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Update in NYT v. Department of Justice
Here is a quick update in New York Times v. Department of Justice. That's the Second Circuit case regarding the DOJ's responses to Freedom of Information Act requests, filed by the New York Times and Am... -
German Intelligence Admits Email Spying
So reports the Wall Street Journal. As one of my colleagues commented "is anyone surprised?" Here's the lede: Germany’s foreign intelligence service acknowledged tapping data flowing through a key Fran... -
Obama and Alexander, Bush and Tenet
Over at Foreign Policy, Shane Harris has a piece suggesting that folks at NSA feel abandoned by President Obama's failure to defend the agency aggressively: Gen. Keith Alexander and his senior leadership... -
Critical Thoughts on New Report on Obama Leak Crackdown
Today the Committee to Protect Journalists published a very critical report on the Obama administration’s efforts to crack down on leakers and control the flow of secret information from government offic... -
How Snowden Might Help Cybersecurity
A few weeks ago the NYT had a piece by David Sanger about how the Snowden revelations will hurt if not kill the NSA’s ambitious plans for cybersecurity defense in the U.S. homeland. “Administration offi... -
A Bad Idea Recycled
If a capture comes, can calls to send the terrorist to Guantanamo be far behind? Apparently not. ABC News is reporting that GOP Senators Lindsey Graham, Kelly Ayotte, and Saxby Chambliss are calling fo... -
Ending the End-of-War Timeline
Nine or so months ago, following President Obama’s inaugural address assertion that a “decade of war is now ending,” which came on the heels of Jeh Johnson’s speech about the end of war against al Qaeda... -
D.C. District Court Orders Expanded CIA FOIA Disclosures
A little-noticed district court opinion has expanded---at least at the margins---the universe of national security materials subject to FOIA requests. We missed this opinion when it came out back in Aug... -
John DeLong on NSA Compliance Systems
At the Senate Intelligence Committee hearing the other day on NSA programs, I talked a lot about the importance and centrality of compliance procedures. And I quoted a quip by NSA's compliance chief, Joh... -
Is the “Covert Action” in Syria Actually a Covert Action?
I have noted how openly the United States has been leaking information about its covert action to support moderate Syrian rebels – from its inception through the supposed recent ramp-up. I notice via a -
The NSA Controversies: a Guide for the Perplexed
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Lawfare Podcast Episode #43: A Debate On NSA Surveillance
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