bin ▁( born ▁March ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 1 9 5 0 ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City , ▁New ▁York ) ▁is ▁an ▁American ▁lawyer , ▁writer , ▁and ▁former ▁United ▁States ▁Deput y ▁Under secret ary ▁of ▁Def ense ▁who ▁served ▁during ▁the ▁first ▁Bush ▁administration . ▁He ▁is ▁the ▁author ▁of ▁the ▁political ▁books ▁Inside ▁the ▁As yl um , ▁Show down , ▁and ▁In ▁the ▁W ords ▁of ▁Our ▁En em ies . ▁ ▁Biography ▁He ▁graduated ▁from ▁Stevens ▁Institute ▁of ▁Technology ▁with ▁a ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁Science ▁degree ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁and ▁from ▁C umber land ▁School ▁of ▁Law ▁with ▁a ▁Jur is ▁Doctor ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 3 . ▁He ▁also ▁graduated ▁from ▁the ▁Ge or get own ▁University ▁Law ▁Center ▁with ▁a ▁Master ▁of ▁La ws ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 8 . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁to ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁he ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Air ▁Force ▁as ▁a ▁judge ▁advoc ate . ▁He ▁served ▁on ▁active ▁duty ▁assigned ▁to ▁the ▁Sac r amento ▁Air ▁Log istics ▁Center ▁at ▁McC le ll an ▁Air ▁Force ▁Base ▁in ▁California ▁and ▁later ▁the ▁Civil ▁Lit ig ation ▁Division ▁of ▁the ▁Air ▁Force ▁at ▁the ▁Pent agon ▁in ▁Virginia . ▁He ▁left ▁the ▁military ▁as ▁a ▁Captain . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁he ▁was ▁an ▁associate ▁with ▁McK en na , ▁Con ner ▁& ▁C une o . ▁From ▁