A few months ago, Jack posed an interesting question: Whatever happened to the Periodic Review Board (PRB) system for Guantanamo detainees that the president created in his executive order? In March 2011...

There were basically none. No discussion of Guantanamo, of habeas, of the NDAA, of interrogation, of military commissions, of targeted killing---and only the most cursory mention of drone strikes. This i...

Here's the latest fromthe Washington Post,on the Espionage Act, Intelligence Identities Protection Act, and false statements case against John Kiriakou, the former CIA officer who helped capture Abu Zuba...

Further to Bobby's and my posts on news reports of US government discussions around ways to address groups such as AQIM taking root in Africa - including discussion of US military and intelligence advise...

Bobby posted a day ago about an important Wall Street Journal news story talking about the US government considering options for pursuing an increasing active and dangerous branch-franchise-affiliate of ...

The Second Circuit Court of Appeals has has just stayed Judge Katherine Forrest's decision in Hedges: For the following reasons, we conclude that the public interest weighs in favor of granting the gover...

This article in the Wall Street Journal, by Julian Barnes and Siobhan Gorman, draws attention to US government plans to ramp up counterterrorism efforts in Libya, including in particular efforts targetin...

My law partner (and former CIA General Counsel) Jeff Smith and I have an op-ed in today's Washington Post  (entitled "Is It Legal to Hit Iran?" in the print edition) discussing the U.S. and international...

Per Ben's and Bobby's responses to my post from earlier this week, I think one point needs to be made crystal clear: If Ben and Bobby are correct, then the phrase "substantial support" in the March 13 br...

I'd like to expand on Ben's post below in relation to Hedges and the First Amendment, focusing on the "material support"/"substantial support" issue.  (I'm having to write quickly, so please excuse any t...

Based on the voluminous media and blog coverage of last week's decision in Hedges v. Obama, in which Judge Forrest permanently enjoined at least part of the detention provision of the FY2012 NDAA [sectio...