From the monthly archives: April 2010
The Justice Department announced Zarein Ahmedzay, a U.S. citizen and resident of Queens, N.Y., pleaded guilty today in the Eastern District of New York to terrorism violations stemming from, among other activities, his role in an al-Qaeda plot to conduct coordinated suicide bombings on New York’s subway system in September 2009.
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U.S. prosecutors rattle, but don’t break, Mexican cartels: “More Mexican drug lords are getting stiff prison terms, but they’re quickly replaced. Using drug and racketeering statutes and extradition agreements, federal prosecutors are sending a steady parade of Mexican drug lords into U.S. prisons. Although that is having a chilling effect on the smuggling cartels, [...]
New Issue: Journal of Conflict & Security Law: The latest issue of the Journal of Conflict & Security Law (Vol. 15, no. 1, Spring 2010) is out. Contents include: Mirko Sossai, Drugs as Weapons: Disarmament Treaties Facing the Advances in Biochemistry and Non-Lethal Weapons Technology Piers Millett, The Biological Weapons Convention: Securing [...]
Today on NPR, Dina Temple-Raston has an interesting story entitled “As Support Fades, Al-Qaida Shows Signs of Decline” she focuses on how terrorist groups can end, or at least how their efforts can oftentimes be counterproductive. In the story Professor Audrey Cronin of NDU and I are both quoted. What’s interesting about [...]
Short Biography
Greg McNeal is a professor and national security specialist focusing on the institutions and challenges associated with global security, with substantive expertise in national security law and policy, transnational crime, global policy studies, and international affairs.
He teaches at Pepperdine University's School of Law and School of Public Policy.Recent Posts
- Emerging Issues in International Humanitarian Law: Santa Clara Law
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- Short Summary of Collateral Damage/Targeting Piece Now Posted at Lawfare
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- Targeted Killing: Law and Morality in an Asymmetrical World
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