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The Conference Version of the NDAA: Lingering Ambiguity as to Citizens
[UPDATE (12/13/11, 9:45): A careful reader points out that in the earlier Senate bill, there were no commas after the words "United States citizens" and "lawful resident aliens of the United States". So... -
Is the Conference Report Veto Worthy?
I am still digesting the new NDAA language, and I'm not yet ready to say how come out on it. It is, without question, significantly better than either the House or Senate bills. Yet some of its provision... -
NDAA Conference Report--A Quick and Dirty Analysis
The conference report for the NDAA is now available. Subtitle D, entitled "Counterterrorism," begins on page 653 and runs through page 685. The conferees' explanation of their choices begins on page 158 ... -
Today's News and Commentary
We're in a lull with NDAA news because the conference committee is still thrashing out its language. -
Canada Will Resume Transferring Detainees in Afghanistan to US Custody
Canadian forces may be largely on their way out of Afghanistan, but for a Kabul-based contingent focused on training Afghans, but the prospect that they might nonetheless in the position of capturing a p... -
CIA Classified Open Source Organization's Charter
Some things are just too ridiculous to be anything other than true. -
Using Force in Pakistan Without Pakistani Consent: New Developments and Timely Scholarship
A host of recent events--Iran's shoot-down of a U.S. drone, the downward spiral in US-Pakistani relations, and rumors of peace talks between the Pakistani government and Pakistani extremist groups--combi... -
Me on the D.C. Circuit's Post-<i>Boumediene</i> Jurisprudence
Whatever else one might say about the D.C. Circuit's jurisprudence in the Guantanamo litigation, it's certainly been a jobs program... -
Scott Shane on Domestic Law Enforcement, Prisons, and Counterterrorism
The New York Times's Scott Shane this morning has a very beautifully reported feature story about domestic prisons, law enforcement, and terrorism cases. It is a rich read, including some fascinating cor... -
John Brennan on NDAA Veto Threat
President Obama's chief counterterrorism adviser, John Brennan, has given an extended interview to NPR on the administration's view of the NDAA's detainee affairs provision and its threat to veto the leg... -
Civilian Trial in Case Involving Attacks on American Soldiers in Iraq
I bet you thought this would be a post about Ali Musa Daqduq. But, no, this is about Faruq Khalil Muhammad 'Isa, who has been indicted in Brooklyn on charges of conspiring to kill U.S. -
Stewart on the NDAA (Part II)
More amusing nonsense from Jon Stewart before the weekend: The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon - Thurs 11p / 10c
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