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Feb 24, 20101 min read
OAS Chides Venezuela on its Human Rights Record
The Human Rights Branch of the Organisation of American States issued a critical 300 page report against the Chavez government of...
Feb 24, 20101 min read
"Material Support" too Vague?
On Tuesday the court heard oral arguments in Holder v. Humanitarian Law Project. The oral arguments (found here) addressed the following...
Feb 24, 20101 min read
Somali Terror Suspect Challenging Extradition
Mahmous Said Omar, a Somalian accused of recruiting for and funding for Al-Shabab, is attempting to avoid extradition from the...
Feb 24, 20101 min read
Global Warming Produces Call for Deep Water Port in Alaska
Due to Global Warming, the long sought-after Northwest Passage is becoming increasingly navigable. As a result, Rep. Don Young (R-...
Feb 17, 20101 min read
Viktor Bout Denied Bail in Thailand
Viktor Bout, the international arms dealer dubbed “The Merchant of Death” has been denied bail in Thailand. Bout is awaiting the outcome...
Feb 17, 20102 min read
On the Afghan Amnesty Law, Baradar, and Marjah
The timing of the high profile capture of Abdul Ghani Baradar, the low profile passage of Afghanistan’s Amnesty Law, and the highly...
Feb 17, 20103 min read
New Offensive in Helmand Showcases McChrystal's Strategy, Highlights Obama's Priorities
Last week, NATO and Afghan forces launched the largest offensive since the 2001 invasion into Marja, a city in Afghanistan’s Helmand...
Feb 17, 20103 min read
New Offensive in Helmand Showcases McChrystal’s Strategy, Highlights Obama’s Priorities
Last week, NATO and Afghan forces launched the largest offensive since the 2001 invasion into Marja, a city in Afghanistan’s Helmand...
Feb 17, 20101 min read
Texas Woman Arrested for Possession of Explosives
The peculiar case of Kimberly “Asma” Al-Homsi continued to intrigue investigators after she was arrested on Saturday near Arlington,...
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 17, 20101 min read
North Korea Resumes Nuclear Disarmament Talks
A senior United Nations envoy travelled to Pyongyang last week in order to spur talks aimed at achieving a nuclear-free Korean peninsula....
Feb 17, 20101 min read
Russia to Build Military Base in Disputed Abkhazia Region
On Wednesday, February 17, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and Abkhazia’s de facto leader Sergei Bagapsh signed a formal agreement...
Feb 17, 20102 min read
Justices Deliver Order for New Kiyemba Briefs: Possible Dismissal?
On Friday, February 12 the Supreme Court Justices issued an order requesting the parties in the Kiyemba case to file new briefs by this...
Feb 17, 20101 min read
Killing Ignites Fear of Sectarian Violence
The killing of a Sunni man in the predominately Shiite neighborhood of Hurriyah, Baghdad has sparked new fears of sectarian violence....
Feb 3, 20101 min read
Intel Chief Warns of Likely Al-Qaeda Attack
CIA Director Leon Panetta told Congress on Tuesday that al-Qaeda is likely planting “clean-cut” operatives in the United States to...
Feb 3, 20102 min read
U.S. Investigation Recommends Punishment for Deaths at Wanat
A U.S. military investigation of an ambush that killed nine soldiers and wounded twenty-seven has recommended that three officers be...
Jan 27, 20101 min read
New German Troop Commitment to NATO Disappoints
In response to President Obama’s revamped Afghan strategy, NATO is struggling to fill its ranks in Afghanistan. To provide the...
Jan 27, 20101 min read
U.S. Declared Unprepared for Bioterrorism, President Responds
On Tuesday, the Commission on the Prevention of Weapons of Mass Destruction, Proliferation and Terrorism released a bleak assessment of...
Jan 21, 20101 min read
Taliban Revamping Strategy
In response to recent headway made by ISAF’s revamped counterinsurgency strategy, Taliban leaders have initiated a new campaign to regain...
Jan 21, 20101 min read
Trial of American-trained Neuroscientist Underway in NY
The trial of high-profile terror suspect and suspected al-Qaeda supporter Aafia Siddiqui commenced earlier this week in the U.S. District...
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