Articles by Cully Stimson

Military Commissions Just Became More Transparent

Cully Stimson | September 28, 2011

The Office of Military Commissions quietly launched a new website this past Monday that was a year in the making. Located at www.mc.mil, it is… Read More

Law

Troy Davis’s Claims of Innocence: “Smoke and Mirrors”

Cully Stimson | September 27, 2011

Troy Davis, convicted cop killer, was executed last week by the State of Georgia for the 1989 slaying of Officer Mark MacPhail. Anti-death penalty activists… Read More

Law

Enhancing Public Safety By Giving Criminals a Pass

Cully Stimson | August 19, 2011

Just imagine if a President announced that his administration would not be prosecuting anyone for violating the following federal crimes currently on the books: (1)… Read More

Educating John

Cully Stimson | August 04, 2011

Every summer, thousands of high school and college students flock to Washington, D.C., to learn about our government and meet senior government officials. These invaluable… Read More

Law

Convicted Murderers to Be Freed if California State Senator Gets His Way

Cully Stimson | June 02, 2011

A warning to Californians: dangerous convicted criminals are coming soon to a neighborhood near you. That’s because last week, in the case of Brown v…. Read More

Law

American Society of Magazine Editors’ Disgraceful Award

Cully Stimson | May 17, 2011

Last week, the American Society of Magazine Editors’ awarded writer Scott Horton with their National Magazine Award for Reporting. The problem is, his story was… Read More

Law

USA Had Legal Right to Enter Pakistan and Kill Bin Laden

Cully Stimson | May 12, 2011

Was it legal for the United States to enter Pakistan, without their consent, to kill or capture Osama bin Laden? The successful raid by the… Read More

Security

Detainee Interrogations: Key to Killing Osama bin Laden

Cully Stimson | May 02, 2011

Even though it has been several years since any new detainees have been transferred to Guantanamo Bay, the intelligence extracted from them is still proving… Read More

Law

Holder “Reluctantly” Sends KSM to Military Commissions

Cully Stimson | April 04, 2011

Bowing to political realities, the Obama administration reversed itself and announced that Khalid Sheikh Mohammad (KSM), the mastermind of the 9/11 attacks, would be tried… Read More

Law

Article 75 and Its Implications on Military Commissions

Cully Stimson | March 11, 2011

In addition to the always outstanding analysis provided by Bobby Chesney and John Bellinger on the Obama administration’s new executive order on GTMO detention review,… Read More

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