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The Obviously Unconstitutional Cotton Amendment
Among the proposed amendments to the DOD appropriations bill currently under consideration in the House of Representatives is this doozy, courtesy of Arkansas Rep. -
No Airstrikes in Iraq for the Moment...But Perhaps a Combat-Support Mission for SOF?
An important story tonight in the Wall Street Journal, outlining the first fruits of the Obama administration's review of its options vis-a-vis Iraq and ISIS: The White House and Pentagon now hold a mor... -
Feinstein-Chambliss Cybersecurity Info Sharing Bill
The Chair and Vice-Chair of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, Senators Feinstein and Chambliss have introduced a draft cybersecurity information sharing bill. Early coverage of the bill from ... -
As of Yesterday, As Many As 275 U.S. Armed Forces Personnel Are Deploying to Iraq
Such is the import of this letter, sent today by President Obama to the Speaker of the House. The letter says, in pertinent part: Dear Mr. Speaker: (Dear Mr. President:) Starting on June 15, 2014, up t... -
Statement From the Chief Prosecutor on This Week's Hearing in the 9/11 Case
You'll find it here. We'll cover the two-day mini-hearing, which will commence tomorrow at 0900 down at Guantanamo. The statement opens: Good evening and Happy Father’s Day. I refer to Father’s Day wit... -
The Relatively Weak Article II Basis for Bombing Iraq and Syria (and, Remember the President’s August 31, 2013 Speech?)
I explained yesterday why I believe the administration has a straightforward argument for relying on the 2002 Iraq AUMF if it chooses to use force against ISIS in Iraq. (Bobby and Wells disagree, and th... -
Congressional Intent, the 2002 AUMF, and ISIS
Jack's reading of the 2002 AUMF is more than plausible. And I wouldn't be surprised if the executive branch adopted that reading, in searching out a statutory basis for military action against ISIS. -
The Unreality of “Ending the War”
The march of ISIS across Iraq (and in Syria), and the Obama administration’s scramble to react to it, and the new round of drone strikes in Pakistan, and continuing and growing Islamist terrorist threats... -
Video of Today's SSCI Hearing
I haven't watched it yet, as I was doing a different event at the time of the hearing. But thanks to the magic of CSPAN and it's belated, but very welcome propensity for embed codes . . -
SSCI Open Hearing on the USA Freedom Act
The hearing on FISA reforms will get going today at 2:30 p.m, and (as always) be broadcasted live via C-SPAN. The witness line-up is below with links to written statements. First Panel (Government): Ja... -
Vice-President Cheney’s Funny Criticism of President Obama for Not Complying with the GTMO Notice Requirement
I laughed when I heard former Vice-President Cheney on the Laura Ingraham show (approximately the 8:15-9:10 mark) criticizing President Obama for not notifying Congress under Section 1035 of the 2014 NDA... -
Latest District Court Ruling on NSA Surveillance
Today's ruling in Smith v. Obama grants the government's motion to dismiss, and thus bats away a Fourth Amendment-based challenge to NSA telephone metadata collection---for the reasons one would expect. ...
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