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Interrogating Ahmad Khan Rahami
Police in New Jersey have located and arrested Ahmad Khan Rahami, the prime suspect in the Chelsea and New Jersey bombings. Rahami fired on the officers who found him, striking two of them and then being... -
A Convenient Terrorism Threat
Not all countries that suffer from terrorism are innocent victims doing their best to fight back. Many governments, including several important U.S. allies, simultaneously fight and encourage the terrori... -
The Islamic State's "Homo Jihadus"
Editor's Note: It's hard to know what aspect of the Islamic State is most disturbing, but high on the list is the use of children as suicide bombers and executioners. Jacob Olidort of the Washington Inst... -
This Week at the Military Commissions, Special Majid Khan Edition: “The Whole Enhanced Interrogation Thing”
Yes, we’re back at the military commission, but no, there’s no Abd Al-Rahim Al-Nashiri. There’s no KSM or Ramzi Binalshibh either. -
International Terrorism Prosecutions: Tying up Loose Conspiracies
Over the past few weeks, the Justice Department has continued to tie up loose ends in the realm of criminal terrorism prosecutions. -
This Week at the Military Commissions, 9/9 Session: 1,300 Pounds of Discovery
It’s Friday, we’re wrapping up the first week back in Al Nashiri, and al-Nashiri himself is back in the courtroom. After some characteristically Guantanamo housekeeping—with only one courtroom, Judge Spa... -
This Week at the Military Commissions, 9/8 Session: The “Kangaroo Lapel Pin” Edition
When you take an 18-month break, it’s unsurprising that you’ll return home to some cobwebs that will need to be swept away. The second of three days of motion hearings in the Nashiri military commission ... -
The Challenge for the Generation That Experienced 9/11
As I noted around this time last year, the 9/11 Commission Report is on the syllabus for my seminar at Georgetown Law, Intelligence Reform and the Modern Intelligence Community. One of the main themes of... -
This Week at the Military Commissions, 9/7 Session: The Return of the Prodigal Defendant
And we’re back, after a trifling 18-month delay, a lot of litigation, and a major D.C. Circuit decision: the military commission has reconvened for three days of motions hearings in the case of Abd al-Ra... -
The Lawfare Podcast: Geeking Out on Al-Nashiri with Michel Paradis and Bob Loeb
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The Al Nashiri II Decision: An Opportunity to Reconsider the Transfer Restrictions
Yesterday, I spent a very enjoyable hour with Bob Loeb and Michel Paradis recording this week's Lawfare Podcast, which is a discussion of the D.C. Circuit's decision this week in Al Nashiri II. I won't g... -
Thoughts on Al Nashiri II
Steve Vladeck this morning beat me to the punch on a key takeaway about the Al Nashiri II decision yesterday. But his attitude toward the subject is a bit different from mine. So while I agree with him o...
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