A Shiboleth I've Hated Since Vietnam

Our enemies rely on what they get from our media. In this case, they could never figure out that if captured, they might get tortured. Considering their backgrounds, it's unbelievable that they wouldn't make that assumption. So secrecy is in order.

From the War Room:

"Obviously, al-Qaida listens closely to everything that we do and say," Perino said. "And that's something that we should be -- that we should keep in mind. What the president said is that he's going to do what it takes to protect this country, in a legal way. The intelligence community has worked very hard in order to do that. Remember that the -- these are classified for a reason. We don't talk about specific techniques, we don't think it's prudent, we don't think it's a good idea to do so. But it is discussed in the appropriate arena, which is on the Hill. And Gen. Hayden, again, is up there today answering questions probably about all the questions that you're asking me, which are questions that he can answer in a closed setting. And I think it's reasonable and that people should be able to agree that it's reasonable that such matters of sensitivity should remain classified and not spoken about publicly."