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Happy Birthday Lawfare
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The UN Vindicates Israel
No, that's not an Onion headline--nor is today April 1. Nor is it entirely true. Still, the New York Times has obtained a copy of the "Report of the Secretary-General’s Panel of Inquiry on the 31 May 20... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
I'm in the process of collecting and posting reviews of and commentary on Vice President Dick Cheney's book that will be of interest to Lawfare readers. -
Eleventh Circuit Dismisses ATS Suit Against Senior Bolivian Officials
On August 30, the Eleventh Circuit decisively dismissed a classic lawfare lawsuit -- an Alien Tort Statute suit brought against the former President and former Defense Minister of Bolivia (Gonzalo Sanche... -
Ooops! I forgot to Assert the State Secrets Privilege
That's what somebody in the government is saying today, on reading this Washington Post story about a contract dispute between two aviation companies involved in CIA renditions--a dispute that seems to i... -
The "Gamification" of Hacking
The Washington Post has an interesting article this morning on a website that posts rankings of hackers. The concept is that hackers earn points based on level of difficulty of the hack, as well as the ... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
The new Chair of the Council of Economic Advisors, Alan Krueger, challenged the Bush administration's assertion that invading Iraq would reduce world-wide terror, Nancy Scola at the Atlantic writes. Amn... -
National Security as Fading Priority
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Today's Headlines and Commentary
And we're back. Ibrahim al-Rubeish, a senior member of Al Qaeda in Saudi Arabia, who is also a former Guantanamo detainee has recommended to UAE interior minister Prince Nayef bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud to ... -
"The Triple Agent: The al-Qaeda Mole Who Infiltrated the CIA," by Joby Warrick
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Job Announcement
If you apply for this job, you probably should refrain from mentioning that you read about it on Lawfare: Counsel, Liberty and National Security Program Location: Washington, DC Department: Liberty and... -
Mea Culpa: Trial Forums of all Types
In kicking off Lawfare's 9/11 10th anniversary project devoted to laying bare our own non-trivial errors of analysis or understanding over the last decade, I have a number from which to choose. All, howe...
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