For the last twenty years, politicians of both parties have been setting precedents that makes what come next with Iran far, far more dangerous.
Drones
On the Curious Timing of Daniel Everette Hale’s Arrest
It’s not surprising the government indicted Daniel Everette Hale as the Intercept’s suspected Drone Wars source. It’s surprising they waited five years.
10 Years of emptywheel: Key Non-Surveillance Posts 2013-2015
Some key non-surveillance posts from 2013 through 2015.
The Right to Bear Drones
The government wants a carve out in hacking and surveillance law so it can disable drones over any of a number of facilities and operations.
Yah, These ARE The Droids We Have Been Looking For And Fearing
Time to pay attention: Unlike Star Wars with Obi Wan Kenobi, these ARE the droids we should be worried about.
Are Covert Ops Spinning Free from Presidential Findings (Again)?
The torture program largely operated free from a granular Finding, which is one cause of many of the problems with it. Is Trump moving back to such a structure for drone killings?
Anwar al-Awlaki: Two Days from Finalized 302 to OLC Authorization for Execution
Because of the delay in writing up the FBI record of Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab’s interrogations, the OLC memo authorizing Anwar al-Awlaki’s killing was written just two days after the FBI memo it was partly based on.
Trump Fulfills Another Campaign Promise: Kills 8-Year Old American Girl
On Sunday, Donald Trump killed the 8 year old American citizen daughter of Anwar al-Awlaki, Nora, thereby fulfilling his campaign promise to kill the families of terrorists.
Monday: A Different Ark
[Caution: some content in this video is NSFW] Today's Monday Movie is a short film by Patrick Cederberg published three years ago. This short reflects the love life of a youth whose age is close to that of my two kids. A few things have changed in terms of technology...
Yes, the Drone Rule Book Is a One-Off
Over at The New Republic, I've got a more formal piece on the weird hybrid document that serves as Obama's Drone Rule Book. In addition to some formal observations I made in this working thread, it has these descriptions from both "an administration official" and from...
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