The US Government is reviewing the author obiography of
Wen Ho Lee , 62, who spent
nine months in solitary detention for the allegation of "Chinese
espionage".
My
Country Versus Me, co-written with writer and journalist Helen Zia,
detailing his experience under FBI investigation and in solitary
confinement until the collapse of the US government's case, said
Lee family spokeswoman Stacy Cohen.
Will Schwalbe, editor-in-chief of Hyperion Books and the book',
told reporters that the book "answers every question that anyone
would ever have for him".
"It is being reviewed by the Government now," Mr Schwalbe said,
"Censors have had the book less than two weeks. I'm certainly
hopeful that they will pass it quickly and without requesting any
changes."
He
said Dr Lee's legal team reviewed the manuscript before it was
submitted. According to the plan of Hyperion Books, the book is
going to be published in October 2001.
Initially portrayed as a Chinese agent, Lee was arrested in
December 1999 on 59 counts of mishandling classified nuclear data.
He spent nine months in solitary confinement and was released with
an apology from a federal judge, who criticized the US government
for "embarrassing our entire nation."
"In all of this, the voice that has been absent has been Lee
Wen-ho's," Mr Schwalbe said. "In this book he really does give
readers a complete account of what happened, and it's very, very
disturbing as well. Rights we take for granted were instantly taken
away," he said of Dr Lee, a naturalized US citizen.
(Chinadaily.com.cn 07/25/2001)