Watch those drapes. (Devil In The Details).(secret codes)(Brief Article)
American Prospect, The, July, 2002
OF ALL THE FEARS THAT have beset us since 9-11--the real ones and the ones the administration has manufactured--one that's hard to classify is the fear of codes. It is the basis of the Bush administration's refusal to let Yasser Esam Hamdi, a captive from the Afghan war currently in prison in Virginia (though not charged with any crime), see a defense attorney. Federal attorneys contend that a meeting between an enemy combatant and his lawyer could result in the transmission, however inadvertent, of vital information to terrorists.
Now, there are only a few ways that a coded ...
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