#502 - They Really Should Call It "The Department of Just Take Our Word for It"

From today's Seattle Post-Intelligencer, "Appeals court rules detainees' names can stay secret":

In a major legal victory for the Department of Justice, a federal appeals court ruled yesterday that the government can continue to withhold the names of hundreds of people detained in the war on terror in order to protect national security.

Update -

Even better, from today's Salt Lake City Tribune, "Appeals court rules detainees' names can stay secret":

"America faces an enemy just as real as its former Cold War foe, with capabilities beyond the capacity of the judiciary to explore," wrote U.S. Circuit Judge David Sentelle.

Damn fine comparison, Your Honor.