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2002 U. Ill. J.L. Tech. & Pol'y 361 (2002)
Shadow Creep: Government Secrecy since 9/11

handle is hein.journals/jltp2002 and id is 369 raw text is: SHADOW CREEP: GOVERNMENT SECRECY SINCE 9/11 John D. Podesta* A short time ago, I had the singular honor of speaking in a courtroom to a group of men and women who were being sworn-in as new American citizens. When they began their journey to become U.S. citizens, America seemed a more prosperous and more secure place. And yet the allures of our traditions - our history, our liberty, our opportunity - were far more powerful than the dangers and uncertainties that accompany our circumstances today. Without hesitation, they took the oath and embraced their new lives with enthusiasm. It is not hard to be touched by their faith. It serves as a reminder to all of us that what we have - especially in wartime - is worth fighting for and protecting. New citizens and old, we find ourselves in a time when our nation faces security concerns of astonishing complexity and breadth. I admire and salute President Bush's resolve in addressing our national security crisis. He has rallied the country around this problem, from the day of the attacks, to his forceful State of the Union Address, to today. President Bush, along with his administration, successfully built an extensive international coalition to support the war effort in Afghanistan that led to the swift ouster of the Taliban.1 And even beyond those initial weeks, as the extraordinary difficulties of addressing global terrorism are becoming more evident, there are notable successes, such as the recent capture of Ramzi Binalshibh, who is suspected to be a principal planner of the September 11 terrorist attacks, in Pakistan.2 Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center; former White House Chief of Staff; Senior Policy Advisor to President Clinton on government information, privacy, telecommunications and regulatory policy. 1. Linda Diebel, Taliban Flee Last Major Stronghold: Rivals Move in as Taliban Flee Kandahar, TORONTO STAR, Dec. 8, 2001, at 25 ('The Taliban rule is finished as of today,' said Hamid Karzai, interim prime minister and leader of one group of U.S.-allied Pashtun forces occupying Kandahar. 'They are no longer a part of Afghanistan.'). 2. John Crewdson, Suspect's Capture in Pakistan Hailed as a Major Break, CH1. TRIB., Sept. 15, 2002, at Cl (Binalshibh, one of the world's most-wanted men, was captured last week in Pakistan after a yearlong manhunt. The arrest, which came after a gunfight, is potentially the biggest break so far for the joint American and German effort to unravel the twisted skein that was the Sept. 11, 2001, conspiracy.).

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