US Senator Tom Carper of
Delaware Expressed Concern
Senator Carper, at the request of 80-20's President S.B.
Woo, has asked his staff to convey to the Department of
Justice (DOJ) his concern about the "Accused of Spying for China, Until
She Wasn't " case involving Sherry Chen.
Sen. Carper's office
requested a copy of the letter that DOJ will be sending to the 22 House Representatives who
had FIRST requested a DOJ review of the Sherry Chen case whether race was a factor.
DOJ response to Senator
Carper's Concern
A couple of day ago, Woo
received a letter from a senior staff in Sen. Carper's office stating:
"I've spoken with the Justice Department today and they are in
the process of responding to the House members' letter . . . . Their response is expected to detail the reasoning
for why the charges against Ms. Chen were dropped. I've asked that DOJ share a copy of
this response to the House members' letter with us. I've also
communicated your concerns to the Justice Department as well. . . ."
My Response to DOJ's
Reply Expressing MY 3 Concerns
" Thank you, thank you . . May I
also express a concern that hopefully you'll reflect to DOJ.
For those of us who are apprehensive about a
historic replay of the "Japanese internment", we are not quite as concerned about DOJ's
detailed explanation to us about "the reasoning for why the
charges against Ms. Chen were dropped". We assume
that we know why they were dropped - for lack of evidence to make the government's case stick!
We are much more
concerned about
(1) Why the charges against Sherry Chen were made
at all in such a blatant manner with handcuffs & all, given the
lack of evidence retrospectively?
(2) Does DOJ know that its actions has probably
ruined Sherry Chen's life, if not permanently, probably for years to
come? Will there be a public apology? Will there
be compensations?
(3) A charge of "spying" is a charge of
treason. That is a very serious charge against any American,
but probably worst against a Chinese Am. when there is
tension between the US and China. Will the DOJ response including statements
regarding what it is and will be
doing internally to prevent the recurrence of such a mistake?
We don't just want a
report. We are not curiosity seekers. We are worried about our liberty
and the possible infringement on our liberty by our government .
. . "
Sen. Carper's Office
Agreeing to Transmit My 3 Concerns
" . . . I
will be sure to transmit these concerns in
whole to the Justice
Dept.
And yes, they have
promised to provide a copy of the letter . . . "
GRATEFULLY Acknowledging
. . .
The contribution of Congressman
Ted Lieu who together with 21 other House members sent a powerful letter to DOJ,
asking if race was a factor in this and 2 other similar cases. It also
expressed concern on "programs such as the Insider Threat Program (which)
could create 'toxic work environment ...' "
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"Those who cannot remember
the past are condemned to repeat it."
- George
Santayana.
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Learn from history! Work together to build a wall against encroachment
of our rights NOW, under the leadership of 80-20!
S. B. Woo, a volunteer
for the past 16 years
President, 80-20
Educational Foundation, Inc.
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