Wen Ho Lee
Re “Appeals Court Delays Release of Wen Ho Lee,” Sept. 2: The actions of the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals and the government in the Wen Ho Lee case smack of the worst sort of Star Chamber proceedings. Indeed, if a totalitarian state had taken these actions, the United States would have been the first to accuse it of the darkest motivations.
At the very least, the appeals court should have allowed the lower court proceedings to take place and, in a proper time and setting, considered arguments from both sides in open court. This action merely continues what appears to be collusion between the law enforcement arm of the government and the courts in denying Lee his constitutional protections.
The Times, and particularly columnist Robert Scheer, should be commended for the coverage given this case.
JAMES LOONEY
Santa Ana
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