What is Judge Thomas Hogan's bias, if any? Is this a predictable ruling for him? Some pretty bizarre and unbelievable things are taking place in this country and, sometimes, as Obama has said (quoting Lincoln, perhaps), “there are things that only a union can do.” There are too many secrets in government, in my opinion. Should a “privilege review team” from DOD wield so much power that the end result is something like this? A small select group should not be controlling the flow of information and, in effect, preventing the president from having rightful access to it.

The president has a right to see the evidence, in my opinion. And it would seem, on the face of it, that Mr. Smith (and Ahmend Ghappour) did the right thing by bringing this information to the one person who might be in a position to actually do something with it. Oft repeated, but I'll say it again (quoting Judge Louis Brandeis): “Sunlight is the best disinfectant.” Why is the free-flow of information so objectionable to some? And to what end?

What is Judge Thomas Hogan's bias, if any? Is this a predictable ruling for him? Some pretty bizarre and unbelievable things are taking place in this country and, sometimes, as Obama has said (quoting Lincoln, perhaps), “there are things that only a union can do.” There are too many secrets in government, in my opinion. Should a “privilege review team” from DOD wield so much power that the end result is something like this? A small select group should not be controlling the flow of information and, in effect, preventing the president from having rightful access to it.

The president has a right to see the evidence, in my opinion. And it would seem, on the face of it, that Mr. Smith (and Ahmend Ghappour) did the right thing by bringing this information to the one person who might be in a position to actually do something with it. Oft repeated, but I'll say it again (quoting Judge Louis Brandeis): “Sunlight is the best disinfectant.” Why is the free-flow of information so objectionable to some? And to what end?