There is a certain elegant – and sinister – symmetry at work here. As a federal prosecutor twenty-seven years ago, Thomas Rueter used secret evidence to send a man to prison; today, as a federal judge, he has sent a man to prison without trial – potentially, for the rest of his life – as punishment for invoking constitutional protections of his personal privacy.The radical tyranny imposed upon Francis Rawls makes it clear that there are no rights for Americans whatsoever.
In a word, it’s the vision of Richard Nixon against that of the putchists of the 11th September.Sounds about like what I expect, given the extensive Roger Stone and Co. involvement. Making a bunch of noise about stopping war, and then not, etc.
