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7 Mar 2018, 12:35 pm by Hilary Hurd
Convening Authority Turnover Presiding Judge James Pohl began the Feb. 26 session with a discussion of Defense Secretary James Mattis’s sudden dismissal of convening authority Harvey Rishikof and legal adviser Gary Brown on Feb. 5. [read post]
5 Mar 2018, 11:03 am by William Ford
Early last week, President Trump met with Chief of Staff John Kelly, Defense Secretary James Mattis, and national security adviser H.R. [read post]
2 Mar 2018, 4:37 pm by Robert Chesney, Steve Vladeck
A host of military commission developments, including inaction on the Darbi plea-based transfer, clarification on the appealability of Judge Vance Spath’s remarkable abatement ruling, and a bold move by Judge James Pohl to compel Secretary Jim Mattis to justify the firing of Convening Authority Harvey Rishikof and his legal adviser Gary Brown (in the context of an unlawful command influence motion). [read post]
2 Mar 2018, 8:10 am by Scott R. Anderson
On Feb. 5, Defense Secretary James Mattis unceremoniously removed well-respected legal scholar Harvey Rishikof from his role as the military commissions’ convening authority, less than a year after putting him in charge. [read post]
1 Mar 2018, 1:06 pm by William Ford
For months, Defense Secretary James Mattis and other administration officials have argued against the trade barriers, noting that they could undermine American security and economic ties. [read post]
It may be that the guidance of defense establishment professionals, like Defense Secretary James Mattis, is being followed. [read post]
22 Feb 2018, 1:20 pm by William Ford
” The Pentagon confirmed on Thursday that Defense Secretary James Mattis intends to provide President Trump with his recommendations concerning transgender service members “sometime this week,” the Hill reports. [read post]
19 Feb 2018, 9:01 pm by Lesley Wexler
” A few days later, Secretary of Defense James Mattis seemed to escalate the message, warning Syrian President Bashar al-Assad that he would be “ill advised” to launch new chemical weapons attacks, adding, “(w)e’re on the record and you all have seen how we reacted to [your 2017 violations]. [read post]
17 Feb 2018, 7:00 am by Julia Solomon-Strauss, Sarah Grant
Venting his frustration, he contemplated whether he could get Defense Secretary James Mattis to testify about his awareness of the “rogue defense organization” at play in the military commissions system and what he planned to do to fix the situation. [read post]
15 Feb 2018, 1:54 pm by William Ford
As Tillerson visited Ankara, Defense Secretary James Mattis met with his Turkish counterpart in Brussels to determine how to resolve the countries’ differences of opinion on the invasion in northern Syria. [read post]
15 Feb 2018, 1:30 pm by Sarah Grant
Thurschwell also asked that the commission obtain a declaration from Defense Secretary James Mattis regarding whether al-Darbi’s transfer is still going forward on schedule, in light of the recent executive order to keep the Guantanamo military detention facility open. [read post]
14 Feb 2018, 1:56 pm by William Ford
Defense Secretary James Mattis urged the British to take responsibility for their citizens who fought for ISIS, saying flatly that “doing nothing is not an option. [read post]
14 Feb 2018, 1:12 pm by Justin Florence, Allison Murphy
 On Feb. 2, Defense Secretary James Mattis threatened Syria with further strikes if chemical weapons use continued. [read post]
7 Feb 2018, 12:49 pm by William Ford
While testifying before the House Armed Services Committee, Defense Secretary James Mattis said that the U.S. could use one of the two new nuclear arms the military hopes to develop as a bargaining chip with Russia, the Washington Post reports. [read post]
7 Feb 2018, 6:20 am by J. Dana Stuster
The drawdown in Iraq tracks with comments Secretary of Defense James Mattis made last month when asked about the U.S. troop presence across the border in eastern Syria. [read post]
6 Feb 2018, 2:19 pm by Patrick Sherry
Secretary of Defense James Mattis [official website] on Monday fired two Guantánamo Bay officials responsible for overseeing the trials of accused war criminals including the planners of the 9/11 attack. [read post]
6 Feb 2018, 12:30 pm by Sarah Grant
The personnel changes come one week after President Trump issued an executive order reversing the Obama administration’s efforts to close the Guantanamo Bay military detention facility and ordering Defense Secretary James Mattis to recommend new policies regarding the disposition of individuals captured in connection with an armed conflict. [read post]