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Today's Headlines and Commentary
Lots and lots of news today. Let's start with several developments on the terrorism trials front: Barry Walter Bujol Jr., who defended himself against accusations of material support for Al Qaeda, turn... -
Marcy Wheeler on Latif
Over at the Empty Wheel blog, Marcy Wheeler has a very impressive set of speculations regarding what the mysterious Report at issue in Latif (which I discuss at length here) might be. Here's her bottom l... -
Coverage of Al-Nashiri’s Arraignment: Motions Hearing Part 3
At last, you have reached the final post in Lawfare’s coverage of the motions hearing portion of Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri’s arraignment. -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Lots of press coverage of Saturday night's GOP debate on national security and foreign policy issues. The Los Angeles Times reports on some of the topics that arose, which include Afghanistan, Pakistan, ... -
Coverage of Al-Nashiri’s Arraignment: Motions Hearing Part 2
Following discussion of post-acquittal detention, the al-Nashiri motions hearing continued with the defense’s second motion. This motion involves the defense’s request that Military Judge Pohl allow in ... -
Coverage of Al-Nashiri’s Arraignment: Motions Hearing Part 1
I’m going to wrap-up Lawfare’s in-depth coverage of Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri’s arraignment with some discussion of the post-arraignment motions hearing. -
Check Out Where CIA Gear Is Manufactured!
As Dave Barry would say, I swear I'm not making this up. The other day, I found myself visiting the CIA. As one does at such times, I stopped at the agency's gift shop, you know, to buy a Predator drone... -
Thoughts on Latif #5--Of En Bancs and Cert Grants
The D.C. Circuit strongly disfavors en banc review. For longstanding cultural reasons, the court avoids en bancs whenever possible. This is generally a good thing. En bancs can be ugly; they stress a cou... -
Thoughts on Latif #4--A Fuller Analysis
The more I study the D.C. Circuit decision in Latif, the more important I think it is, and the more regrettable I think it probably is. I'm going to spread this out over two posts. In this one, which is ... -
Al-Nashiri Arraignment Coverage: Voir Dire and Arraignment
Wednesday’s arraignment hearing of Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri began about twenty minutes after 9 a.m., roughly two hours after most reporters arrived at the Ft. Meade, Maryland remote viewing location. Bef... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
Our many terrorism trials are about to take a break for the weekend, so here's your fix: The Los Angeles Times has the horrifying story of Staff Sgt. -
US Prepares to Seek Extradition of al Qaeda Bomb Plot Suspect Held by Germany
Abdeladim El-Kabir was arrested in Germany, along with two other men, back in April of this year. German officials at the time alleged that the men were planning to build a bomb to use somewhere in Euro...
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