Concealing information as "classified" not because it is secret but because it is politically damaging

what i would like to know is why isn't the shit really hitting the fan over both the revelations in the nie and the details of the proposed torture bill "compromise...?" everyone with a pulse ought to be marching on washington...

If large and important parts of the NIE can be safely declassified and known by the American public, why were they classified in the first place? And why have they been kept classified since April? Obviously, the NIE is being declassified now only because the White House needs a political defense to the New York Times article reporting that the NIE concluded that the war in Iraq worsened the terrorist threat. But it is really amazing just how transparent the White House is being about the fact that it routinely conceals information as "classified" not because it is secret but because it is politically damaging. What other explanation even theoretically accounts for this behavior?

if i could only believe that the house of cards is close to collapsing... if only...

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