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Further Reflections About John Brennan's Targeted Killing Speech

By Jameel Jaffer, Center for Democracy at 11:48am
The president's chief counterterrorism advisor delivered a speech yesterday at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington, D.C. We issued a ... Read More

Time to Turn the Page on Endless War

By Sam Milgrom, Washington Legislative Office at 12:12pm
In an earlier post, we said that we don't have to say no to war forever, but we must say no to a forever war. Eugene Robinson of the Washington Post wrote about the ... Read More

House Passes Authority for Worldwide War

By Sam Milgrom, Washington Legislative Office at 5:52pm
The House just passed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), including a provision to authorize worldwide war, which has no expiration date and will allow ... Read More

House to Vote on Endless Worldwide War Next Week

By Sam Milgrom, Washington Legislative Office at 3:46pm
We called for your attention and you responded. Members of Congress are starting to pay attention, and many media outlets quickly followed your lead. But that ... Read More

More Eyes Needed on Congress as they Prepare to Vote on Worldwide War Authorization

By Sam Milgrom, Washington Legislative Office at 4:50pm
The fact that Congress is getting ready to vote on a new worldwide war is finally receiving the attention it deserves — by the media. The New York Times ran ... Read More

House Gets Ready to Vote on New Worldwide War

By Sam Milgrom, Washington Legislative Office at 1:06pm
A hugely important provision for Congress to authorize a new worldwide war has been tucked away inside the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The bill was ... Read More

Unchecked Executive War Power Could Slip Through the House

By Amanda Simon at 4:08pm
Tucked inside the National Defense Authorization Act, being marked up by the House Armed Services Committee this week, is a hugely important provision that hasn't ... Read More
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