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Happy Tenth Birthday, Guantanamo Bay.
The Miami Herald kick-starts the birthday festivities with this piece about what lies ahead for the detention facility and this article about why President Obama hasn't closed the camp. The Toronto Star analyzes "a decade of detention," CNN has this feature on Moazzam Begg, a British Muslim detainee who was released in 2005, and the New Yorker has this article about the prison at age 10. Kristine A Huskey, Director of the Anti-Torture Program at Physicians for Human Rights and attorney for many Guantánamo detainees, writes about the future of indefinite detention on IntLawGrrls. Finally, Mark Thompson on Time's Battleland blog describes the President's "persistent headache."
The CIA has resumed drone strikes in Pakistan after nearly two months. The New York Times reports that three suspected militants were killed yesterday, while the Washington Times says that the number was four.
David Ignatius chronicles the challenges of negotiating with the Taliban in the Washington Post.
The Tampa Bay Times discusses the conviction rates of terrorism suspects in light of Sami Osmakac's arrest, the Floridan who planned to attack several areas in Tampa.
CNN informs us that Amir Hekmati's lawyer is to plead for his client's release, who is on death row in Iran for being convicted of spying. Meanwhile, the Times tells us that Western intelligence officials suspect Iran of harboring terrorist suspects.
For all you drone afficionados, check out this article by the Congressional Research Service, courtesy of Danger Room's Wired blog.
And for today's Moment of Zen, remember that it's fine to satisfy your sugar cravings on flights--as long as they aren't in the form of a cupcake.
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Ritika Singh was a project coordinator at the Brookings Institution where she focused on national security law and policy. She graduated with majors in International Affairs and Government from Skidmore College in 2011, and wrote her thesis on Russia’s energy agenda in Europe and its strategic implications for America.
