Why Is The Pentagon Trying To Shield Testimony At Guantanamo That Is Already In The Public Domain

It's Ridiculous For Pentagon To Try To Shield Testimony At Guantanamo That's Already In Public Domain -- McClatchy News Editorial

The Pentagon has long claimed that it can infringe on the public's right to know what takes place at the island prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, under the guise of protecting national security. Now it's going to absurd lengths to justify a secret hearing involving a Saudi captive's account of how CIA agents interrogated him while shackled in custody.

The government has played the national security card repeatedly for more than 10 years, relying on post-9/11 paranoia and fear of terrorism to win public support for the kind of odious policies that have no place in a democracy. Secret interrogations, secret custody, secret jails. Even the Red Cross was kept in the dark at one time about who was in captivity, and where - a violation of fundamental Geneva Conventions rules.

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My Comment: 9/11 terrorists, Guantanamo, CIA renditions, torture .... you betcha they want to keep this under the rug as much as possible .... even when a good chunk of it is in the public domain.