More evidence, if needed, that the release of this information is not exactly going to reveal any secrets to our enemies.

I agree with the argument about a certain amount of hypocrisy in government up to a point. But there are issues and repercussions. Two completely different examples (for those who are weary of talking about torture, how torturous a discussion......): prostitution and drugs. The main claim for many years has been that prostitution shouldn't be legalised for the "certain amount of hypocrisy" argument: governments shouldn't agree to the prostitution of people. But the levels of prostitution are so high, it now seems to me to be useless, and troublesome. Far better for it to be legalized (as it is in Canada, shock, horror). The same is true for drugs. The levels of drug use are now so high, and the costs so great, that it would be much better for them to be legalized.   It is the management of these pervasive social facts that is complicated by a lack of legalization.

yours,

Peter T.