RELEASE THE NAMES

I fully support an agressive law enforcement approach in the war on terror - which will inevitably require some compromises on civil liberties. Similarly, the underenforcement of our immigration laws is insanity - we've currently constructed our system to make it nearly impossible to tell when a visa has been overstayed. That being said, I applaud Judge Kessler's ruling ordering the Justice Deparment to release the names of the post 9/11 detainees. Its one thing for the government to act in secrecy when it is following a legitimate lead in a terror inquiry. It's completely different, however, when its clear that there is no connection between the detainee and terror and the only purpose secrecy serves is to cover up that very fact. Civil liberties are precious, and should be compromised only in the service of saving lives, not saving face.