Transnational Crime

Discussing the Global Commission on Drug Policy report on Fox News Channel.

Congressional Testimony

My testimony regarding the U.S. Strategy for Countering Jihadist Websites, before the U.S. House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Transcript, and Webcast.

Why Obama Chose SEALS Not Drones

This article discusses the legal concerns that necessitated a raid rather than a bombing operation against Bin Laden.
Full Article

Collateral Damage and Targeted Killings

The U.S. Practice of Collateral Damage Estimation and Mitigation Available now at SSRN
http://bit.ly/collateraldamage1

 
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The bin Laden Aftermath: Why Obama Chose SEALs, Not Drones

By On May 5, 2011

I’m reposting (with permission) a piece that was just published by Foreign Policy magazine entitled The Bin Laden Aftermath: Why Obama Chose SEALs, Not Drones.

Why did the United States choose to launch a raid against al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden’s compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan, rather than bombing it?  It wasn’t because of [...]

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Harold Koh- U.S. Government Position on Legality of Drones, UAV’s, and Targeted Killings

By On March 26, 2010

At the recent American Society of International Law meeting, State Department Legal Advisor Harold Koh delivered a public speech addressing the U.S. position on the use of lethal force against suspected terrorists.

In particular he addressed the use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV’s such as Predator and Reaper drones), and addressed the question [...]

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