Government says releasing names of detainees would harm security

Title

Government says releasing names of detainees would harm security

Subject

Muslim Americans Arab Americans 9/11 Civil liberties Terrorism Freedom of Information Act

Description

Government says releasing the names of hundreds of detainees in the terrorism investigation could help al--Qaida. Civil liberties groups argue that secret arrests and insufficient legal representation is undemocratic and violates the detainees' civil liberties.

Creator

Salant, Jonathan D.

Date

19-Nov-02

Type

RD 0 S15 G68

Identifier

1900.4586

Collection