With the departure of Glenn Fine as Inspector General, senior officials at the FBI and DOJ, members of Congress, and the American people must take a more active role in demanding accountability and transparancy.
Congress' ban on using defense funds to transfer Guantánamo detainees into the U.S., meant to thwart their trials in civilian courts, is textbook interference with prosecutorial discretion.
The Attorney General’s Guidelines for Domestic FBI Operations tip the scales too far in favor of relatively unchecked government power, allowing the FBI to sweep too much information about too many innocent people into the government’s view. In so doing, they pose significant threats to Americans’ civil liberties and risk undermining the very counterterrorism efforts they are meant to further.
Emily Berman discusses the recent acquittal of Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani on most counts of terrorism charges – and the Obama administration's plan going forward to provide fair trials to Guantanamo detainees.
