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Jennifer and Steve describe the statutory proposal for next-generation terrorist threats by Bobby, Matt, Ben, and me as a “sweeping and preemptive militarization of counterterrorism” which is “not just u...
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In the very first days after the horrific attacks of September 11, 2001, the Bush Administration asked Congress for broad statutory authorization to use military force to “deter and pre-empt any future a...
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Earlier this week---at the Week, naturally enough---Marc Ambinder posted this piece, "Five Truths about the Drone War." Of the five, the second of Ambinder's verities struck me as most noteworthy. I've...
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This strikes me as a big deal. U.N. Special Rapporteur for Human Rights and Counterterrorism Ben Emmerson has returned from Pakistan and issued a lengthy statement summarizing his discussions with Pakist...
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In a recent Foreignpolicy.com essay, Rosa Brooks warns against some recent stirrings for a new or expanded Authorization for the Use of Military Force to deal with post-al Qaida threats. Brooks cites in...
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Judge Garland’s persuasive opinion in the ACLU FOIA case is important but narrow, and its significance for intelligence community transparency is entirely unclear.
Recall that the CIA had refused to res...
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Pretty big decision by the D.C. Circuit this morning, reversing the district court's dismissal of the ACLU's drone-related FOIA suit against the CIA on the ground that the Agency's "Glomar response" was ...
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The more I reflect on last week's drone contretemps--and what effect the efforts of Senator Paul and his followers has had / may still have on U.S. policy--the more I have a profound and distressing sens...
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I'm not at all happy that today's news out of upstate New York proves the point that Jack and I (and a cast of dozens) have tried to make about domestic use of lethal force, but it's worth pointing out t...
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The DNI has released the latest report, accurate as of January 2013, but only released this month, on the reengagement of former Guantanamo detainees. The DNI is required to release the report under the ...
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This morning was the Senate Select Intelligence Committee's open hearing on worldwide threats to the United States. Witnesses included DNI James Clapper, newly-minted CIA Director John Brennan, NCTC Dire...
