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Gregory Johnsen on the History of the AUMF
The estimable Gregory Johnsen has a lengthy article in Buzzfeed about the history of the AUMF. Entitled "60 Words and War Without End: The Untold Story of the Most Dangerous Sentence in U.S. History," th... -
Americans Oppose NSA Programs---And Want Snowden Prosecuted
That's the mixed message of this new poll from the Pew Center for the People and the Press, which also suggests---among other things---that President Obama's speech is not resonating all that much with t... -
The President's Speech and PPD-28: A Guide for the Perplexed
President Obama's speech on Friday and its accompanying Presidential Policy Directive (PDD-28) cover a lot of ground, announce a bunch of reforms, announce plans and direction for more, and kick still ot... -
FISC Query Preapproval: Intelligence Burden or Bump in the Road?
Never was the phrase “the devil’s in the details” more apt than in describing President Obama’s instruction, yesterday, that the government query its bulk collection metadata only “after a judicial findi... -
A Way Forward on Bulk Collection
President Obama’s address on Friday outlining surveillance reforms for the NSA hit the mark in both substance and tone. He defended without apology the necessity of intelligence gathering, outlined the ... -
President Obama's Speech and PPD-28
I had two reactions to President Obama's address, one general and another specific. First the general. President Obama made a good speech today, both for what he said and what he didn't say. He has a... -
A New Batch of Declassified NSA Surveillance Documents
The day already was overstuffed with surveillance matters, and then came this: the DNI's release of a tranche of roughly twenty five historical FISC orders. -
Statement from DNI Clapper on President Obama's Remarks
Just posted on IC on the Record: Statement from DNI James R. Clapper on Intelligence Reforms Announced Today by President Obama Today, President Obama announced new guidelines for Intelligence Community... -
The President's Speech: a Quick Reaction
The President’s speech and accompanying Policy Directive together announce all manner of changes; it will take a while to grasp them all. In the meantime, here's an off-the-cuff reaction: I reckon we wil... -
Text of the President's Remarks on NSA and Surveillance
Below is the full text of President Obama's speech: Remarks of President Barack Obama Results of our Signals Intelligence Review January 17, 2014 Washington, D.C. -
LIVE: President Obama Speaks on the NSA
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Presidential Policy Directive on Signals Intelligence Activities
This Presidential Policy Directive (PPD-28) on Signals Intelligence Activities is being released today in conjunction with the President's speech in a few minutes. It opens: The United States, like othe...
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