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Full Text of President's Remarks on Killing of UBL
THE PRESIDENT: Good evening. Tonight, I can report to the American people and to the world that the United States has conducted an operation that killed Osama bin Laden, the leader of al Qaeda, and a t... -
Credit to Obama?
It is better to be lucky than to be good, and we might well find out here that President Obama has lucked into this one. But it's worth pausing for a moment over the possibility that a significant strate... -
"After a firefight, they killed Osama bin Laden, and took custody of his body."
So stated the President just now. I would be extraordinarily surprised if anyone serious raised a legal objection to this [UPDATE: Or will some argue that the CIA, as opposed to the military, cannot law... -
President Obama Says...
...that: 1) He directed CIA to make killing or capture of Bin Laden top priority of war against Al Qaeda; 2) Last August, he was briefed on a possible lead on Bin Laden, hiding within a compound deep in... -
CNN Strengthening Claim of Pakistani Cooperation in Operation
CNN now seems more confident of Pakistani participation in the operation. -
Bin Laden Apparently Killed Outside of Islamabad
CNN is reporting Bin Laden killed in a mansion near Islamabad, which would seem dramatically to reinforce perceptions that he has had some measure of protection or, at least, blind eye from Pakistani int... -
CNN Updates: A "Human Operation," Not a Drone
This keeps getting more interesting. A moment ago I raised the question how critics would respond if this proved to be a drone strike. Now someone on CNN says it was a "human operation". Same legal qu... -
Bobby is too Nice to Name Names
I'm not. I want to hear from Mary Ellen O'Connell on this. Was this strike--if it was, in fact, a drone strike--unlawful? Are the CIA personnel who conducted it war criminals? -
Early Report Indicates UBL Killed by Drone Strike in Pakistan...How Will Drone Critics Respond?
[SECOND UPDATE: Not a drone strike, and probably not a test of the legal questions raised by drones...see here.] The President has not yet spoken to the public, but early reports indicate that UBL was k... -
U.S. Has UBL Body...
...says CNN. -
Osama Bin Laden Dead
CNN reporting. President to speak momentarily. -
Waters on the Neutral Conception of "Lawfare" (and This Blog's Contribution to that Conception)
Near the time we launched this blog last September (has it really only been half a year?), there was an impressive symposium on the topic of "lawfare" at Case. The articles for that symposium have now b...
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