Medical Experimentation on Detainees
In a review of The Torture Papers—a collection of investigations by Physicians for Human Rights (PHR)—Professor Steven Vladeck says that...
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Apr 30, 20101 min read
Legality of drone attacks questioned
In a subcommittee hearing Wednesday, Congress sought to explore the legality of unmanned drone attacks, a controversial and politically...
Apr 21, 20101 min read
When National Security Fails
After the 9/11 attacks, the United States was in, what many would describe as, a state of panic. Still reeling from the assault, America...
Apr 14, 20101 min read
In Midst of Financial Crisis, Military Goes Green
“The Army’s mission is not to be green. Our mission is to defend the nation. In that context, we’ve found it’s in our interest to develop...
Mar 5, 20102 min read
9/11 Trial Likely to Be Moved to Military Court
The Obama administration appears to be heavily weighing a decision to try Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the self-proclaimed mastermind of the...
Feb 22, 20101 min read
FBI Closes Case on 2001 Anthrax Attacks
Eight years after the worst bioterrorism attack in U.S. history, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is closing the case. The FBI...
Feb 18, 20101 min read
Bellinger Op-Ed in Sunday NYT, Claims Bush and Obama Similar on Int'l Law
In a Sunday Op-Ed piece for the New York Times, John Bellinger, partner at Arnold & Porter (and former Bush State Dept. lawyer) asserted...
Feb 17, 20104 min read
An Offshore Trial Everyone Could Agree On
On November 13, 2009, Eric Holder’s Justice Department announced that the United States would try 9/11 mastermind Khalid Shaikh Mohammed...
Feb 4, 20102 min read
China Plans Foreign Military Bases, How the US Should Respond
In a move that is likely calculated to counter US influence abroad, the Chinese government plans to set up military bases beyond its own...
Jan 29, 20101 min read
Location of 9/11 Suspect’s Trial Not Settled
Opposition is growing toward plans to hold the civilian trial of alleged 9/11 mastermind, Khalid Sheik Mohammed in Lower Manhattan. “My...
Jan 29, 20101 min read
Still No Venue For 9/11 Matermind's Trial
Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, one of the masterminds of the 9/11 attacks on New York City and the Pentagon, was scheduled to have his trial...
Jan 22, 20101 min read
Discipline Possible for Army Doctors in Fort Hood Shooting
The army is investigating the supervisors of Fort Hood shooting suspect Nidal Hasan. Hasan is an army psychiatrist who is believed to be...
Jan 13, 20101 min read
WCL's Kenneth Anderson on Nat'l Journal Targeted Killings Issues
Last week at Opiniojuris.org, WCL Professor Kenneth Anderson discussed and linked to two National Journal articles on UAV killings. The...
Jan 12, 20101 min read
US and Israeli Agents Not to Blame in Iran Scientist’s Murder, US Says
Physicist Massoud Ali Mohammadi was killed by remote control bomb near his home in Tehran on Tuesday, BBC News reports. Iranian...
Dec 10, 20092 min read
Illegal Aliens? The Court Finally Calls Them Undocumented Immigrants
**NOTE – This is an editorial opinion of the Managing Editor – Richard V. Rodriguez and might not necessarily represent the views of the...
Nov 19, 20092 min read
Holder Stands Strong on Decision to try 9/11 Masterminds in Civilian Courts
Attorney General Eric Holder spent his yesterday defending his decision to try Khalid Sheik Mohammed and the other alleged 9/11...
Nov 17, 20091 min read
Paterson Blasts Obama on Holding 9/11 Trials in New York, Later Backtracks
Alleged 9/11 Mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, in 2003 and last July. Via RTE News. Many leaders including New York Governor David...
Nov 16, 20091 min read
Gitmo Detainees May Find Way to Illinois
Illinois leadership proposed the transfer of Gitmo detainees to an unused maximum security facility in Illinois. The Thomson Correction...
Nov 15, 20091 min read
Valerie Plame Loses First Amendment Appeal
Valerie Plame Wilson, the former CIA Operations Officer whose affiliation was revealed in 2003, has lost her First Amendment appeal to...
Nov 13, 20091 min read
9/11 Suspect To Be Tried in New York City
The accused mastermind of 9/11, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, will be moved from Guantanamo Bay to New York for trial in civilian court,...
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