The United States must use all the tools available to combat terrorism, including traditional court systems, Department of Defense General Counsel Jeh Johnson told a packed auditorium at the Heritage Foundation in Washington on Oct. 18. “There is danger in overmilitarizing our approach to al-Queda and its affiliates. There is risk in permitting and expecting the U.S. military to extend its powerful reach into traditional areas typically reserved for civilian law enforcement in this country,” he said. “The military cannot and should not be the only answer.”
Citing the ongoing stabilization in Libya and the death of former Libyan president Moammar Gadhafi, U.S. District Judge Reggie Walton on Oct. 20 lifted a nearly eight-month stay on a cybersquatting case filed by the Libyan government. Libya has been trying to reclaim four Internet domain names that include the words “Libya” and “embassy” from a Washington businessman, Ahmad Miski. Miski bought the domain names in 2002 and 2003, and claims he is the rightful owner.
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