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How to be Funny about Emotionless Killing Machines
Tuesday, Ben bemoaned the state of drone-themed humor in the New York Times, and followed it up yesterday morning with a tale of national security parody gone awry. -
Media Challenge Military Commission Protective Order, Seek Writ of Mandamus from CMCR
So we learn from this petition, filed with the Court of Military Commission Review ("CMCR") last Thursday. Here's a taste, from the document's "Preliminary Statement:" This petition for a writ of mandam... -
February 27 House Judiciary Hearing on "Drones and the War on Terror"
For those who can't get in to the Supreme Court oral argument in Shelby County v. Holder, and who aren't otherwise enticed by the Journal of National Security Law & Policy's inaugural symposium, "Swimmin... -
Upcoming Brookings Events
I want to highlight these upcoming events at Brookings of potential interest to our readers in the D.C. area: Is there a Widening Sunni-Shia Schism? February 22, 2013, 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM EST, Saul/Zilkh... -
U.N. Report on Civilian Casualties in Afghanistan
Yesterday, as I noted in today’s news roundup, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan released its annual report on civilian casualties (defined as both direct and indirect deaths and injur... -
Cybersecurity Readings: Crowdsourcing Cybersecurity
Gary Shiffman and Ravi Gupta have written an interesting new article: "Crowdsourcing cyber security: a property rights view of exclusion and theft on the information commons." From the abstract: Individu... -
Today’s Headlines and Commentary
The U.N. Assistance Mission in Afghanistan has released its annual report on the protection of civilians in the conflict in Afghanistan. -
Ryan Goodman in Slate on Kill or Capture
Ryan Goodman follows up his EJIL draft with a briefer and more pointed version of the argument in Slate. -
Guantanamo Humor Gone Awry
From Stars and Stripes: If “Guantanamo Prisoners to Receive GI Bill Benefits” sounds like a joke… that’s because it is. -
Mandiant Report on "APT1"
Paul and Ritika have already linked to the Mandiant report yesterday on the Chinese People's Liberation Army cyber espionage group known as Unit 61398. It's a very impressive document. Here is the execu... -
What's the Deal With the New York Times and Really Bad Drone Humor?
As the co-creator of the Lawfare Drone Smackdown and the publisher (though not the baker) of this drone strike cake, I should perhaps check myself before cringing at other people's drone humor. But I can... -
Today’s Headlines and Commentary
Lots going on after the long weekend. Let’s begin with the big, bad Chinese.
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