Analysis & Commentary
Justice
Fitna’s Hateful Crusade
Feared, condemned sight-unseen and praised as a celebration of free speech, Fitna, a seventeen-minute film by Dutch politician Geert Wilders, appeared on the Internet in late March. Fitna is a bombastic, bloody montage linking terrorist violence to Koranic texts.
Authored by: Aziz Huq
– 04/07/08
Another Example of Shoddy Legal Reasoning
Shoddy legal reasoning in memos the DoJ’s Office of Legal Counsel authored in response to 9/11 are a constant focus of the news media these days. Receiving less attention, but equally important, is the question whether the problems at the DoJ go beyond the war on terror. There are indications that they do, specifically an opinion on the 2003 “Leadership Act.”
Authored by: Laura K. Abel
– 03/13/08
Torture and Democracy: A Discussion with Professor Darius Rejali
Listen to Professor Darius Rejali talk about the issues at the center of his book, Torture and Democracy.
– 03/12/08
Future of Guantanamo
Listen to a panel discussion featuring Andy Worthington, Joanne Mariner, Wells Dixon, and Jonathan Hafetz on the timely and important issues revolving around the future of Guantánamo.
– 03/10/08
“The New Counterterrorism: Investigating Terror, Investigating Muslims” in Liberty Under Attack
Authored by: Aziz Huq
– 01/10/08
“The Hirota Gambit” in New York University’s Annual Survey of American Law
Authored by: Aziz Huq
– 01/10/08
Imperial March
The Brennan Center’s Aziz Huq reflects on President George Bush’s “imperial presidency” in DemocracyJournal.org’s Winter 2008 issue.
Authored by: Aziz Huq
– 01/01/08
Another Death in Rawalpindi
It goes without saying that the killing of any human being is a tragedy. But the assassination of former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto in Liaqut Bagh in Rawalpindi echoes back into Pakistan’s troubled history, portends more violence, and also signals the manifest bankruptcy of the Bush Administration’s anti-terrorism policy in the region.
Authored by: Aziz Huq
– 12/27/07
Torture Tapes: Failure at All Levels
Authored by: Aziz Huq
– 12/11/07