tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1793669946906507976.post7298963491546410866..comments2023-11-05T02:02:36.138-08:00Comments on George Koo: Steven Chu—Smart Policy, Not PoliticsGeorgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13997598378471957487noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1793669946906507976.post-5416985503894285762008-12-12T18:25:00.000-08:002008-12-12T18:25:00.000-08:00Well, I am shocked at the two previous comments. A...Well, I am shocked at the two previous comments. An innocent man who has been targeted because of his ancestry and not because of his actions were put in solitary as if he was convicted of murder. (Don't cry for justice when your family is put in the same position.) <BR/><BR/>The facts remain that he was ultimately innocent and the judge preceding over his cause apologized for the abuse of federal authority, and the federal government with the New York Times agreed to pay him almost a million dollars for his suffering. I think Bill Richardson himself regrets for his actions. In his heart, he probably felt terrible when everyone realized they acted in without ration like the internment of Japanese Americans in WWII. <BR/><BR/>The facts also remains that his colleagues were willing to put up their house for him because they knew him was innocent. <BR/><BR/>Now, lets act with some decency and act like real Americans.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1793669946906507976.post-29182355621801120582008-12-12T10:52:00.000-08:002008-12-12T10:52:00.000-08:00Mr. David also overlooked certain inconvenient fac...Mr. David also overlooked certain inconvenient facts.<BR/><BR/>When R fired WHL, he did not know at the time about the illegal downloading, merely that the FBI has been tapping WHL's telephone.<BR/><BR/>As for WHL's actual offense, the author pointed out the unequal treatment before the law by comparing the slap on the wrist with no jail time for John Deutsch.<BR/><BR/>After 9 months of solitary confinement in chain, his attorneys advised WHL to cop the plea and get out of jail. <BR/><BR/>By any standards, it was a traversty of American justice.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13997598378471957487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1793669946906507976.post-89340872633955508052008-12-12T09:16:00.000-08:002008-12-12T09:16:00.000-08:00George:You have some of your "facts" incorrect; or...George:<BR/><BR/>You have some of your "facts" incorrect; or, at the very least, spun to the point of inaccuracy.<BR/><BR/>Wen Ho Lee did possess classified documents outside the scope of his work.<BR/><BR/>Wen Ho Lee did download those documents and remove them from the workplace.<BR/><BR/>Wen Ho Lee did photocopy those documents.<BR/><BR/>The other counts in the indictment were not "thrown out"; they were dismissed in exchange for his plea of guilty in a plea bargain.<BR/><BR/>Had Wen Ho Lee chose to go to trial, he would have faced all 59 counts.<BR/><BR/>Wen Ho Lee was mistreated in confinement, and Bill Richardson has said that was a disgrace; but, Bill Richardson did not confine him; Bill Richardson did not arrest him; Bill Richardson did not mistreat him in confinement. That was the FBI and the US Marshal's.<BR/><BR/>All Bill Richardson did was review the facts of Wen Ho Lee's security clearance violations (above) and terminate his employment based on those violations (he actually removed his security classification, which was a prerequisite for the job - well under the authority of the Secretary of Energy).<BR/><BR/>Wen Ho Lee pleaded guilty in federal court; when he did, Wen Ho Lee told the Judge he was pleading guilty because he was guilty, and for no other reason. Was he lying?<BR/><BR/>The fact is, Richardson would have taken the same action regardless of the heritage or ancestry of the person involved.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18030839818365698296noreply@blogger.com