Former Pentagon general counsel Jeh Johnson offers three suggestions for how Obama might carry on targeted killing operations with stronger public support.
National Security
Why Bin Laden’s Son-In-Law is in New York City, Not Gitmo
By law, Abu Ghaith should have been transferred to military detention.
A Wake-Up Call On Drones: What the John Brennan Debate Achieved
It took two confirmation hearings; the release of a slew of White House legal documents; a bunch of new details about the attack in Benghazi; and a 13-hour Rand Paul filibuster followed by a counter-attack from John McCain and …
Another Voice Against A Secret Drone Court
Those who endorse giving secret, unelected courts the authority to oversee summary war time executions of American citizens, should explain why Congressional oversight isn’t better.
It’s Not Just Hagel: Brennan Delayed, Too
Is Barack Obama’s preferred CIA director in real, Hagel-level trouble?
Why Obama’s Cybersecurity Order Is Important
No one knows whether or when America will suffer a major cyber attack. But the era of cyber politics has begun.
John Brennan’s Second, Secret Senate Hearing
On Tuesday afternoon, John Brennan will enter Hart Senate Office Building 219, one of the most secure rooms in Washington.
The Man Who Killed Osama Bin Laden Steps into the Limelight. Kind Of.
Esquire magazine has released a profile of the SEAL who claims to have fired the shots that killed Osama bin Laden.
The Silly Conservative Attacks on John Brennan
The conservative case against Obama’s CIA nominee seems to be that the man is somehow soft on terrorism.
Judging Chuck Hagel’s Bid to Run the Pentagon
The consensus, although it is by no means firm, is that Hagel will be confirmed. His breadth of support suggests that, absent some ill-chosen phrases that he will spend much time in the coming days lamenting, he is well within …
John Brennan: Obama’s (Holy) Ghost Warrior
President Obama is expected to pick counterterrorism czar John Brennan as his new CIA chief at 1 p.m. today.
President Obama To Tap Ex-GOP Senator Chuck Hagel for Pentagon
Monday afternoon, President Obama is expected to nominate former Republican senator Chuck Hagel of Nebraska to serve as secretary of defense.
The Truth About Torture
A debate has erupted about the new film Zero Dark Thirty, and whether it inaccurately suggests that U.S.-sanctioned torture (aka “Enhanced Interrogation Techniques”) led to the killing of Osama bin Laden.
