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Were Kevin Jon Heller and I Both Wrong?
Earlier this week, Kevin Jon Heller and I had an exchange over what the Pakistani doctor who helped the CIA, Akhil Afridi, was actually charged with and convicted of. Writing at Opinio Juris, Kevin dismi... -
Hugo Rosemont on Changes to the British Green Paper Proposal
A couple of months ago, Hugo Rosemont, a Security Policy Adviser to the UK security industry and a doctoral student, sent in this account of the controversy in Britain over a government proposal to allow... -
Dan Klaidman on "How Obama Learned to Kill"
Yesterday, I linked to this article in the New York Times on the development of Obama's counterterrorism policies. I did not know when I posted it that my old colleague, Dan Klaidman, had a book excerpt ... -
Congratulations to Ken Anderson...
...on publication of his new book, Living With the UN: American Responsibilities and International Order--the subject of a lovely launch event at the Hoover Institution's Washington office this evening. ... -
Upcoming Motions Hearing Postponed in the 9/11 Case
That's the word from a member of the defense team, James Connell. His statement provides as follows: This afternoon, the Guantanamo Bay military commission entered an order (AE035C) continuing the heari... -
More Thoughts on the NYT's "Kill List" Process Article
Over at Volokh Conspiracy, I make some comments on the NYT article to which Ben linked this morning. My comments run to the kind of signals that the administration might be seeking to send about the tho... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Headlines and Commentary took the beautiful and long weekend off (and we hope you did, too). -
Flame On: Malware, Collection, Covert Action, and TMA
A number of sources are reporting the discovery of a complex malware toolkit, mostly described as "Flame," which appears to have been distributed in a targeted fashion to infect computers in Iran in part... -
Still No SCOTUS Action on Pending GTMO Petitions
The Supreme Court issued orders this morning - but, as before, took no action on several Guantanamo-related petitions for certiorari. -
The New York Times on Obama and Counterterrorism
The New York Times this morning has a lengthy, rich, and detailed feature story on President Obama's counterterrorism record. Reporters Jo Becker and Scott Shane have done a really terrific job of bringi... -
Toddler Stops National Security Incident...
...albeit in ancient Rome. -
What Was Dr. Afridi Convicted Of?
Over at Opinio Juris, Kevin Jon Heller has a post complaining about Leon Panetta's recent lament that “[i]t is so difficult to understand and it’s so disturbing that [Pakistan] would sentence this doctor...
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