The Untamed Prince, Ctd

Scott Horton looks at the real reason the Obama administration went so far to deny any day in court for torture victims - even using unclassified evidence alone:

The Holder Justice Department would have us believe that it is protecting state secrets essential to our security. That posture is risible, and half of the court saw through it. The dilemma faced by the Justice Department was rather that evidence presented in the suit would likely be used in the future (not in the United States...