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

Targeted Killings

Kill-Lists and Accountability Available now at SSRN
http://bit.ly/collateraldamage1

 
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Drone Rules and Targeted Killing: Huffington Post Live Segment

By On November 27, 2012

Today I appeared on Huffington Post Live on a panel discussing rules for the use of drones in targeted killings.  The panel information and video clip appear below.

In anticipation of the election, the Obama administration started working to codify drone policies. Why did they wait so long and what might the rules look like?  [...]

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Does the NDAA Permit the Detention of U.S. Citizens?

By On April 2, 2012

On Tuesday, April 3, 2012 I will be participating in a debate at The University of Houston Law Center.  I’ve posted details from the flyer below.

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Short Summary of Collateral Damage/Targeting Piece Now Posted at Lawfare

By On November 30, 2011

Over at Lawfare I’ve posted a short summary of my collateral damage piece.  You can access the summary here.

To give you a feel for the flavor of the blog post, here is my concluding paragraph:

“Taken together, the CDM process provides predictions about likely effects, and the ROE specifies the decision authority [...]

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Terrorism & Counterterrorism Since the Attack

By On September 13, 2011

Today at Chapman University School of Law I will be presenting at an event entitled “9/11 Ten Year Anniversary: Terrorism & Counter-Terrorism Since the Attack.”  The event will begin at 11:45am in Room 142 and is sponsored by the Federalist Society.

From the promotional materials:

Gregory S. McNeal, legal scholar and specialist in terrorism [...]

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Revised FBI Guidelines Will Aid Terrorism Fight

By On June 24, 2011

From the IPT: 201106241150.jpg Pending revisions to an FBI operations guide could help agents more quickly and aptly perform investigations, including counterterrorism-related inquires, according to former FBI officials familiar with older and current guidelines. … The changes could help speed up the vetting process for valuable human intelligence, said Bob Blitzer, former Chief of the FBI’s Domestic Counterterrorism Section, in an interview with the Investigative Project on Terrorism.

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Preventing Violent Radicalization in America

By On June 24, 2011

The Bipartisan Policy Center has released their new report Preventing Violent Radicalization in America. Last September’sreport by the Bipartisan Policy Center’s (BPC) National Security Preparedness Group, Assessing the Terrorist Threat, concluded that the lack of a coherent approach towards domestic counter-radicalization left America “vulnerable to a threat that is not only [...]

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An Analysis of the National Defense Authorization Bill

By On June 22, 2011

The International & National Security Law Practice Group of the Federalist Society has published “An Analysis of the National Defense Authorization Bill” authored by Ben Wittes of The Brookings Institution.    The article describes the detention and Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF) provisions in the National Defense Authorization bill, which was passed by the House of Representatives by a 322-96 vote on May 26, how these provisions are different from the provisions in earlier versions of the bill, and where they are likely to generate opposition. House Armed Services Committee Chairman Buck McKeon introduced the bill in early March and provided updated language for the detention and AUMF sections on May 9.

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Targeted Killing of U.S. Citizens and the Federal Protective Power

By On June 10, 2011

My essay The Federal Protective Power and Targeted Killing of U.S. Citizens is now available at CATO-Unbound.org. The essay is a response to Ryan Alford’s interesting historical piece entitled Sentence First, Verdict Afterwards a shorter version of his lengthier law review article The Rule of Law at the Crossroads: Consequences of Targeted [...]

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Trying Khalid Sheikh Mohammed in Guantanamo: What To Do About Seemingly Coerced Statements?

By On April 30, 2011

In light of the news (embedded above) that KSM and other 9/11 plotters will be tried in a military commission in Guantanamo, I thought it was appropriate to post to SSRN a symposium article entitled A Cup of Coffee After the Waterboard: Seemingly Voluntary Post-Abuse Statements.  The article focuses on the impact that abusive [...]

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Targeted Killing Conference at University of Pennsylvania

By On April 14, 2011

I’m very excited about my upcoming participation in a conference at The University of Pennsylvania Law School.  The conference is entitled “Using Targeted Killing to Fight the War on Terror: Philosophical, Moral and Legal Challenges.”  Here is the intro from the conference web page:

The Obama administration has authorized the CIA to target [...]

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