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Today's Headlines and Commentary
Developing Boston news: three additional suspects have been taken into custody in connection with the case, according to this tweet released by the Boston Police. -
Arming Syrian Rebels: Lethal Assistance and International Law
On the Sunday talk shows, various members of Congress exhorted the United States to increase its assistance to the Syrian rebels, whether by providing them with additional (lethal) equipment, or by estab... -
A Strange Meeting of the Minds
I had an odd meeting of the minds today---with Glenn Greenwald. After I posted my bewildered comments on President Obama's Guantanamo remarks this afternoon, I received the following email from Greenwal... -
The President's Guantanamo Comments
I confess myself mystified by President Obama's comments about Guantanamo this morning. Here is what the President said---with the parts I find confusing bolded: QUESTION: Mr. President, as you're probab... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Forty Navy medics arrived at GTMO on Monday as the GTMO hunger strike population exceeded 100 detainees. -
POTUS on Guantanamo Closure
Earlier this morning, President Obama conducted a news conference. The questions touched on, among other things, the closure of the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, and the detainees' ongoing hunge... -
Susan Landau on USG Surevillance Via New Technologies
Susan Landau, author of Surveillance or Security? -
US Intelligence Support to Mexico's Counter-Cartel Operations
This Washington Post article by Dana Priest is an excellent primer for those looking for an introduction to the particulars of US intelligence support to Mexico's counter-cartel activities, as well as th... -
Surveillance and Cyberspace
As Raffaela has already noted, in today's Washington Post there is a fascinating story about government plans to require new cyber communications technologies to provide a means by which the government c... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
MSNBC counts the total number of GTMO detainees participating in the hunger strike at 100. -
Katyal’s Review of Power and Constraint in Harvard Law Review
Neal Katyal has a review of my book Power and Constraint in the Harvard Law Review. My response is here. Neal’s review basically claims that I don’t understand American separation of powers, and my res... -
Carrie Cordero on Questions to Ask After the Boston Attacks
Carrie Cordero, Georgetown’s Director of National Security Studies and a former Justice Department official, writes in with this piece on the Boston attacks and possible improvements to our approach to c...
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