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Today's Headlines and Commentary
As Bobby has already noted, Greg Miller has a lengthy Washington Post report (part I of three!) disclosing more details of the Obama administration's targeted killing policy, discussing the administratio... -
October 24 Session #2: About Those Yemeni Witness Statements
And we’re off. We commence with AE 115, the defense’s motion to compel production of witness statements taken by Yemeni officials, which were then turned over to the FBI. LDCR Stephen Reyes stands on A... -
Kill Lists, the Disposition Matrix, and the Permanent War: Thoughts on the Post Article
Splayed across the front page of the Washington Post this morning is the headline "U.S. -
October 24 Session #1: Al-Nashiri On Presence
The ongoing rain has not stopped a crowd from gathering at the ELC. Among them is the accused, Abd Al Rahim Hussayn Muhammad Al-Nashiri---with whom the court wishes to speak about his right to be presen... -
Motions Hearing in Al-Nashiri: October 24 Session
And we're back . . . to another day of CCTV-broadcasted hearings in the military commission case of United States v. Al-Nashiri. At Guantanamo, there are some lingering concerns about Hurricane Sandy; s... -
Periodic Followup on Period Review
A few months ago, Jack posed an interesting question: Whatever happened to the Periodic Review Board (PRB) system for Guantanamo detainees that the president created in his executive order? In March 2011... -
Today’s Headlines and Commentary
Let’s begin with the avalanche of coverage on last night’s presidential debate on foreign policy, which spanned Libya, Pakistan, Afghanistan, the Middle East, Israel, drones, and yes, food stamps and edu... -
October 23 Session #3: Presence, Fully Discussed, and Proceedings, Quickly Recessed
AE99 is next on our agenda. It asks whether, and under what circumstances, Al-Nashiri may waive his right to attend pretrial proceedings in this capital case. (There are also related motions, including... -
October 23 Session #2: Presence Lite, and an Untimely Submission From the Convening Authority
Judge Pohl calls our proceedings to order, and notes Al-Nashiri’s absence. That prompts Prosecutor Anthony Mattivi to make his record. The lawyer asks his witness, our by-now-familiar-from-last-week-bu... -
October 23 Session #1: Statement from the Chief Prosecutor
Chief Prosecutor Mark Martins last night released a statement regarding this week's hearing in United States v. Al-Nashiri. It begins as follows: Tomorrow, the military commission convened to try the ch... -
Motions Hearing in Al-Nashiri: October 23 Session
We begin the three-day hearing in United States v. Al-Nashiri with a modest venue change---not at Guantanamo, but at Fort Meade. The familiar Smallwood Hall will not be the site for our CCTV broadcast. ... -
National Security Legal Issues in Last Night's Debate
There were basically none. No discussion of Guantanamo, of habeas, of the NDAA, of interrogation, of military commissions, of targeted killing---and only the most cursory mention of drone strikes. This i...
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