[net-gold] Secrecy News -- 09/13/11
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- Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2011 16:57:30 -0400 (EDT)
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Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2011 10:12:40 -0400
From: Steven Aftergood <saftergood@xxxxxxx>
To: Steven Aftergood <saftergood@xxxxxxx>
Subject: Secrecy News -- 09/13/11
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SECRECY NEWS
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from the FAS Project on Government Secrecy
Volume 2011, Issue No. 86
September 13, 2011
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Secrecy News Blog:
http://www.fas.org/blog/secrecy/
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** SOCIAL MEDIA AND DISASTERS, AND MORE FROM CRS
** JOINT CHIEFS ON LEGAL SUPPORT TO MILITARY OPERATIONS
** NATIONAL SECURITY LAW: THE CASEBOOK
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SOCIAL MEDIA AND DISASTERS, AND MORE FROM CRS
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The growing use of social media -- such as Twitter and Facebook -- in
responding to emergency situations is examined in a new report from the
Congressional Research Service.
"In the last five years social media have played an increasing role in
emergencies and disasters," the report notes. "Social media sites rank as
the fourth most popular source to access emergency information. They have
been used by individuals and communities to warn others of unsafe areas or
situations, inform friends and family that someone is safe, and raise funds
for disaster relief."
While they have still untapped potential for improving emergency
communications, social media can also be used -- inadvertently or
maliciously -- to disseminate false or misleading information, the report
observes. See "Social Media and Disasters: Current Uses, Future Options, and
Policy Considerations," September 6, 2011.
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/homesec/R41987.pdf
With few exceptions, congressional leaders of both parties are opposed to
allowing direct public access to Congressional Research Service reports like
this one. Perhaps they wish to foster a healthy public skepticism about the
validity of official restrictions on government information, or a heightened
appreciation for unauthorized disclosures.
At any rate, some recent CRS reports that are not publicly available from
CRS include the following.
"India: Domestic Issues, Strategic Dynamics, and U.S. Relations," September
1, 2011. (This report notes in passing the curious statistic that "some 40%
of American hotel rooms are owned by Indian-Americans.")
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/row/RL33529.pdf
"Desalination: Technologies, Use, and Congressional Issues," August 15,
2011:
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R40477.pdf
"U.S. Energy: Overview and Key Statistics," July 29, 2011.
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R40187.pdf
"U.S. Renewable Electricity Generation: Resources and Challenges," August 5,
2011.
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R41954.pdf
JOINT CHIEFS ON LEGAL SUPPORT TO MILITARY OPERATIONS
A newly updated doctrinal publication from the Joint Chiefs of Staff
describes the infrastructure of legal review and support to all phases of
military operations.
"It is DoD policy that members of the DoD components comply with the law of
war during all armed conflicts, however such conflicts are characterized,
and in all other military operations."
"Legal advisors actively participate in the entire planning process from
joint intelligence preparation of the operational environment [...], to
mission analysis, to course of action development and recommendation,
through execution." See "Legal Support to Military Operations," Joint
Publication 1-04, August 17, 2011:
http://www.fas.org/irp/doddir/dod/jp1_04.pdf
NATIONAL SECURITY LAW: THE CASEBOOK
The legal and constitutional framework for military operations, intelligence
collection and other national security activities is explored in depth in
the new edition of "National Security Law," the preeminent casebook on the
subject for law students. It presents concise treatments of dozens of
topics -- from secrecy to rendition and interrogation -- with case studies
and questions for discussion.
See "National Security Law" by Stephen Dycus, Arthur L. Berney, William C.
Banks, and Peter Raven-Hansen, Fifth Edition, Aspen Publishers, August 2011:
http://www.aspenpublishers.com
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