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John Brennan's Speech: The Tree that Fell in the Forest?
It is surprising to me that neither the Washington Post nor the New York Times nor the Wall Street Journal has yet to run an editorial reacting to John Brennan’s extensive and thoughtful speech on drones... -
Significant Cyber Attacks on Federal Systems -- 2004-present
I received the list below (of "Significant Cyber Attacks" on Federal systems since 2004) from sources on Capitol Hill last week. After reading through it and checking the data, it seemed worth making th... -
Looking at CISPA
Well, the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act passed the House last week. Now that the dust has cleared (and before we move on to the coming Senate battles) it’s probably worthwhile looking at... -
Not Joining the Issues
Yesterday I posted a lengthy response to Gabor Rona’s critique of the Brennan speech, and Gabor has now replied to my comments. Alas, we seem to be speaking past one another in various ways (for example... -
Susan Landau on Cybersecurity Bills
Susan Landau is currently a visiting scholar at Harvard's Computer Science Department, formerly a Distinguished Engineer at Sun Microsystems, and the author of Surveillance or Security? The Risks Posed b... -
Audio of Federalist Society Teleforum on Targeted Killing of U.S. Citizens
Back in March (so, well before John Brennan's new remarks on the issue), my friend and colleague Mike Lewis from Ohio Northern and I participated in a "teleforum" debate for the Federalist Society on the... -
Thoughts on the Brennan Speech : Scope of the AUMF, CCF, JSOC, and Other Issues
Over at Opinio Juris, Gabor Rona of Human Rights First offers an extended critique of John Brennan’s speech on the use of lethal force. It is an interesting and provocative post, leading me to share a f... -
Greetings, and a Quick Thought on Brennan's Speech
Very glad to have joined the Lawfare team. I look forward to more sustained blogging once the spring grading season is over. For now, I'll offer just a quick thought on the speech John Brennan delivere... -
John Brennan’s Speech and the ACLU FOIA Cases
John Brennan's speech yesterday was important for at least three reasons: (1) it marked the first official White House acknowledgment that “the United States Government conducts targeted strikes against ... -
Text of John Brennan's Speech on Drone Strikes Today at the Wilson Center
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John Brennan's Speech
Last October, I wrote an op-ed in the Washington Post entitled “Will Drone Strikes Become Obama’s Guantanamo?” in which I said that “the administration needs to work harder to explain and defend its use ... -
Obama Administration SAP On Rogers-Ruppersberger
In an earlier post I commented on the politics of the cybersecurity debate. I wrote: "One final piece of the political calculus is what the Administration wants. Right now all public signs are that the...
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