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JASTA: Misconceived and Stillborn, Can it Survive?

by Amir Taheri | Oct 5, 2016 | Features

London-After weeks in the headlines the notorious Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act (JASTA) maybe nose-diving like a punctured balloon with even its makers no longer sure of its wisdom. There are at least three big problems with JASTA. The first is that it...

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Former French Justice Minister Rachida Dati attends the government questions session at the National Assembly in Paris March 17, 2009. REUTERS/Charles Platiau

Former French Justice Minister: JASTA is a Violation to International Law

by Fatah Al-Rahman Youssef | Oct 5, 2016 | Interviews

Riyadh– EU Parliamentarian and former French Justice Minister Rachida Dati said on Tuesday that France and Europe reject the controversial Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act (JASTA), describing it as a violation to international law and the principle of...

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Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Chairs Cabinet Session (SPA)

Saudi Arabia: JASTA Threatens International Relations

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 4, 2016 | Saudi Arabia

Riyadh – Saudi Arabia’s Cabinet said on Monday that the enactment of a U.S. law allowing citizens to sue the Kingdom over the Sept. 11 2001 attacks represented a threat to international relations. The cabinet also urged the U.S. Congress to act to prevent any...

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U.S. President Barack Obama speaks as he welcomes NASCAR driver Kyle Busch and his team to honor the Sprint Cup Series championship at the White House in Washington, U.S., September 28, 2016. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas

JASTA Becomes Headache for Congress…White House: You Behaved Like Schoolchildren

by Mohammad Ali Salih | Oct 3, 2016 | World

Washington-The Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act (JASTA) has now become a source of headache for U.S. lawmakers as some of them tried to justify their decision to pass the bill by blaming the White House for being unclear in explaining the law’s repercussions....

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Cherry trees are in full bloom in front of the U.S. Capitol in Washington April 10, 2013. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas

The Unbearable Idiocy of Congress

by Daniel W. Drezner | Oct 3, 2016 | Opinion

One of Spoiler Alerts’ running themes in recent years has been the ways in which the executive branch has learned to bypass Congress on foreign policy, and how that has vested a disturbing amount of power into the office of the president. This has come through in...