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Remarks of CIA General Counsel Stephen Preston at Harvard Law School
CIA General Counsel Stephen is giving the following remarks today at Harvard Law School: Remarks of The Honorable Stephen W. Preston General Counsel Central Intelligence Agency Harvard Law School Cambri... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
The European Court of Human Rights ruled today that Britain may deport five terrorist suspects (including Abu Hamza al-Masri, the former preacher) who are wanted in the U.S. consistent with human rights ... -
Motions Hearing Preview in United States v. Al-Nashiri: The Shackles Question
One motion to keep an eye on during the upcoming commission session in United States v. Al-Nashiri: the defense’s request for the Commission to order Guantanamo officials to permit Al-Nashiri to meet wit... -
Preview – Motions Hearing in United States v. Al-Nashiri
Judging by the docket, we are in for a lengthy motions hearing starting tomorrow morning in United States v. Abd al-Rahim Hussein Mohammed Abdu Al-Nashiri — the capital military commission case alleging ... -
Readings: Three Books on Covert Action
The rise of new technologies such as drones, enabling more discrete surveillance and uses of force, is one factor prompting new interest in covert action (used in a colloquial sense). -
Afghanistan Quietly Embraces Non-Criminal Detention
For more than a decade, the United States has asserted authority to detain without criminal charge in Afghanistan under color of the law of armed conflct (LOAC). Because for the bulk of this period that... -
Lawfare Podcast Episode #8: Brigadier General Richard Gross on the Role of the Legal Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
In this episode of the Lawfare Podcast, Bobby Chesney sits down with Brigadier General Rich Gross, the Legal Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, for a detailed discussion of the nature ... -
Gen. John R. Allen Remarks on Signing of Afghan Special Ops MOU
The Afghanistan International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) reports that Gen. John R. -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
The top news from the weekend is that the U.S. and Afghanistan have reached an agreement on night raids. The agreement requires all "special operations" to be reviewed by a panel composed of Afghan gover... -
The New York Times Editorial Page's Bizarre Legitimacy Dance
I could pick factual nits with today's New York Times editorial on the referral of charges in the Khalid Sheikh Mohammed case. If I were in that sort of mood, I'd start with the first sentence, which rea... -
Margulies Responds to Jaffer
Peter Margulies responds to Jameel Jaffer’s response: I appreciate Jameel’s response to my earlier post, as I appreciate the work that he and the ACLU have done in promoting transparency. However, Jamee... -
ACLU's Jaffer Responds to Margulies
The ACLU’s Jameel Jaffer responds to Peter Margulies' post yesterday on “moving the goal posts”: Peter is mistaken. We filed that suit because we thought the photos would help the public understand what...
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