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If Ben's and Wells's live-blogging of the 9/11 arraignment wasn't enough to satiate your undying hunger, here are a rash of news stories on the highlights of the trial: the New York Times here and here a... -
A Brief Reply to Andrew Rosenthal
I only noticed this morning that New York Times Editorial Page Editor Andrew Rosenthal had this blog post in advance of the KSM arraignment--responding, in part, to my Washington Post oped of Friday: Ben... -
Understanding 'The Loop': Autonomy, System Decision-Making, and the Next Generation of War Machines (Lawfare Research Paper Series)
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Announcing the Lawfare Research Paper Series
Lawfare is pleased to announce that it is beginning publication of occasional papers, under title of the Lawfare Research Paper Series. Papers published in this series are ones that the Lawfare editors ... -
The Frenemy Press: Pakistani Defense Minister on BBC Urdu
In preparing Wednesday's news roundup, I came upon this story in The Express Tribune, a Pakistani English-language newspaper, about an interview that BBC Urdu did with Pakistani Defense Minister Chaudhry... -
9/11 Arraignment #15: Mark Martins Press Statement
Chief Prosecutor Mark Martins gave the following statement to the press this morning: Chief Prosecutor Mark Martins Remarks at Guantanamo Bay 6 May 2012 -
9/11 Arraignment #14: Wherein We Actually Have an Arraignment
The defense’s question-and-answer session is finally done. When asked by the court, prosecutor Mark Martins quickly waives any challenge to the judge from the prosecution’s side. There’s a quick legal di... -
9/11 Arraignment #13: Getting Through These Challenges Has Been A Challenge
It’s nearly 5:00 pm when the court reconvenes, and everyone is exhausted. The day has been long and contentious, and we are not even 40 percent of the way through the questioning of the judge. Fortunatel... -
9/11 Arraignment #12: Bormann Questions Judge Pohl
Mohammed’s lawyer naturally isn’t the only one with questions for the court. Under the rules, each defendant is entitled to ask questions, and by the looks of it, every defense attorney in the courtroom ... -
9/11 Arraignment #11: Nevin Questions Judge Pohl
We have come now to the part of the hearing where the lawyers get to question Judge Pohl to see if they want to move to disqualify him. This turns into quite a marathon. Each of the defendant's legal tea... -
9/11 Arraignment #10: More Defense Qualifications
The pattern of defense lawyers’ injecting their concerns about the treatment of the detainees--and their access to them--into their own qualification colloquies continues through the other defense lawyer... -
9/11 Arraignment #9: Defense Qualifications Begin
Our arraignment programming then shifts to the qualifications of defense counsel, which, under commission rules, must be recited on the record. There are some rules-mandated inquiries between Judge Pohl ...
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