There are always plenty of "tough-guy" reasons why releasing information is tantamount to helping the "enemy." But the long-term consequence of this incessant secrecy is to undermine public trust in government and thus to endanger the future of democracy. Plus, excessive secrecy breeds so much suspicion that it erodes acceptance of secrecy in those moments when it is truly necessary.
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