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The Eighth Session of the Assembly of Parties to the Rome Statute will take place from November 18 to November 26. The Agenda and many of the relevant documents have been posted to the Session’s website. One of the critical activities that will be discussed at this session is the upcoming Review Conference. Under Article 123 of the Statute, seven …

A number of previous posts have criticized the time that it has taken for the Senate to move on the nomination of my friend and colleague Arturo Valenzuela to be Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs– he was nominated by the President in May. There is finally good news. On November 5th, the Senate confirmed Dr. Valenzuela’s nomination …

President Obama on Future of U.S. Leadership in Asia Pacific Region from White House on Vimeo.

In case you missed this . . .from the White House website:

The White House
Office of the Press Secretary

For Immediate Release
November 13, 2009

United States-Japan Joint Statement toward a World without Nuclear Weapons
The Government of the United States of America and the Government of Japan welcome the renewed international attention and commitment to achieve the peace and security of a world without …

The New York Times has instructive profiles on the four other persons that have been designated for trial in Federal District Court in the Southern District of New York. Reporter Liz Robbins writes:

Walid Muhammad Salih bin Attash
Walid Muhammad Salih bin Attash, known as Khallad, has told investigators that he played many roles in Al Qaeda, from acting as a bodyguard …

The blog Main Justice reports:
Former Attorney General Michael B. Mukasey on Friday criticized the Obama administration’s decision to prosecute a group of terrorism suspects accused in the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks in federal court, warning of safety risks to Americans and the possibility that national security information could be aired in civilian proceedings.
His speech to the conservative Federalist Society — …

Here is the Press Release:
Departments of Defense and Justice Announce Forum Decisions for Ten Guantanamo Bay Detainees
The Departments of Defense and Justice today announced forum decisions for ten detainees at Guantanamo Bay whose cases were previously charged in military commissions, including five detainees accused of conspiring to commit the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks and a detainee accused of orchestrating …

Here is the text from the State Department website:
SECRETARY CLINTON: Well, first of all, there is not a meeting. There may very well be the opportunity for our leaders, including myself, including the President, to meet the leaders of Burma – something that we have not done before. But we just recently concluded a very successful visit by Assistant Secretary …