The Afghanistan International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) reports that Gen. John R. Allen, commander of United States Forces–Afganistan, and Abdul Rahim Wardak, Afghan Minister of Defense, have “shoulder-to-shoulder signed an agreement on the process by which Afghan National Security Forces … Read more »
Brookings hosted General John Allen, commander of the International Security Assistance Force, for a discussion today of the U.S. and NATO mission in Afghanistan today. Here is the audio:
On September 14, General John R. Allen, who succeeded David Petraeus as the commander of U.S. Forces Afghanistan, presided over the change of the command of Rule of Law Field Force – Afghanistan from Brigadier General Mark Martins (whom Lawfare … Read more »
This is, I think, a big deal. Hot on the heels of the fascinating testimony last week from Admiral McRaven and General Allen regarding disposition options for terrorism suspects captured overseas but outside Afghanistan, we learned today about a new … Read more »
Last week I posted about testmony from Admiral McRaven and General Allen concerning the lack of U.S.-controlled detention option in a world in which the executive branch does not want to see anyone brought to GTMO, Congress does not want … Read more »
[UPDATE: See here for a clarification; contrary to my original read below, it appears Admiral McRaven did not mean for the list of disposition options to refer to non-AUMF scenarios] While many eyes were on Senate Foreign Relations Committee’s WPR … Read more »
Monday, May 20, 2013
As Jack posted yesterday—and as everyone is buzzing about—President Obama will give a major counterterrorism speech on Thursday at the National Defense University. The Wall Street Journal, CNN, and Politico all report on the talk, and subjects that the President will likely address.
Speaking of Jack, he noted another of today’s big stories: the Washington Post’s piece on the FBI’s search, a few years… Read more »
