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Okay, everyone, take a deep breath. Chill out. The DOJ’s “White Paper” on targeted killing is no big deal. Really.
You wouldn’t know this from reading the somewhat breathless press coverage of the docume...
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That is the title of an op-ed I have coming out tomorrow in the Washington Post, which is already available on line. The premise of the piece is that, contrary to President Obama’s inaugural speech clai...
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As Steve mentioned last night, a Department of Justice White Paper (not the famed OLC memo, that is) is now out.
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We’re back, and the parties jointly request a discussion of AE56---the government’s request for oral depositions.
Regarding those, the dates the government proposed earlier are no longer feasible, for o...
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The commission is called to order, with all parties present---including the accused. The witness, Dr. Iacopino, also is “here,” albeit only virtually: he appears today by video teleconference ("VTC"), w...
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This afternoon, we continue with a second day of almost-live, CCTV-broadcasted hearings in the military commission case of United States v. Al-Nashiri. As always, Lawfare is in the house---Fort Meade's ...
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This event Wednesday at Georgetown University Law Center looks like a good one, and is open to all D.C.-area law students:
The Georgetown National Security Law Society and
The Office of Graduate Program...
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The other day, I announced a little experiment that grew out of a conversation with Aaron Zelin, an expert on jihadist groups at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy:
Zelin pointed out that whil...
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There's certainly a lot to say about the DOJ white paper on targeted killings, much of which has been said already (and well) by others (see Raff's "Headlines and Commentary" post for links). At the ris...
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Michael Isikoff from NBC News has posted a copy of a 16-page DOJ "white paper" on the legality of targeted killings--especially vis-a-vis U.S. citizens. The memo itself is here; story here. I'm sure lot...
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Daniel Klaidman, author of the indispensible Kill or Capture (providing an inside glimpse into the evolution of the Obama administration's approach to counterterrorism in its first few years), today post...
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Judge Pohl is now ready to rule.
As to Dr. Crosby, he says, the limitations placed on her by JTF-GTMO, to the extent they conflict with her best professional judgment, are unreasonable. The Convening Au...
