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12/9 Session: Afternoon Session: Did the Order Affect Operational Readiness?
Judge Pohl calls the commission to order, and this time, we actually have a session. Everyone is here except Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and Mustafa Al Hawsawi, but they have waived their presences voluntaril... -
The Perils of “French Islam:” France’s Misguided Response to the Paris Attacks
Editor’s Note: Terrorism's biggest impact is rarely in the violence of the attack itself. Rather, it is the government’s response -- for better or for worse -- that often determines whether a terrorist a... -
12/9 Session: Morning Session: Can't We Deconflict?
Well, that was a bust! Wednesday morning’s 9/11 military commission session never gets past the opening formalities of verifying that the defendants are all present or, if not, voluntarily waiving their... -
12/8 Session: Afternoon Session: Is that Culturally Inappropriate?
The commission reconvenes at 1:22 pm, and Michael Schwartz—representing Walid bin Attash—takes up the questioning of the Lieutenant Colonel. It’s afternoon now, and the 9/11 trial is still focused on the... -
12/8 Session: Morning Session: On Female Guards and Female Attorneys
It’s Tuesday morning at Guantanamo at precisely 9:07, and Military Judge James Pohl calls the session to order. He is, as always, resplendent in his black robes, judicial authority emanating from his ver... -
A Response to Emptywheel: WMD Charges in White Ideological Violence
Over at her Emptywheel blog, Marcy Wheeler has a response to my piece on the designation and prosecution of terrorism in light of the events in Colorado Spring and San Bernardino. As she notes, we have a... -
ISIS and Just War Theory
Michael Walzer and Jeff McMahan have each recently written about the war on ISIS. The authors are the leading philosophers of war. -
Jihadology Podcast: Americans in the Islamic State
Lorenzo Vidino and Seamus Hughes come on the show to talk about their new report ISIS in America: From Retweets to Raqqa. Some of the topics covered include: -
Statement from Military Commission Chief Prosecutor Mark Martins
Military Commissions Chief Prosecutor Mark Martins issued the following statement over the weekend in advance of this week's pre-trial hearings in the 9/11 case: CHIEF PROSECUTOR MARK MARTINS REMARKS... -
On the President’s Request for a Vote on an AUMF for ISIL
There were at least two points of note in President Obama’s call last night for Congress to “vote to authorize the continued use of military force against these terrorists.” First, the President did not... -
The President's ISIL Speech: Calling (Obliquely) for a Going Dark Dialog, and Other Highlights
The President addressed the nation tonight in an effort to explain our strategy against ISIL, to specify some steps he would like Congress to take, and to underscore some things he thinks we should not d... -
The Good Reasons to Not Charge All Terrorists With Terrorism
The FBI announced yesterday that it is investigating the San Bernardino shooting as an act of terrorism. Following the Planned Parenthood shooting in Colorado Springs, San Bernardino is the second ideolo...
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