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4/17 Session #1: A Special Trial Counsel, and a Pause
We’re back in session. The military judge, Army Col. James L. Pohl, calls proceedings to order. Of the five 9/11 accused, there are two absentees: Walid Bin Attash and Mustafa Al-Hawsawi. That prompts... -
4/15 Motions Session #3: What Sorts of Evidence, Part Two (And a Recess)
Break being over, Cheryl Bormann picks up her thread: the conflict between absurdly strict secrecy controls and her own obligations to her client. Bin Attash is angry these days, she says, because he mus... -
4/15 Motions Session #2: What Sorts of Evidence, Part One
Our recess concludes; the action resumes. KSM lawyer David Nevin begins the defense’s remarks on possible evidence it might offer to support of AE292---a motion alleging inappropriate FBI contacts with a... -
4/15 Motions Session #1: Housekeeping, and FBI Things
It’s Tuesday, 9:12 a.m., when our Fort Meade screen comes to life: down at Guantanamo, the military judge, Army Col. James L. Pohl, calls proceedings to order. -
4/14 Motions Hearing #1: Ex Parte Hearings, FBI Investigations, and a Recess
It’s game time, y’all. The military judge, Army Col. James Pohl, ascends the bench and resumes pretrial proceedings in the 9/11 case. All five accused are present, along with their lawyers and a few oth... -
FBI Agents Embedding with JSOC Units in Combat Zones
The Washington Post has a story this evening on an often-overlooked aspect of interagency cooperation in connection with both combat operations and counterterrorism: FBI agents deploying into the field ... -
The AUMF and IHL's Field of Application
Our friends at the ICRC DC delegation have a wonderful blog, intercross, and often use it to host brief exchanges among scholars and practitioners on current IHL and IHL-related issues. -
On the Connections Between the AUMF and Section 702
I was asked to give testimony today before a House Foreign Affairs subcommittee on two topics that may seem largely unconnected: the vitality and adequacy of the AUMF for the conflict the United States i... -
Wishful Thinking Department
Conversation at the Rosenzweig breakfast table this morning: Wife: "That's just dreaming." Me: "What?" Wife (pointing to front page New York Times article): "Thinking that the Chinese will become mor... -
A Summary of Friday's Decision in al-Aulaqi v. Panetta
As Ben mentioned on Friday, Judge Rosemary Collyer of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia dismissed a Bivens suit brought by the families of Anwar al-Aulaqi, his son Abdulrahman, and Sam... -
Lawfare on the Hill
Two hearings this week to take note of: Tomorrow, Tuesday April 8th at 2pm: The House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade will hold a hearing on "Is al-Qaeda Winning? -
Bits and Bytes -- Military Focus
Three items of particular interest to our cyber warfare aficionados in today's Bits and Bytes (plus one lagniappe on the Internet of Things): Developments in Iranian Cyber Warfare 2013-14. From the In...
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