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How the Rules Changed on Women in Combat---A Legislative and Executive History Primer
To considerable fanfare, departing Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey announced this week the decision to lift the ban on woman serving in combat units. -
Breaking: NSD AAG Lisa Monaco to Replace John Brennan at the White House
The New York Times has the story on that, and other Administration staff changes... -
UN Assistance Mission Report on Torture in Afghan Detention Centers
Over the weekend, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan ("UNAMA") released its report on the treatment of conflict-related detainees in Afghan prisons. Needless to say, it's not terribly u... -
Drones on 16th Street
Somehow, I doubt the FAA would mind these drones over D.C. airspace. Inauguration day drone protest. Hat tip: Josh Gerstein -
Letter in Support of Brennan Nomination
I'm pleased to report that a group of former Obama Administration lawyers (including yours truly) has just submitted to the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence a letter expressing our strong support ... -
A Belated FISA Amendment Act Reauthorization Act Update
As readers probably already know, the Senate ended an otherwise largely legislation-light 2012 by approving a controversial five-year extension of the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 (FAA), which the House h... -
TSA Body Scanners
CNN is reporting that TSA has announced the removal of all Rapiscan X-ray backscatter airport machines, to be accom -
What the Convening Authority's Decision Means: Withdrawal Is off the Table, but Dismissal Is Still an Option
As Wells noted, the Guantánamo Military Commission Convening Authority has declined to adopt Chief Prosecutor Brig. Gen. Mark Martins's recommendation to withdraw the conspiracy charges against Khalid Sh... -
Readings: Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) Letter to John Brennan, CIA Director Nominee, on Targeted Killing of US Citizens Abroad
John Brennan, nominated by President Obama to become the next CIA director, will apparently face some tough questioning from Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) at his Senate confirmation hearings (reportedly set f... -
Self-Defeating Humanitarian Efforts in Africa
Current events in Africa illustrate the unintended and sometimes-self-defeating effects of humanitarian efforts on that continent. First, France’s military action against Islamist insurgents in Mali rai... -
Update on the Bradley Manning Case
Last week saw several new developments in the Bradley Manning case. Prosecutors announced on Wednesday that they intend to offer evidence that Osama bin Laden received some of the classified information ... -
Jennifer Daskal's NYT Op-Ed on Guantanamo - Further Comment
Further to Ben's post on Jennifer Daskal's NYT Guantanamo op-ed today, over at Opinio Juris I comment on a different part of the op-ed. Ben refers in part to reasons Jen offers why a transfer of Guantan...
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