Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit March 16, 2005, 04-1618 (James G. Grupee v. Alberto R. Gonzales, Attorney General of the United States)

EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.

Until he fled in 2000, James Grupee was the chief of staff to the vice president of Liberia. He sought asylum immediately on arriving in this nation, contending that he had been arrested and tortured in retaliation for using his position to provide clandestine support to human-rights endeavors.