March 2011 Archives - 6/6

02 Mar

Did Bradley Manning “Aid the Enemy”? Did The New York Times? (Updated)

As Roger noted earlier, Bradley Manning has been formally charged with "aiding the enemy," a potentially capital offence. (The military has said that it will not seek the death penalty.) The strength of the charge, however, is difficult to determine. Here is the text of Article 104 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice: 28. Article 104—Aiding the enemy a. Text of...

Kevin Jon Heller | 27 Comments

02 Mar

New Charges Against Bradley Manning

According to NBC News, "Pentagon and military officials say some of the classified information released by WikiLeaks contained the names of informants and others who had cooperated with U.S. military forces in Afghanistan, endangering their lives. According to the officials, the U.S. military rounded up many of those named and brought them into their bases for their own protection....

Roger Alford | 6 Comments

02 Mar

What Are the Best Legal Arguments For and Against Military Intervention in Libya?

Question to OJ readers. Suppose that you were the chief legal advisor to the US DOS, or to the UK foreign minister, or to NATO, or some country or coalition in which there is active discussion about armed intervention on humanitarian grounds in Libya, for the express purpose of preventing attacks upon the civilian population. What would you regard as the best...

Kenneth Anderson | 17 Comments

02 Mar

Pennumbra Debate on Targeted Killing Concludes

Just a quick update to point out that Pennumbra, the University of Pennsylvania Law Review's online companion, has published the fourth and final installment of my debate with John Dehn on the targeted killing of Al-Aulaqi. You can find the entire debate, including my just-published Closing Argument, here. My thanks to Pennumbra for inviting me to participate, and to John for...

Kevin Jon Heller | 3 Comments