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Recent National Security Law Scholarship (and Some Not-That-Recent Stuff As Well)
Those of you who subscribe to my listserv know that I frequently circulate links and abstracts for forthcoming academic work relating to security and law. I'm going to try cross-posting that material mo... -
Unsound Criticism of the Legality of Drone Strikes at Foreign Policy
Writing at Foreign Policy, Charli Carpenter and Lina Shaikhouni present a series of arguments challenging the legality of the U.S. use of lethal force--whether from drones or special forces--in Pakistan.... -
GTMO Habeas Numbers Update
There's been quite a bit of activity in the Guantanamo habeas courtrooms since Larkin last posted these statistics in mid-April. Last week's voluntary dismissal of Fahmi Al Assani's and Suleiman Al Nadhi... -
The Washington Post on Adam Gadahn and Guns
The Washington Post has this editorial on American Al Qaeda spokesman Adam Gadahn's recent message: THERE MAY NEVER be a better spokesman for closing the gun show loophole than Adam Yahiye Gadahn. A 32-y... -
The Washingtonian on David Addington
Washingtonian magazine has published this profile of former Vice President Dick Cheney's counselor, David Addington, who is now at the Heritage Foundation. The piece is devoted to a considerable extent t... -
The (Possible) Death of Ilyas Kashmiri and Its Impact on the Internal Administration Debate Regarding Drone Strikes
Hot on the heels of a National Security Council debate last Thursday concerning whether to reduce the pace or scope of CIA drone strikes in Pakistan (reported by the Wall Street Journal here; please do c... -
This Will Not Encourage Congress to Ease its GTMO Transfer/Release Restrictions
ABC News (among other sources) reports: In a new video message released on the internet Friday, American-born al Qaeda spokesman Adam Gadahn calls on Muslims living in America to carry out deadly one-man... -
Ackerman Responds To Morrison
Bruce Ackerman has responded on Balkinization to Trevor Morrison’s review of Ackerman’s book The Decline and Fall of the American Republic. Ackerman’s opening paragraphs explain his post and have all th... -
Two House Votes on Libya Today
According to ABC News and the New York Times, House Speaker John Boehner today will call for a vote on two resolutions regarding the use of force in Libya - one sponsored by Rep. Denis Kucinich, and the ... -
Two Guantanamo Detainees Drop Appeals
Two Guantanamo detainees, Fahmi Al-Assani and Suleiman Al-Nahdi, have moved the D.C. Circuit to dismiss their habeas appeals (Al-Assani's motion is here, Al-Nahdi's is here). -
The E Coli Outbreak and the Google Hack
The two main headlines on the online NYT at the moment are about the E Coli outbreak in Germany and the alleged hack by China of Google. I have not seen anyone speculating that the E Coli outbreak is a ... -
Today's Headlines and Commentary
This is the first in a regular series in which I will collect and disseminate headlines and commentary of interest to Lawfare readers. I can't promise that this will be a daily feature, but will do my b...
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