Living in the shadow of shadow principles

Living in the shadow of shadow principles

Ron Wyden, the Oregon Democratic Senator, when asked by investigative journalist Jeremy Scahill about his view on the lethal operations of the US government against American citizens, said, "It is almost as if there are two laws in America and the American people would be extraordinarily surprised if they could see the difference between what they believe a law says and how it has actually been interpreted in secret". I want to give a little per…