'National security' shields criminal conspiracies

When Soros was helping promote democractic institutions as the Soviet system was toppling, few maligned him as a leftist. But now that his foundation's pro-democracy works sting D.C. security gurus, he is often branded a lefty.

Yet, isn't it America's best values that the Soros folks are upholding when they seek accountability for the outrageous trampling on basic American rights by those conducting "enhanced interrogations"?

It really is disgusting that the Obama administration has backed protecting the torturers by invocation of "state secrets." That's the old Catch 22. If the gov't can't avoid accountability by any other means, they just say, "Sorry, it's all secret." Criminals are shielded by self-serving feds.

Here are links to Soros group actions on torture cases:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/amrit-singh/accountability-for-tortur_b_612779.html?utm_source=Open+Society+Institute&utm_campaign=a31ed47d12-OSI_Justice_June_23_20106_23_2010&utm_medium=email

http://blog.soros.org/2010/06/the-salt-pit/?utm_source=Open+Society+Institute&utm_campaign=a31ed47d12-OSI_Justice_June_23_20106_23_2010&utm_medium=email

Aussies protest net nanny bill.
http://www.itnews.com.au/News/217389,protest-19000-australians-petition-against-internet-filter.aspx

Mandatory virus software now, mandatory filter software later.
http://www.prisonplanet.com/australian-government-to-force-internet-users-to-install-state-approved-software.html

Greens oppose filter.
http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/350863/greens_table_anti-isp-filter_senate/

Sudan journalists face hangman.
http://info.ifex.org/View.aspx?id=212262&q=218129258&qz=08fff

Rwandan editor slain.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/jun/25/rwandan-journalist-shot-dead

Israel's latest invisible man.
http://www.smh.com.au/world/uproar-in-israel-over-top-secret-prisoner-20100622-yvok.html

Steve Aftergood of Secrecy News isn't terribly happy with Wikileaks.
http://www.fas.org/blog/secrecy/ 

Though I am a bit concerned about the possibility of penetration and takeover by an intelligence agency, my view is that Wikileaks discloses some things which benefit the public, such as the tape of copter pilots killing a young journalist and others and laughing about it.