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Last November, I posted on a decision by District Judge Gladys Kessler ordering the release of detainee Farhi Saeed Bin Mohammed. One might have thought that this would have resolved his status. Hardly. Check out this fascinating post from Lyle Denniston over at SCOTUSblog on the battle between Judge Kessler and the DC Circuit Court of Appeals on the disposition …

In a 6-3 decision, in Holder v.  Humanitarian Law Project, the United States Supreme Court ruled that the relevant prohibitions on providing “material support” to terrorist organizations are constitutional. The full opinion can be found here.  Analysis to follow.

In the event that you missed Bono’s op ed in the New York Times this past Friday , it is a must read:
ONE of the most extraordinary days in the mottled history of the island of Ireland was witnessed on both sides of the border last Tuesday.
The much-anticipated and costly Saville report … the 12-years-in-the-making inquiry into “Bloody Sunday,” a …

Over at The Vereelander, my friend and Georgetown colleague, Jim Vreeland has a persuasive post on the importance of understanding the G20. Vreeland writes:

The G20 and MAKTISAS
Why should you care about the G20?
The G20 represents the arrival of the emerging markets!
The 2008 financial meltdown made clear the reality of a multipolar world. The United States, while still the strongest country …

A previous post embedded a video from The Daily Show with Jon Stewart in which Stewart opines on the temptations of power. Above is a video from Coldplay for the song “Viva la Vida.” In the lyrics, they too reflect on the dilemma of power. What would Lord Acton say?
Viva La Vida
I used to rule the world
Seas would rise when …

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While I do believe that the Obama Administration has actually taken a  different approach to presidential authority than the Bush Administration, Jon Stewart has a point.

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From the State Department website:

Nomination of Dr. Suzan Johnson Cook as Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom

Hillary Rodham Clinton
Secretary of State

Washington, DC

June 15, 2010

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton made the following statement regarding the nomination of Dr. Suzan Johnson Cook as Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom:

I welcome the nomination of Dr. Suzan Johnson Cook to be Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious …

US Representative to the United Nations Dr. Susan Rice delivered an address today at the Security Council’s Sudan briefing. Here are her remarks as delivered:
Let me begin by thanking President Thabo Mbeki, Special Representative Menkerios, Joint Special Representative Gambari, and Joint Chief Mediator Bassole for their very helpful assessments and briefings to the Council this morning. The United States strongly …