De-Commissioned
Will Pentagon blunders mean the end of military trials for terrorists?
Salim Hamdan
Surprise! The Times Attacks the Messenger
Linda Greenhouse is conflicted, so obviously the problem is Ed Whelan.
Op-eds
So, You Still Want to Close Gitmo?
Mohamedou Slahi is responsible for the murder of thousands of Americans. He was a core member of the 9/11 conspiracy — the recruiter of Mohamed Atta and the other ringleaders. If he’d...
Op-eds
Modern Hollywood’s War Heroes
Not exactly The Guns of Navarone: The Guardian reports: George Clooney, already one of Hollywood’s leading liberal voices, has embarked on what may be o...
Op-eds
Former Guantanamo detainee tied to Hamdan and al Qaeda
This article was originally published at The Daily Standard under the title Almost Famous....
Op-eds
Hamdan’s Disgraceful Sentence
I have been a defender of the military commission system (though, as I’ve also argued, we can and should do better, namely a national security court). But as we’ve seen before,...
Op-eds
What, You Didn’t Give the Detainees Miranda Warnings?
Reuters adds itself to the list of outlets reporting the shocking news that Salim Hamdan and other enemy combatants were not given Miranda warnings. (Thanks to Jen Rubin.) I hate t...
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Avoiding ‘CSI Kandahar’
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Missing the Point on Hamdan
The Wall Street Journal’s news story this morning covering the military-commission trial of Salim Hamdan at Guantanamo Bay completely misses the point, as the media and commentators are won...
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Hamdan: I’m Happy to Report I Was Wrong
Salim Hamdan’s military commission trial will proceed, perhaps as early as Monday. The New York Times...
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Obama on Boumediene & Nuremburg
I have an article on the home page today discussing the rulings by civilian and military judges yes...
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Hamdan Ruling: A Win for the Administration … But Maybe Very Temporary
The AP reports that a military court has rejected an attempt by Salim Hamdan, a former driver and bodyguard of Osama bin Laden, to block his war-crimes trial by military commission. That...
Op-eds
Military Commissions: Going … going … gone
No, it ain’t over yet, but the fat lady is clearing her throat. Reuters reports that federal juges in the District of Columbia are organizing themselves to deal with the floo...
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Is The Nation State Threatened?
“Is the Nation State Threatened?” This question, though apt, may fail to convey how dire the threat to sovereignty truly is. It might be better to ask, “Is the Nation Stat...
Op-eds
Who’s Really Ignoring the Geneva Conventions?
Authored by Alykhan Velshi and Howard Anglin In a landmark speech Wednesday, President Bush announced that all captured terrorists will receive the protections of Common Article...
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Geneva and Savagery
So, al Qaeda has done what al Qaeda does. It tortured and murdered our two soldiers. Pfc. Kristian Menchaca and Pfc. Thomas L. Tucker never had a chance once they fell into the jihadists' sa...
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International Law Targets American Sovereignty
The ICRC report is just the latest use of a wolf in sheep's clothing.