Second, there seems to have been a rush to judgment over his intent to put the material into the hands of the Chinese government. Worst of all, though, was U.S. District Court Judge James A. Parker's craven attempt to shift blame for his own misjudgment on to President Clinton, the Justice Department and Energy Department after Lee landed in solitary confinement without bail for nine months. The judge's apology to Dr. Lee was more of a political attack on the Clinton administration than it was a mea culpa. Americans still don't know with certainty what Dr. Lee did or did not do. But we do know that the process used to investigate, accuse and incarcerate him was extremely suspect.
National security is important, but in America it can never be an excuse for witch hunting.