Secrecy is bad for Democracy...check your history books

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/politics/2002356455_files03.html

But there is concern the hoarding of information could backfire. Thomas
Kean, chairman of the Sept. 11 commission and a former Republican governor of
New Jersey, said the failure to prevent the 2001 attacks was rooted not in leaks
of sensitive information but in the barriers to sharing information among
agencies and with the public.

"You'd just be amazed at the kind of information that's classified;
everyday information, things we all know from the newspaper," Kean said. "The
best ally we have in protecting ourselves against terrorism is an informed
public."