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NATO’s Role in Libya was a Joke [UPDATED]
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Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell Rewrites the Anti-NDAA Bill
A couple of weeks ago, I poked fun at the Virginia General Assembly's protest legislation aimed at the NDAA and wondered if Gov. Bob McDonnell would veto it. As things turned out, he didn't; he proposed ... -
Rogers-Ruppersberger Manager's Amendment
The Rogers-Ruppersberger bill will come to the floor the week of April 23. It's information sharing provisions are likely to be the crux of the debate on the House side. Today, the Manager's filed a dr... -
Spafford to Congress: "Just Say No"
OK. I made up the quote, but it is a fair assessment of Professor Eugene Spafford's message to Congress. On Wednesday April 11, Spaf (as he is widely known) gave the invited Frank Howard Distinguished ... -
Emerging Law of Detention 2.0--Updates
Last year, Bobby, Larkin, and I released a paper entitled "The Emerging Law of Detention 2.0: The Guantanamo Habeas Cases as Lawmaking." The paper promised to be a kind of living document: Rather than si... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
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Court Filings in Nashiri v. MacDonald
I hope you aren't too sick of reading about Abd Al-Rahim Hussein Muhammad Abdu Al Nashiri, 'cuz there's more. No, this isn't from his military commission case. -
State Practice and Armed Confict with Non-State Actors
Nigeria seems to have just added some state practice to the debate about whether and when an armed conflict exists between a state and a terrorist group. On Tuesday, the Nigerian Army’s Chief of Staff i... -
"The Sudan Handbook," by John Ryle, Justin Willis, Suliman Baldo, and Jok Madut Jok, eds.
Published by James Currey (London UK 2011) Reviewed by Tom Porteous -
Georgetown Event on "Shadow Wars"
This looks like a very interesting event: The Georgetown Center on National Security and the Law and the Journal of National Security Law and Policy Cordially invite you to a lively discussion of the J... -
Mark Martins Comments on Nashiri Motions Hearing
After yesterdays motions hearing, Chief Prosecutor Mark Martins issued the following comments: Chief Prosecutor Mark Martins Remarks at Guantanamo Bay on 12 April 2012 -
Nashiri Motions Hearing #19: On Expended Resources
All discovery, all the time. We move now to AE53, the defense’s motion for the discovery of information about the resources expended by the government in its investigation. Kammen is up first, and he ...
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