Stories by Aziz Huq
Aziz Huq is co-writing a book on national security and the separation of powers called Unchecked and Unbalanced, to be published by the New Press.
Months after it granted habeas rights to Gitmo prisoners, the Supreme Court's decision has yet to translate into concrete results.
Posted on Oct 7, 2008
On fundamental matters of privacy and accountability, the new FISA Amendments Act reduces the separation of powers to a check-the-box exercise.
Posted on Jun 21, 2008
When it comes to Guantánamo, the most pressing problem is not how to "store" dangerous prisoners; it is the fate of those who are innocent.
Posted on May 15, 2008
The Bush Administration is secretly ensuring that the misbegotten policies of the past eight years will haunt the next President.
Posted on Feb 14, 2008
The resignation of Alberto Gonzales has brought a smile to the faces of many Bush Administration critics, but will it bring real change?
Posted on Aug 28, 2007
The Bush Administration has successfully forced on Congress a law that largely authorizes open-ended surveillance of Americans' overseas phone calls and e-mails. How did they do it?
Posted on Aug 9, 2007
The Military Commissions Act threatens more than terror suspects at Gitmo. It is the spearhead of a long-term incursion on all our civil liberties and it must be rolled back.
Posted on Jun 12, 2007
You -- citizen or non-citizen, resident of Topeka or Timbuktu -- can become an "unlawful enemy combatant."
Posted on Sep 30, 2006
One of the few Western journalists to interview bin Laden debunks myths surrounding the al Qaeda leader, the Iraq war and U.S. vulnerability to terrorism.
Posted on Jan 26, 2006
