applies to military commissions.
As a general matter, says Kammen, the rule is that ...
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Lunch recess comes to a close and the commission is again called to order. Before moving to our next docket item, Kammen identifies his pending expert requests. Then he registers another complaint abou...
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Keith Bradsher of the New York Times reports that Hong Kong is likely to extradite Edward Snowden if asked to by the U.S. government.
From the Department of You Really Can’t Make This Up: Russia has cal...
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I know it is hard to turn our attention away from the NSA spying programs, but it might be worthwhile to consider that other significant threats to American security exist, possibly even ones greater the...
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On to the discipline of Defense-Initiated Victim/Survivor Outreach, or DIVO (AE107). Kammen and crew seek funding for two DIVO liaisons. In prior proceedings, Judge Pohl asked to hear more about DIVO ...
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Defense lawyer Richard Kammen speaks about AE27L---a motion to enforce compliance with a commission order, so far as concerns spiral notebooks, eyeglasses, writing utensils, eyeglasses and similar items ...
