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Bureau of Investigative Journalism Report on Civilian Casualties in Drone Strikes
The London-based Bureau of Investigative Journalism has reported before on civilian casualties in drone strikes, but this new report has a twist: It is alleging that "The CIA’s drone campaign in Pakistan... -
Does the Russian Veto of the Proposed UNSC Resolution on Syria Vindicate Scott Horton and Walter Russell Mead?
Russia and China today vetoed a proposed UNSC Resolution (stories here and here) that would have condemned the abuses in Syria, demanded their cessation, required Syria to give free rein to League of Ara... -
Theoretician of Leaderless Jihad Reported Freed in Syria
Interesting story in Foreign Policy by Aaron Zelin of the Jihadology blog reporting that Abu Musab al-Suri, the theoretician of leaderless jihad, may have been freed from prison in Syria. Al-Suri is the ... -
Fourth Circuit Audio and D.C. Circuit Silence
Memo to any and all D.C. Circuit judges. Please note in Steve's post earlier about the Fourth Circuit's Al Shimari argument the second bullet-pointed sentence: "The (long) oral argument audio is availab... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
The AP covers breaking news that the hacker group Anonymous intercepted and leaked a January conference call between the FBI and Scotland Yard regarding the tracking and prosecution of members of the gr... -
A Few Notes on the <i>al-Shimari</i> Fourth Circuit En Banc Argument
I wasn't able to attend last Friday's oral argument before the en banc Fourth Circuit in the Abu Ghraib contractor suits (about which we've said quite a bit previously). -
Cori Crider on Yunus Rahmatullah
Cori Crider of the British human rights group Reprieve stopped by my office yesterday to talk about her client, Yunus Rahmatullah--about whom Bobby has written and who is suddenly the subject of a very d... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
The Washington Post and the New York Times both report that the U.S will end combat operations in Afghanistan by mid-2013, more than a year earlier than scheduled. But beware of this brewing storm in th... -
AEI Event on William Shawcross's "Justice and the Enemy"
British journalist William Shawcross's new book on Nuremberg and the trial of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Justice and the Enemy, continues to receive a great deal of attention (See Jack's review here and Wel... -
Hell Breaking Loose
I share Bobby's skepticism "that the public actually is primed to explode with anger" should the Obama administration notify Congress that it intends to send high-level Taliban detainees now at Guantanam... -
The Internet "Kill Switch" Debate
Nobody in Washington ever got rich making predictions about the political process. Nevertheless, I will go out on a limb and predict that at some point in the coming debate over the Senate cybersecurity... -
"If They Do That, Then All Hell Breaks Loose"
From Reuters: One Republican lawmaker said public opposition would escalate sharply if and when the administration formally notified Congress it intends to transfer the prisoners, who come from the highe...
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