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Military Commissions

Last Week at the Military Commissions: Undue Influence and Other Issues in the 9/11 Case

Brenna Gautam Thu, Aug 2, 2018, 9:21 AM

Last week, the military commission in United States v. Khalid Shaikh Mohammad et al. reconvened for pretrial proceedings, meeting in open session on July 23 and 25, and in closed sessions on July 24 and 26. The commission covered a wide range of topics, including motions relating to unlawful influence by CIA director Gina Haspel, FBI influence in CIA interrogations, denial of a public trial, errors regarding classification determinations, and competing theories of "hostilities" under the law of war.

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Interrogation: CIA Program

What Politics and the Media Still Get Wrong About Abu Zubaydah

Charles R. Church Wed, Aug 1, 2018, 2:38 PM

Note: The author is a member of Abu Zubaydah’s legal team. Joseph Margulies, Mark Denbeaux and Helen Duffy, who also represent Abu Zubaydah, have contributed to this article.

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Politics & National Security

The Difference a Hearing Makes: Public Awareness of and Confidence in Gina Haspel Increased After Her Senate Testimony

Mieke Eoyang, Ben Freeman, Ryan Pougiales, Benjamin Wittes Thu, May 31, 2018, 7:00 AM

The fight over Gina Haspel’s nomination to be director of the CIA was one of the more politically controversial that has emerged in recent months. It raised complex questions of leadership and accountability and reopened discussion over this country’s use of harsh interrogation techniques that many have characterized as torture.

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Appointments, Confirmations & Budgets

Livestream: CIA Director Nominee Gina Haspel Testifies Before Senate Intelligence Committee

Matthew Kahn Wed, May 9, 2018, 9:11 AM

Gina Haspel, the deputy director of the CIA and President Trump’s nominee to head the agency, will testify before the Senate intelligence commitee Wednesday at 9:30 a.m. Eastern on her nomination.

Haspel's prepared testimony and responses to congressional questions are available here:

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