A secret U.S. intelligence court has issued its third public ruling in 30 years, declaring that while it agrees on the benefits of making its rulings on warrantless wiretapping public, it will keep them secret. The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) cited the 'vitally important need to protect national security' in rejecting a request by the American Civil Liberties Union to release documents on the Bush administration's warrantless wiretapping program. (Washington Post, Wednesday)
Secrecy is the breeding ground of tyranny.
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