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Mission Possible: How Intelligence Evidence Rules Can Save UN Terrorist Sanctions

By Vanessa Baehr-Jones* — Click here to read the full text of the Article In this Article, Vanessa Baehr-Jones addresses the familiar tension between due process and the prosecution of counterterrorism operations, but does so through the less familiar context of UN Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1267, which targets terrorist financing.  In the wake of the expanded employment of UNSCR 1267 asset freezes, a growing number of appeals have challenged the legality of these sanctions on the basis that they fail to provide judicial review or a right to a hearing.  This litigation has resulted in findings from both the […]

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The CIA and Targeted Killings Beyond Borders

By Philip Alston* – Click here to read the full text of the Article This Article focuses on the accountability of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in relation to targeted killings, under both United States law and international law. As the CIA, often in conjunction with Department of Defense (DOD) Special Operations forces, becomes more and more deeply involved in carrying out extraterritorial targeted killings both through kill/capture missions and drone-based missile strikes in a range of countries, the question of its compliance with the relevant legal standards becomes ever more urgent. Assertions by Obama administration officials, as well as

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Juan Zarate Asks, “Whither the Arab Spring?”

By James Moxness– Former Deputy National Security Advisor for Combating Terrorism and the newest member of the NSJ Advisory Board, Juan Zarate, gave a lecture last week at Harvard Law School entitled “Whither the Arab Spring?” concerning the recent political upheaval in the Middle East, what it means for U.S. counter-terrorism policy, and the future of Al Qaeda. The unrest that has spread throughout the Middle East, originating in Tunisia and in short order emerging in Egypt, Bahrain, Libya, Yemen, and now Syria (with perhaps other states to come), presents a serious messaging problem for Al Qaeda. As shown by

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Osama bin Laden Dead After Firefight with U.S. Forces

President Obama announced that in an operation involving U.S. Navy SEALs, Osama bin Laden has been killed and his body recovered by U.S. forces in Abbottabad, Pakistan. The President’s remarks can be read here. For continuing updates on the U.S. operation and its consequences for the battle against Al Qaeda, follow the Lawfare blog. Three NSJ Advisory Board members address the legal and strategic implications of Bin Laden’s death. John B. Bellinger provides a legal justification for the U.S. special forces operation that led to the killing. Juan Zarate weighs in on the strategic implications of the killing for the

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