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Exclusive: Justice Is Blind but it is now Deaf, Crazy and Retarded, Too » Publications » Family Security Matters: "It is said that war is hell but until recently it was a simple hell – declare war, arm and dispatch the military and kill everyone until the enemy surrenders. Today, alas, war, especially the war on terror, has grown immensely more complicated. There may not even be a firm line between friend and foe let alone a clear definition of an “attack.”

The Department of Justice (DOJ) has historically played a minor role in America’s wars. But, as the bungled interrogation of Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab sadly illustrated, matters have changed. Indeed, insofar as DOJ must advise the President on his legal authority to conduct the war, the limits of domestic surveillance, and how to handle alleged enemy combatants, among other war-related responsibilities, the DOJ is a full-fledged member of the President’s “war cabinet.” In a nutshell, today’s wars are fought by Department of Defense generals and Department of Justice lawyers."