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Today’s Headlines and Commentary
Ahmed Al Haj of the Associated Press reports that Yemeni authorities have detained a possible U.S. citizen with alleged ties to Al Qaeda: -
Huawei, ZTE and COTS
As you've by now read, Congress issued a report the other day condemning Huawei and ZTE for potential security concerns in the telecom hardware they manufacture. Others have, not inaccurately, suggested... -
Senator Lieberman on the Need for Cybersecurity Legislation
Senator Lieberman has an op ed in the Washington Post today calling for a move forward on his cybersecurity legislation. Meanwhile, Senator Collins (one of the cosponsors of Lieberman's bill) has called... -
Stop Presses: "Even Eric Posner Says Drone Strikes in Pakistan Are Illegal"
Jack mentioned Eric Posner's new article in Slate announcing that US drone strikes in Pakistan are illegal under the UN Charter because, among other things, they lack genuine consent from Pakistan and th... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
The House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence has released a report on the alleged unauthorized data transfers from Huwai systems in the U.S. to computers in China; the report is entitled "Investi... -
Empirical Analyses of Drones in Pakistan
As a counterpoint to the much-noted critical study of drones in Pakistan from the clinics at NYU and Stanford, I recommend this piece by Joshua Foust of the American Security Project, which is sympathet... -
France to Criminalize the Receipt of Terrorism-Related Training Overseas, Following the US Model?
The Wall Street Journal reports (paywall, sorry) that France is considering a slate of new antiterrorism laws, including at least one prevention-oriented measure that appears to track 18 U.S.C. -
Eric Posner on “Consent” in Pakistan and the Fecklessness of the U.N. Charter
Eric Posner has a piece in Slate which argues – based on this report in the WSJ about the ever-thinner forms of consent by Pakistan to USG airstrikes in that country – that the United States is making a ... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Over the weekend, Israel announced that it had shot down a drone that had penetrated its airspace. -
Stewart Baker on the Poor Cybersecurity of Hackers
Don't miss this excellent piece, over at the Volokh Conspiracy, by Stewart Baker about the opportunity created by the poor cybersecurity habits of hackers. -
D.C. Circuit Releases Unredacted <em>Ameziane</em> Opinion
This slipped by me on Friday, when I was in Cambridge plotting the next phase of Lawfare's expansion. The D.C. Circuit has issued an unredacted opinion in this case, Ameziane v. Obama, which actually cam... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
BBC News reports that the UK High Court has ruled that Abu Hamza and four other suspected terrorists can be extradited to the United States. From the Department of Terrorism Trials: The Associated Press...
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