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Originally Posted by roachboy
figures that the ultra-right would see in this an excuse to threaten one of their favorite Persecuting Others in the ny
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Believing the government should protect it's national security interests and believing the government shouldn't spend money it doesn't have is hardly 'ultra right'.
Al Queda and other terrorist groups have no interest in playing by the Geneva Convention, the rules of the Marquis of Queensbury or any other rules. I see no reason why we should make it easier for them to track down people who have helped the US in the past with confidential information, or why a list of sites sensitive to national security should be published. Sure, a bright terrorist group could figure some of this out on their own, but why help them?
I might not agree with the NYT on some issues, but as long as they aren't compromising US security and people's safety, no big deal.