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David Ignatius Reports More on the Role of CIA Interrogations
David Ignatius, who typically has great sources in the CIA, writes: The trail that led to bin Laden’s hideout in the town of Abbottabad, about 75 miles north of Islamabad, began between 2002 and 2004 wit... -
Congressional Oversight, Traditional Military Activities, and the UBL Operation
[See here for an updated analysis, after reading the original below] In the summer of 2009, the Wall Street Journal broke a story about (i) a never-consummated CIA plan to develop a capacity to use smal... -
A Reminder to "Like" Lawfare
For obvious reasons, this is a high-traffic day on Lawfare. So it's a good time to remind people to go to our Facebook page and click that little "like" button and to follow the @lawfareblog Twitter feed... -
The New York Times is Also Reporting...
...albeit less directly than the AP, that some of the key the initial strands of intelligence came out of the CIA system. The Times reports: Last night, an official said that “detainees” had identified a... -
The Associated Press is Reporting....
...that, as I speculated this morning, the original leads for what became the Bin Laden operation developed in the CIA's secret prison's program. -
What If Anything Does UBL’s Death Mean for the AUMF?
Watching CNN last night, I was astounded to hear Peter Bergen assert that the death of UBL means the end of the war on terrorism (anyone have this on video?). That is an extraordinary overstatement, as ... -
Light Posting
I haven't been able to post much lately, and I won't be able to much for at least another six weeks. During that period I will be completing a book on how and why the Obama administration embraced so ma... -
Will Bin Laden's Death Reignite the Interrogation Debate?
I recommend that Lawfare readers spend some time absorbing the entirety of this press briefing last night by "senior administration officials." In particular, the following passage stands out and suggest... -
Full Text of President's Remarks on Killing of UBL
THE PRESIDENT: Good evening. Tonight, I can report to the American people and to the world that the United States has conducted an operation that killed Osama bin Laden, the leader of al Qaeda, and a t... -
Credit to Obama?
It is better to be lucky than to be good, and we might well find out here that President Obama has lucked into this one. But it's worth pausing for a moment over the possibility that a significant strate... -
"After a firefight, they killed Osama bin Laden, and took custody of his body."
So stated the President just now. I would be extraordinarily surprised if anyone serious raised a legal objection to this [UPDATE: Or will some argue that the CIA, as opposed to the military, cannot law... -
President Obama Says...
...that: 1) He directed CIA to make killing or capture of Bin Laden top priority of war against Al Qaeda; 2) Last August, he was briefed on a possible lead on Bin Laden, hiding within a compound deep in...
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