Military Commissions Act of 2006

May 17, 2012 | Andrew McCarthy Ordered Liberty

Tea Party Should Oppose Latest Terrorist Bill of Rights

The reckless crew is at it again. Libertarian extremists, who purport to be the face of the tea party movement, and their pals on the Lawyer Left, whose obsession is more rights for mass...

November 7, 2011 | Andrew McCarthy National Review Online

A Terrorist Released

Binyam Mohamed is ...

July 26, 2011 | |

The Daqduq Dilemma

He is an enemy combatant, so treat him as one.

June 15, 2011 |

De-Commissioned

Will Pentagon blunders mean the end of military trials for terrorists?

June 14, 2011 | Weekly Standard

Due Process for Jihadists?

The Supreme Court ponders the constitutional rights of enemy combatants.

June 13, 2011 | National Review Online

The 9/11 Six: An Opportunity for Senator McCain

Whether capital military commissions really happen will be decided in November.

April 5, 2011 |

Not Unlawful, Not an Enemy Combatant

Is there a limit to the damage this government is willing to do to American credibility and security in its sudden haste to rid the world of Moammar Qaddafi — known until recently as a valu...

August 7, 2008 | National Review Online |

“Guilty … as ORDERED”?

Naturally, I would never suggest that the New York Times stoops to a predetermined editorial narrative with which it proceeds, and toward which it slants news coverage, without a care in...

July 23, 2008 | National Review Online

Suspend the Writ

For the protection of our troops on the battlefield and the security of all Americans, Congress needs, right now, to take action to reverse Boumediene v....

July 1, 2008 |

Commission Trial for Cole Bomber? Don’t Bet On It.

The Times reports that Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri, long suspected as being the main al-Qaeda operative behind the bombing of the destroyer, the U.S.S. Cole, that killed 17 members of the American Na...

June 11, 2007 |

Lawfare Strikes Again

Strike another blow for lawfare: The use of the American people’s courts as a weapon against the American people in a war prosecuted by the president — the only public official electe...

June 4, 2007 |

Military Judge Dismisses Commission Charges Against Omar Khadr

When it comes to figuring out who is with al Qaeda, Omar Khadr is not a close case. In July 2002, Khadr was on the battlefield in Afghanistan, aligned with al Qaeda. During a ferocious f...

October 3, 2006 | National Review Online

The New Detainee Law Does Not Deny Habeas Corpus

There are innumerable positives in the Military Commissions Act of 2006, the new law on the treatment of enemy combatants that President Bush will soon sign. Among the best is Congress's ref...