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3 The Law of Terrorism Erik Luna Amelia D. Lewis Professor of Constitutional & Criminal Law Sandra Day O Connor College of Law Arizona State University Wayne McCormack E.W. Thode Professor of Law S.J. Quinney College of Law University of Utah Carolina Academic Press Durham, North Carolina

4 Copyright 2017 Carolina Academic Press, LLC All Rights Reserved eisbn ISBN LCCN Carolina Academic Press, LLC 700 Kent Street Durham, North Carolina Telephone (919) Fax (919) Printed in the United States of America

5 To Madeline and Elliott E.L. To all those who labor for peace W.M.

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7 Contents Chapter 1 U.S. Law and Global Terrorism Definitions, Concepts, and Structures 4 [A] Defining Terrorism 4 [B] Influences on Terrorism 10 U.S. Army, Military Guide to Terrorism 11 [C] Government Responses U.S. Law and Extraterritorial Jurisdiction 24 [A] Federal Crimes 24 [B] Extraterritorial Application of U.S. Law 27 United States v. Yunis 28 Notes and Questions The Law of Conspiracy and World Trade Center I 35 United States v. Salameh 36 Notes and Questions Jihad and the Emergence of Al Qaeda 49 [A] A Note on Islamic Law and Terminology 49 [B] Bin Laden and Al Qaeda 51 United States v. Bin Laden 52 Notes and Questions /11 and Beyond 63 [A] The 9/11 Conspirators Moussaoui KSM 68 [B] Post-9/11 Prosecutions 71 United States v. Jayyousi 71 Notes and Questions 80 [C] The Islamic State 88 Matthew G. Olsen, The ISIL Threat 90 vii

8 viii Contents Chapter 2 Supporting Terrorism Incitement, Sedition, and Political Freedom 93 [A] Incitement 93 Brandenburg v. Ohio 97 Notes and Questions 100 [B] Seditious Conspiracy 105 United States v. Rahman 106 Notes and Questions Trading with the Enemy 121 United States v. Lindh 121 Notes and Questions Material Support of Terrorist Activity 133 United States v. Abu- Jihaad 135 Notes and Questions Material Support of Terrorist Organ izations 150 [A] HLP Litigation 150 Holder v. Humanitarian Law Proj ect 152 Notes and Questions 164 [B] HLP Aftermath 170 United States v. Mehanna 171 Notes and Questions 176 Chapter 3 Civil Actions Actions Against State Sponsors of Terrorism 185 [A] Iran: Development of the Terrorism Exception 186 In re Islamic Republic of Iran Terrorism Litigation 187 Notes and Questions 198 [B] Sudan and Syria: Building a Case 203 Rux v. Republic of Sudan 203 Gates v. Syrian Arab Republic 208 Notes and Questions Actions Against Non- Designated States 216 Doe v. Bin Laden 218 In re Terrorist Attacks on September 11, Notes and Questions Actions Against Non- State Actors 237 Boim v. Holy Land Foundation (Boim III) 238 Notes and Questions Failure to Protect 251 In re September 11th Litigation 252 Notes and Questions Designating Organ izations and Blocking Assets 265 [A] FTO Designations 265

9 Contents ix People s Mojahedin Organization of Iran v. Department of State (PMOI II) 265 Notes and Questions 271 [B] IEEPA Designations and Seizures 275 Al Haramain Islamic Foundation v. U.S. Dept. of Trea sury 275 Notes and Questions 283 Chapter 4 Profiling, Detention, and Deportation Racial or Ethnic Profiling and Terrorism 288 [A] The Hijacker Profile 288 United States v. Lopez 288 Notes and Questions 295 [B] Racial Profiling Post-9/ DOJ Guidance Regarding the Use of Race 299 Notes and Questions 304 Farag v. United States 306 Notes and Questions Material Witness Warrants 322 Ashcroft v. Al- Kidd 324 Notes and Questions Alien Detention and Deportation 334 [A] Post-9/11 Detentions 334 Rajah v. Mukasey 335 Notes and Questions 337 [B] Conditions of Confinement 340 Ashcroft v. Iqbal 341 Notes and Questions 346 [C] Deportation for Terrorist Activities 349 McAllister v. Attorney General 349 Notes and Questions Detention, Deportation, and Secrecy 362 [A] Secret Deportation Proceedings 363 Detroit Free Press v. Ashcroft 363 Notes and Questions 371 [B] Secrecy of Detentions 373 Center for National Security Studies v. U.S. Department of Justice 373 Notes and Questions 381 Chapter 5 Searches and Surveillance Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act 383 United States v. Duggan 387 Notes and Questions FISA Post-Patriot Act 405

10 x Contents In re Sealed Case No Notes and Questions National Security Letters 424 Doe v. Mukasey 425 Notes and Questions NSA Mass Surveillance: International Communications 438 Clapper v. Amnesty International USA 440 Notes and Questions NSA Mass Surveillance: Metadata 459 American Civil Liberties Union v. Clapper 462 Notes and Questions 474 Chapter 6 Interrogation and Torture Interrogation and Terrorism 483 United States v. Abdulmutallab 484 Notes and Questions Terrorism and Torture: Some Background 497 [A] The U.S. Law of Torture 497 U.S. Report to the U.N. Committee Against Torture 497 Notes and Questions 500 [B] Foreign Experience Europe 503 Ireland v. United Kingdom 503 Notes and Questions Israel 509 Public Committee Against Torture in Israel v. State of Israel 511 Notes and Questions Terrorism and Torture: Post-9/ [A] The Path to Torture 521 [B] The Torture Memos 524 OLC Memo, Standards of Conduct for Interrogation 525 Notes and Questions Remedies 546 [A] Criminal Cases 546 United States v. Ghailani 546 Notes and Questions 550 [B] Civil Actions 552 Padilla v. Yoo 552 Notes and Questions Extraordinary Rendition 563 El- Masri v. Macedonia 564 Notes and Questions 572

11 Contents xi Chapter 7 State Secrets and Security Government Privilege 577 Mohamed v. Jeppesen Dataplan, Inc. 578 Notes and Questions Classified Information Procedures Act 594 United States v. Hashmi 596 Notes and Questions CIPA and Discovery 606 United States v. Aref 607 Notes and Questions CIPA Substitutions and Confrontation 617 United States v. Abu Ali 618 Notes and Questions Access to Witnesses 633 United States v. Moussaoui 633 Notes and Questions Public Trials, Secrecy, and Security 656 [A] Closed Proceedings and Anonymous Witnesses 656 United States v. Abu Marzook 657 Notes and Questions 663 [B] Anonymous Juries 666 United States v. Koubriti 666 Notes and Questions 669 Chapter 8 Terrorism and the Law of War The International Law of War 677 [A] Just War Theory and the Law of Armed Conflict 677 [B] U.N. Charter System U.S. War Power 687 [A] Constitutional Framework 687 [B] The War Powers Resolution 691 [C] Posse Comitatus Terrorism and Military Force Before 9/ George P. Shultz, Low-Intensity Warfare 695 Notes and Questions War in Response to Terrorism: Af ghan i stan 704 Authorization for the Use of Military Force 704 George W. Bush, Post-9/11 Address Before Congress 705 Notes and Questions War and Terrorist Organ izations War to Preempt Terrorism: Iraq National Security Strategy 728 Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq 730 Notes and Questions 732

12 xii Contents 8.07 Terrorism, Combatant Status, and War Crimes 745 [A] Combatant Immunity 745 United States v. Lindh 745 Notes and Question 751 [B] War Crimes and Liability 753 In re Xe Ser vices Alien Tort Litigation 753 Notes and Question 769 Chapter 9 Military Detention and Trial Terrorism and Domestic Military Detention 775 Hamdi v. Rumsfeld 776 Notes and Questions Terrorism and Military Detention Abroad: Guantánamo 801 [A] Boumediene 801 Boumediene v. Bush 802 Notes and Questions 820 [B] Post-Boumediene: Detention Review in the D.C. Cir cuit 830 Al- Bihani v. Obama 831 Notes and Question Military Commissions 842 [A] Hamdan 842 Hamdan v. Rumsfeld 843 Notes and Questions 869 [B] Post-Hamdan: Military Commissions and the D.C. Circuit 874 Al Bahlul v. United States 876 Notes and Questions 887 Chapter 10 Targeted Killings International Law: The Israeli Targeted Killings Case 896 Public Committee Against Torture v. Israel (Targeted Killings Case) 896 Notes and Questions U.S. Law and Policy 917 U.S. Policy Standards and Procedures 917 Notes and Questions Targeting U.S. Citizens: The Case of Anwar Al- Aulaqi 935 Al- Aulaqi v. Panetta 935 Notes and Questions A Drone Court? 959 Notes and Questions 961 Table of Cases 965 Index 979

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