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More Willing, More Able - But No Time Soon
One new policy proposal contained in the President’s West Point speech from Wednesday was a Counterterrorism Partnerships Fund, which would facilitate counterterrorism training for U.S. partner countries... -
Released Taliban Detainees: Not So “Innocent” After All?
Today’s Washington Post contains an interesting article about the backgrounds of the five released Taliban detainees entitled "Freed prisoners were battle-hardened Taliban commanders." According to the ... -
Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl Freed in Exchange for Transfer of Five GTMO Detainees
Some wonderful (and quite NDAA-relevant) news, here reported by Talking Points Memo: WASHINGTON (AP) — The only American soldier held prisoner in Afghanistan has been freed and is back in U.S. custod... -
Why Drone Strikes in Pakistan Have Stopped (and Will It Last?)
Did you know that we have not carried out drone strikes in Pakistan since 2013? A story from Ken Dilanian (now at AP) today does a nice job of laying out the many reasons why: 1. Fewer targets ("Many ... -
Is the Administration Planning to Engage Congress on the AUMF in Late 2014?
One of the nice things about major presidential speeches is that they often are occasions during which reporters separately get to grill unnamed "senior administration officials" for clarification. So i... -
5/28 Session #4: On the Motion to Reconsider the RDI Discovery Order
We return from a recess-ette. The parties quickly handle AE272, in which the defense asks the commission to replicate, in this case, a ruling entered in the 9/11 case. Recall that in the latter, the FB... -
5/28 Session #3: Members Versus Judges; Continuing Discovery Obligations
Action resumes at the Expeditionary Legal Complex, Courtroom Two. Army Col. James Pohl, the military judge, calls the proceedings once more to order. The defense, in AE267B, makes a due process argumen... -
Relevant Excerpts from President Obama's West Point Speech
Not a lot in President Obama's West Point speech that is new on Lawfare-related matters. -
5/28 Session #2: Protective Order Rules, and Ex Parte Contacts
In AE13N, the defense seeks relief from the case’s protective order regarding national security information---in particular, permission for defense counsel in this commission case to draw on classified e... -
5/28 Session #1: Getting the SSCI RDI Report---or Not
It’s on---the open part of our proceedings, anyway. Recall that court and counsel began their day already, some time earlier this morning, in a Role 505(h) session that has concluded. The parties there... -
Statement from the Chief Prosecutor on This Week's Hearings in Al-Nashiri
The Chief Prosecutor at Guantanamo, Brig. Gen. Mark Martins, had this to say on the eve of a pre-trial motions hearing in United States v. Al-Nashiri---which commences tomorrow, and which Lawfare will co... -
The Uncertain Future of Military Detention Authority as "Combat Operations" in Afghanistan End
Scooping his own speech tomorrow at West Point, President Obama today announced his decision on future US force levels in Afghanistan. Assuming that the winner of the Afghan presidential election will i...
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