Andy McCarthy has an interesting post on the just-opened leak investigations. He garners more reasons than I did to think that many of the recent high-profile leaks – not just on drones, but also on the Iranian cyber-operation – originated … Read more »
…but it is kind of sad, anyway, that some people are taking the opportunity of the Left’s sliming of Paul Clement to begin attacking once again those Justice Department attorneys who in private practice represented Guantanamo clients. But it does … Read more »
In the last few days several smart people have disagreed with my argument in favor of the constitutionality of the Libya intervention. This is a perennial debate that arises every time the President threatens or uses force abroad without congressional … Read more »
Over at the Huffington Post and again at Human Rights First’s blog, Raha Wala (Law and Security Fellow, Georgetown) argues that I am arm-in-arm with Marc Thiessen and Andy McCarthy in “declaring victory” over the administration’s decision to allow … Read more »
As Lawfare readers know, I am not above criticizing the New York Times–or its estimable national security correspondent, Charlie Savage. I recently accused the Times’ editorial board of lying about the law, for example, and I have also recently
Over at the New York Times Room for Debate forum, Andy McCarthy, Orin Kerr, Diane Marie Aman, and I are engaged in an exchange of views about what lessons if any to draw from the Ghailani verdict. So far there’s … Read more »
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 »
