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On Amending the NDAA to Preclude Military Detention of Citizens Captured in the U.S.
Ben notes what appears to be a draft proposal from Senator Rand Paul to amend the NDAA so as to address situations involving American citizens captured inside the United States. While the context sugges... -
Notice of Appeal Filed Too Late in <em>Hentif</em>?
The government has advised the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals that it may not have jurisdiction over a Guantanamo habeas appeal it is getting ready to hear. Last year, the government prevailed in the dist... -
Another Bagram Habeas Petition Dismissed
Chief Judge Lamberth has granted the government’s motion to dismiss a first amended habeas petition filed by a Pakistani citizen held at Bagram, following the Circuit’s decision in al Maqaleh (and the su... -
Iraqi Government Releases Daqduq
So reports ABC News: Ali Mussa Daqduq---background on him here---is now a free man. A Hezbollah commander wanted by the United States has been released from Iraqi custody and returned to the Lebanese cap... -
Motion for Relief Denied in Almerfedi
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NRC Report on Electricity Grid Vulnerability
The NRC has issued a Report on vulnerability in the U.S. electric power delivery system. (A downloadable copy can be found here.) I have only skimmed the Report, but it covers vulnerabilities not only f... -
Amicus Brief Filed in Hedges by Senators McCain, Graham, and Ayotte
Attorneys for Senators John McCain, Lindsey Graham, and Kelly Ayotte---all members of the Senate Committee on Armed Services---have filed an amicus brief in support of the government in Hedges v. -
Stuxnet Infected Chevron [Updated]
On Friday, the Wall Street Journal reported that Stuxnet, the virus that targeted Iran's uranium enrichment program and that is generally thought to have been created jointly by the United States and Isr... -
David Remes on a Human Rights Agenda for the Obama Second Term
David Remes, who represents several Yemeni detainees at Guantanamo Bay, writes in response to my comments this morning on Eric Lewis's New York Times column: Ben chides Eric Lewis for setting goals Ben t... -
DCIA Petraeus Resigns
So reports NBC News, which apparently obtained a copy of Petraeus' statement to the CIA workforce. From the NBC report's opening: CIA Director David Petraeus resigned Friday, citing an extramarital affa... -
Amicus Brief in <em>Trinidad y Garcia</em>: The Suspension Clause and Transfer to Torture
Back in June, I wrote a fairly lengthy post analyzing the ability of detainees in U.S. custody facing extradition or other involuntary transfer to a foreign sovereign to challenge their transfer pursuant... -
Eric Lewis on an Obama Human Rights Agenda---That's Not Going to Happen
Writing at the New York Times web site, Eric Lewis of Lewis Baach, describes a human rights agenda for the Obama administration's second term: First, he must release certain Guantánamo detainees, who hav...
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