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I Wonder What Blog the New York Times Editorial Folks Have Been Reading
What do you think the chances are that the New York Times editorial folks could have managed to produce this editorial--and without any glaring factual errors--without having read this post and this one ... -
"Extraterritorial Use of Force Against Non-State Actors," by Noam Lubell
Reviewed by Kenneth Anderson Noam Lubell, Extraterritorial Use of Force Against Non-State Actors (Oxford 2010) -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Several brewing storms before the weekend: The controversy over the NDAA continues to generate friction between the administration and Congress. According to the Washington Post and the Politico, Presid... -
Bahlul's Counsel Reponds
Several days ago, the government moved in the D.C. Circuit to challenge the counsel–and thus end the appeal–of Ali Hamza Ahmad Suliman Al Bahlul, whose military commission conviction and life sentence is... -
Prosecuting Conspiracies Before Attacks Occur: Comparing German to American Law in the El-Kabir Case
Last week I noted that the United States seeks the extradition of Abdeladim El-Kabir, a man currently held in Germany based on allegations that he was part of an al Qaeda-related cell trained in Pakistan... -
The Administration's SAP
Finally, the administration has spoken clearly, directly, and with direct references to consequences--a veto--about the detainee provisions of the NDAA. The White House's Statement of Administration Poli... -
Sabin Willett on Latif
Sabin Willett, who represented the Guantanamo Uighurs in Parhat and Kiyemba, writes in with the following comments about Latif: -
You Could Be Lawfare's 500th Facebook "Like"
That's something nobody will ever be able to take away from you. UPDATE: Too late. Somone beat you to it. That someone--Lawfare's 500th Facebook "Like"--is one Kathryn Cameron Porter, who has Lawfare's ... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
First, NDAA news: the Associated Press reports on the letter Defense Secretary Leon Panetta wrote to the Senate Armed Services Committee expressing serious concerns with the detainee provisions in the bi... -
Invitation: The 5th Annual National Security Law Faculty Workshop
THE 5th ANNUAL NATIONAL SECURITY LAW FACULTY WORKSHOP May 17-18, 2012 Houston, TX -
White House SAP Threatens Veto over NDAA Detainee Provisions
Well, apropos of my prior post, the White House has in fact now issued a veto threat in relation to the detainee provisions in the NDAA. The full text of the SAP is here, and the detainee-relevant langu... -
Veto Threats and the NDAA
I was just reading a piece by Adam Serwer (Mother Jones) regarding the NDAA detainee provisions, and came across this pithy line from Ben: "If Congress is going to take the president seriously, it has to...
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