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Hearing This Week in the Al Hadi Military Commissions Case
A whopping two weeks of court time earlier had been reserved for pre-trial motions in United States v. Abd al Hadi al Iraqi---but not all of it will be filled with proceedings in the Guantanamo courtroom... -
The New UNSCR on Iran: Does it Bind the United States (and future Presidents)?
Colum Lynch and John Hudson have an article in Foreign Policy provocatively entitled “Obama Turns to U.N. to Outmaneuver Congress” in which they suggest that the new U.N. Security Council Resolution like... -
Senators Draft Letter Requesting Obama Send Deal to Congress Before United Nations
Senators Bob Corker (R-TN) and Ben Cardin (D-MD), respectively the chair and ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, have sent a public letter to President Barack Obama urging him to "p... -
Why I'm Torn About the Iran Deal: Was it Worth It?
I’ve resisted the urge to comment much on the Iran negotiations, in part because I wanted to support a deal and, now that it’s been struck, I do – but with major reservations. I can’t help feeling that w... -
An Iran Deal Won't Stabilize the Messy Middle East --- But Maybe Arab States Can
Much ink has already been spilled over the implications of a nuclear deal with Iran for that country’s assertive regional behavior. Arab states and Israel warn of Iranian hegemony and demand assertive Am... -
For the U.S. and Iran, A Nuclear Accord Upends Old Assumptions
In a solemn speech on state television, Iranian president Hassan Rouhani described the achievement of a comprehensive accord between Tehran and six world powers on Iran's nuclear program as "an end and a... -
Motions to Dismiss Denied in Hamidullin Terrorism Case
Judge Henry Hudson issued his order in this Lindh-esque terrorism prosecution on Monday. -
Laura Poitras Files FOIA Case Against U.S.
Laura Poitras, Citizenfour filmmaker and co-founder of The Intercept with Glenn Greenwald and Jeremy Scahill, has filed suit against the United States over what she terms "Kafkaesque harassment" on the b... -
The Resurgence of the Terrorism-Prevention Paradigm for Law Enforcement
Interesting piece in the Post today, highlighting the recent spate of ISIL-related arrests in the US. -
Senate Hearings on "Going Dark"
Both the Senate Judiciary Committee and the Senate Intelligence Committee will hold hearings today on strong encrpytion, privacy, and the threat of "Going Dark." The Senate Judiciary Committee hearing ... -
A Correction and a Reiteration
Last week, I wrote a piece on the OPM hack, quoting a GAO report that seemed to me to suggest that the intelligence community had concerns about OPM's computer security back in 2010. In response, I recei... -
Breach of Trust, OPM, and the Intelligence Community
I have now had a little time to digest Shane Harris’s story in the Daily Beast this morning on the intelligence community’s concerns in 2010 about OPM’s data security. The relevant passage from the GAO r...
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