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State of the Field Conference for Cyber Conflict
In 2003 the Cyber-Conflict Studies Association was founded to foster the academic study of a new discipline -- conflict in the cyber domain. At the time they were more in the nature of Cassandra's tryi... -
CIA Releases Documents Related to Enhanced Interrogation Program
Yesterday, in response to a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union, the Central Intelligence Agency released over 50 documents related to the agency's enhanced int... -
6/3 Session: The Rules Are the Rules
It’s Friday morning, and we’ve established that the defendants know their rights to be present but all save Ramzi Binalshibh and Ammar al Baluchi have declined. -
6/2 Session: Detainee Testifies about Gitmo Conditions
The commission is called to order Thursday morning with all attorneys and the defendants accused of masterminding the 9/11 attacks in attendance. The morning session will be dedicated to hearing testimon... -
6/1 Session: Too Much Cancer, Not Enough Communication
Pre-trial proceedings in the military commission case against the alleged masterminds of the September 11th attacks resume Wednesday morning, with all attorneys present but none of the accused in attenda... -
5/31 Session: Contraband and the PRT
Today is the second day of this set of commission hearings. Bin’Attash and al Hawsawi are not present, though KSM, Binalshibh, and Ali are. Also present are all of yesterday’s defense counsel; apparently... -
Has the U.S. Quietly Ramped Up the Air Campaign Against AQAP in Yemen?
CENTCOM has just released a summary of publicly-acknowledged airstrikes conducted against AQAP targets in Yemen over the first five months of 2016. The list includes three strikes from February and Marc... -
5/30 Afternoon Session: GITMO's Too Cold
Session Three Following the two morning sessions, Col. Pohl called the commission back to order after a lengthy Memorial Day lunch. -
5/30 Morning Sessions: “Random” Redactions and Mail to Nowhere
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Chief Prosecutor Mark Martins Remarks at Guantanamo Bay
Military Commissions Chief Prosecutor Mark Martins issued the following statement over the weekend: CHIEF PROSECUTOR MARK MARTINS REMARKS AT GUANTANAMO BAY 28 MAY 2016 -
The Misbegotten Court of Military Commission Review
Anyone following the Guantánamo military commissions would do well to read Bob Loeb and Helen Klein's trenchant take on last Friday's D.C. Circuit decision in In re Khadr, in which the Court of Appeals d... -
Mullah Mansour as a "Continuous" Threat: Was the AUMF Strictly Necessary?
The DOD airstrike that may have killed Taliban leader Mullah Mansour is interesting, from a legal perspective, at many levels.
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