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Today's Headlines and Commentary
To nobody's surprise, U.S.-Pakistan talks have officially failed, according to the New York Times. The big enchilada was the issue of a formal U.S. apology for the airstrikes that killed 24 Pakistani sol... -
Text of John Brennan's Speech on Drone Strikes Today at the Wilson Center
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John Brennan's Speech
Last October, I wrote an op-ed in the Washington Post entitled “Will Drone Strikes Become Obama’s Guantanamo?” in which I said that “the administration needs to work harder to explain and defend its use ... -
Sens. Feinstein and Levin Respond to Jose Rodriguez
I had not seen this statement from Sens. Dianne Feinstein and Carl Levin when I posted the video of Jose Rodriguez's interview. -
Jose Rodriguez Speaks
Not a lot new in here, but it's interesting to hear it all from the perspective of Jose Rodriguez, the former head of the CIA Clandestine Service and the man who supervised the agency's interrogation pro... -
Berkowitz on Israel and the Laws of War
Peter Berkowitz, a colleague at the Hoover Institution on National Security and Law, has a new book – Israel and the Struggle over the International Laws of War. The book takes a critical look at the le... -
Readings: The Rise of Operational Law of Armed Conflict as an Academic Specialization
The predominance today of "international criminal law" within public international law has meant a corresponding demotion of other areas of PIL - the law of international organizations, for example. But... -
Thoughts on Latif #6--The Decision (Partially) Unmasked
I have written extensively on the D.C. -
Less-Redacted Latif
The D.C. Circuit has released a less-redacted version of its Latif opinion. I haven't read it yet, but the D.C. Circuit Review web site has and notes that the new version offers significantly more inform... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
According to the Washington Times, Director of Intelligence at U.S. Cyber Command, Rear Adm. Samuel J. -
District Court Judgment in Alsabri Affirmed
The D.C. Circuit Court has affirmed the judgment of the District Court in Alsabri v. Obama. -
Jack Goldsmith's Op-Ed, Counterterrorism, & Campaign Politics
I’m very excited to join the Lawfare team. As a first post, I’d draw readers’ attention to Jack’s Washington Post op-ed, in which he discusses how candidate Romney might to try to differentiate himself f...
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