According to the Associated Press, Britain has agreed to pay millions of dollars to former Guantanamo detainees, rather than risk exposing intelligence sources and methods.
It’s important to note here that these civil suits were successful based merely on allegations that the former detainees were tortured or abused. One of the more well known [...]
The admitted mastermind behind the 9/11 attacks, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four other suspects will head to New York City, blocks from Ground Zero, to face a federal trial in civilian court and it is creating quite the controversy.
I appeared on Lawyer2Lawyer, with co-hosts and attorneys, Bob Ambrogi and J. Craig Williams. Also appearing [...]
The Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse at Syracuse University released a new report entitled Federal Agencies Can’t Agree on Who is a Terrorist. TRAC always provides great information, and is an invaluable resource for counterterrorism scholars looking for data to support their arguments.
With that said, I don’t agree with the conclusions in [...]
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
- America’s Reach: The Constitutionality of Targeted Killing
- Does the NDAA Permit the Detention of U.S. Citizens?
- Are Targeted Killings Unlawful? A Case Study in Empirical Claims Without Empirical Evidence
- New Approaches to Reducing and Mitigating Harm to Civilians
- NDAA May Put Defense Contractors In Prison For Counterfeit Parts
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