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Statement of Latif Legal Team
The legal team for Adnan Latif, the detainee who died at Guantanamo over the weekend, has issued this statement: STATEMENT OF LAWYERS REPRESENTING ADNAN FARHAN ABDUL LATIF September 11, 2012 -
Defense Science Board on Autonomous Systems
The Defense Science Board recently issued a new study on The Role of Autonomy in DoD Systems. Spencer Ackerman has a good story summarizing and explaining its conclusions: The Pentagon’s science adviser... -
Breaking News: Dead Guantanamo Detainee Is Adnan Latif
At least, that’s what I’m hearing. Yes, this is the same Latif whose case riled the D.C. Circuit and has caused much discussion on this site. This is going to be a big deal. Stay tuned. UPDATE: Here is S... -
The Constitution Project's New Report on Fusion Centers
The Constitution Project today released a new report titled Recommendations for Fusion Centers: Preserving Privacy & Civil Liberties While Protecting Against Crime & Terrorism. In the wake of the 9/11 a... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Another year has passed, so lets start with a selection of 9/11-anniversary coverage: Delays in completing the National September 11 Memorial & Museum have flowed from what the AP is calling a "funding ... -
Readings: The Annotated Brothers Grimm?
One of the fun things about having a book review is that occasionally, publishers send me books that---for whatever unfathomable reason---they think Lawfare might want to write about. We’ve had some stif... -
The Government’s Conundrum in Responding to "No Easy Day"
“How the hell can we run sensitive operations here that go after enemies if people are allowed to do that?,” asked Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta, on CBS, in response to the revelations about the Bin ... -
Matthew Bissonnette’s Duties Concerning Classified Information
Tom Ricks has an uncharacteristically uninformed post about the No Easy Day kerfuffle, in which he claims that it “would be a bad thing if people came to expect some sort of right of the military to revi... -
Another Death at Guantanamo
Here’s Reuters on the story. Here’s Josh Gerstein in Politico. -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
A suicide bombing in Kabul outside of NATO HQ killed eight civilians. Afghan police say that the bomber was only 14 years old. -
Should A Facebook Plugin Make Us Rethink Comments?
As most readers of Lawfare are aware, we have a strict no comments policy on this blog. I have publicly defended this policy against criticism, promised it would never change, and have even made a video ... -
STOCK Act Threatens Safety and Privacy Not Only of National Security Officials but of All Senior Federal Executives and Their Families
Here’s a challenge: Can either President Obama or any member of Congress explain why it makes good sense to require 28,000 senior executive officials to post their financial disclosure forms (containing...
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