Secrecy: Rising in Guantanamo
From Behind the Homefront (Reporters' Committee for Freedom of the Press):
UNUSUAL SECRECY IN GUANTANAMO SPYING CASES. The United States is taking extraordinary measures to keep a lid on information related to the espionage investigation at the Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, prison for suspected terrorists, according to a report today from The Associated Press. The AP reports that military officials at Guantanamo have classified routine documents, blacked out the signature lines on court pleadings to hide the identities of lawyers, and forced visiting reporters to sign a pledge saying they will not ask questions about the espionage investigation. Specifically, the pledge form states, in Orwellian fashion, that the reporter will not ask about "ongoing operations, future operations or investigations that are pending."
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