Guantamo Rising
Three dozen more terrorist suspects were flown yesterday to Guantanamo Bay, filling the permanent cells there to near capacity, the Pentagon has said.
Coming from a variety of countries, the men are being held as "enemy combatants" so they can be interrogated about planned terrorist attacks.
Closer to home, as the New York Times opines today, it's time to end the secret detentions.
While the Government has released the names of those being held who are charged with federal crimes, it has yet to disclose the names of those being held on immigration charges or as material witnesses.
In ruling last week that the Government must disclose the names of detainees, Judge Kessler noted that secret arrests of this type are "odious to a democratic society."
We agree with the Times: "The Justice Department should comply with her order. If it appeals, her decision should be affirmed."
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