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Carter and Pearlstein on Prosecution and Counterterrorism (and the Question of Denied Areas)
Philip Carter and Deborah Pearlstein have posted a thoughtful essay at Foreign Policy that emphasizes the utility of civilian criminal prosecution as a counterterrorism option. I very much agree with th... -
The Lingering Elements of Detention in Afghanistan: Non-Afghans and Afghan ESTs
Ben has already noted that the United States and Afghahnistan struck a deal to resume the process of handing over the remnants of U.S. -
Chief Judge Lamberth on the Government's Foot-Dragging in the Guantánamo Habeas Cases
Even for those keeping up with the Guantánamo litigation, this decision by Chief Judge Lamberth, a declassified version of which was released on Friday, may have slipped under the radar. The specific iss... -
Caitlin Fitz Gerald on Drones, Polarization, and Google Autofill
Over at the graphical Drawnward blog, Caitlin Fitz Gerald has figured out an interesting way of illustrating our increasingly polarized attitudes over drones. She typed "drones are" into Google and grabb... -
The AUMF Will Soon Extend to Syria (If It Doesn't Already)
The WSJ has a story (behind paywall, I think) about the CIA “expanding its role in the campaign against the Syrian regime by feeding intelligence to select rebel fighters to use against government forces... -
The Frenemy Press on Ben Emmerson's Statement
As Ben and Gregory McNeal posted earlier, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Counterterrorism and Human Rights, Ben Emmerson, issued this statement on March 14 after a three-day visit to Pakistan, ... -
Mary Dudziak's Bizarre Oped
Mary Dudziak has a truly bizarre oped in the New York Times today taking on the Obama administration's drone wars on, let's just say, a new basis: that President Nixon once secretly bombed Cambodia. I'm... -
More on Drone Shift from CIA to DOD
Following up on Wells’ post, I increasingly think that the shift in drone authorities from CIA to DOD first reported by Dan Klaidman might not amount to much in substance, and that any proposed changes ... -
Exactly What Targeted Killing Duties Are Shifting from CIA to DOD?
Lawfarers are by now steeped in this news: the White House apparently intends to diminish the CIA's responsibility for drone strikes, and to transfer that responsibility, over time, to the Department of ... -
Waxman on Cyber Law, Strategy, and Policy
Matt Waxman has just published a new cyber paper that’s well worth reading. The piece picks up on an earlier article of Matt’s that explored when states might treat cyber-attacks as "force" or "armed att... -
Thoughts on Possible End to CIA Targeted Killing
As Jack mentioned, Dan Klaidman of the Daily Beast reported today that “the White House is poised to sign off on a plan to shift the CIA’s lethal targeting program to the Defense Department." Over at Fo... -
Al-Bahlul's Response to USG Petition for Rehearing <em>En Banc</em>
Military commission accused Ali Hamza Ahmad Sulaiman al-Bahlul has submitted his response to the government's petition for rehearing by the full D.C.
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