Collateral Damage in
Combat Operations
A Teleforum Sponsored by the International & National Security Law Practice Group
Featuring
Professor Gregory S. McNeal*
Pepperdine University School of Law
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
at 3:00 p.m. [...]
An interesting post via Medill National Security Zone entitled Keeping an Eye on Government Surveillance. Here is an excerpt:
Nationally, fusion centers have taken on a reputation as innovative new tools in the ongoing battle against terror and violence, and are also seen as hotbeds for potential civil rights violations.
Adam Schwartz, of the [...]
In November 2009, I announced that Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four other individuals would stand trial in federal court for their roles in the terrorist attacks on our country on September 11, 2001.
As I said then, the decision between federal courts and military commissions was not an easy one to make. I [...]
676 arrested, tons of drugs seized in U.S. bust of Mexican cartels: “U.S. law enforcement seized thousands of pounds of drugs and arrested hundreds of people in a synchronized bust targeting Mexican drug cartels and their associates, federal authorities said Friday.“
(Via CNN.com – Crime.)
I will be in London today, appearing at the International Center for the Study of Radicalisation at Kings College. My talk is entitled “Law Enforcement or Intelligence? Divergent Organizational Goals in U.S. Counterterrorism.”
The talk will describe the organizational structure of the U.S. Department of Justice National Security Division, the [...]
I was recently interviewed by CNN regarding WikiLeaks and what prospective applicants for government jobs should know before publicly reposting the documents. Overall, I think the story fairly captured my thoughts, which can be boiled down to this: Rightly or wrongly, government employers may consider all manner of prior experience, conduct and statements [...]
Tom Joscelyn has a great post about the upcoming WikiLeaks dump to the media. The piece argues that Julian Assange’s Narrative Shouldn’t be the Media’s. Joscelyn notes:
Assange intends to embarrass the U.S. with this release. But his spin on the documents will surely be skewed by his transparent anti-Americanism, just as his spin on [...]
On Thursday, November 18 at the University of California, Irvine School of Law, featuring Professor Gregory McNeal of the Pepperdine University School of Law and Ahilan Arulanantham, Director of the ACLU of Southern California’s National Security Project. The debate will be moderated by Henry Weinstein, currently a Professor at UC Irvine and formerly the [...]
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
- NDAA May Put Defense Contractors In Prison For Counterfeit Parts
- Emerging Issues in International Humanitarian Law: Santa Clara Law
- TELEFORUM- Collateral Damage in Combat Operations 3pm ET TODAY
- Short Summary of Collateral Damage/Targeting Piece Now Posted at Lawfare
- Lawfare on my Targeting and Collateral Damage Article
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Pennsylvania Inside Out: War on Terrorism: Greg McNeal
This is a bit dated, from my appearance last year on Pennsylvania Inside Out.
Their description: This evening’s guest is legal expert Greg McNeal, visiting assistant professor at Penn State’s Dickinson School of Law. Professor McNeal has advised lawmakers on counterterrorism policy and helped write legislation. He serves on several groups related to [...]