I have only one point to add to Bobby’s post earlier today on the opinion by Judge Royce Lamberth in the al-Hajj case. The D.C. Circuit has so far avoided addressing issues related to the voluntariness of detainee statements. While … Read more »
Habeas lawyer David Remes sent in the following comments on recent developments in D.C. Circuit case law. He emphasizes that he has been counsel in several of the cases discussed below and that the following represents his own opinion only:… Read more »
In a 13-page opinion made public today (but dated May 23, 2011), Judge Lamberth in al-Hajj v. Obama largely grants (but partly denies) a motion by GTMO detainee Sharqawi Abdu Ali al-Hajj to strike certain statements attributed to him from … Read more »
Those of you who subscribe to my listserv know that I frequently circulate links and abstracts for forthcoming academic work relating to security and law. I’m going to try cross-posting that material more frequently going forward. As you’ll see below, … Read more »
Writing at Foreign Policy, Charli Carpenter and Lina Shaikhouni present a series of arguments challenging the legality of the U.S. use of lethal force–whether from drones or special forces–in Pakistan. First there is this:
Military operations inside Pakistan do pose
There’s been quite a bit of activity in the Guantanamo habeas courtrooms since Larkin last posted these statistics in mid-April. Last week’s voluntary dismissal of Fahmi Al Assani’s and Suleiman Al Nadhi’s appeals, as well as the D.C. Circuit’s Al … Read more »
The Washington Post has this editorial on American Al Qaeda spokesman Adam Gadahn’s recent message:
THERE MAY NEVER be a better spokesman for closing the gun show loophole than Adam Yahiye Gadahn.
A 32-year-old American and convert to Islam, Mr. … Read more »
Washingtonian magazine has published this profile of former Vice President Dick Cheney’s counselor, David Addington, who is now at the Heritage Foundation. The piece is devoted to a considerable extent to Heritage and Addington’s new role there. It touches, however, … Read more »
Hot on the heels of a National Security Council debate last Thursday concerning whether to reduce the pace or scope of CIA drone strikes in Pakistan (reported by the Wall Street Journal here; please do click through and read … Read more »
ABC News (among other sources) reports:
In a new video message released on the internet Friday, American-born al Qaeda spokesman Adam Gadahn calls on Muslims living in America to carry out deadly one-man terrorist acts using fully automatic weapons
Bruce Ackerman has responded on Balkinization to Trevor Morrison’s review of Ackerman’s book The Decline and Fall of the American Republic. Ackerman’s opening paragraphs explain his post and have all the relevant links:
In a recently published book review
According to ABC News and the New York Times, House Speaker John Boehner today will call for a vote on two resolutions regarding the use of force in Libya – one sponsored by Rep. Denis Kucinich, and the other … Read more »
Two Guantanamo detainees, Fahmi Al-Assani and Suleiman Al-Nahdi, have moved the D.C. Circuit to dismiss their habeas appeals (Al-Assani’s motion is here, Al-Nahdi’s is here). Both men lost their district court habeas cases in decisions by Judge Gladys … Read more »
The two main headlines on the online NYT at the moment are about the E Coli outbreak in Germany and the alleged hack by China of Google. I have not seen anyone speculating that the E Coli outbreak is … Read more »
This is the first in a regular series in which I will collect and disseminate headlines and commentary of interest to Lawfare readers. I can’t promise that this will be a daily feature, but will do my best to post … Read more »
The D.C. Circuit has denied rehearing en banc to Guantanamo detainee Uthman Abdul Rahim Mohammed Uthman, whose habeas case the court decided in March.
Several pieces in the news today may be of interest to Lawfare Readers.
The Washington Post reports on the Pentagon’s list of critical cyber-weapons:
The Pentagon has developed a list of cyber-weapons and -tools, including viruses that can sabotage an
Friday, May 24, 2013
Coverage of President Obama’s speech yesterday is plentiful: Here are Peter Baker of the New York Times, Karen DeYoung and Greg Miller of the Washington Post, and Mark Mazzetti of the Times with an analysis of the key points of the speech. Scott Wilson of the Post also provides a rundown of the speech, and cites Ben. The Associated Press reports on lifting the transfer ban on Yemeni detainees, and Colleen McCain Nelson, Adam Entous, and Julia E. Barnes… Read more »
