Not only were they doing something virtuous while shrouded in secrecy, the secrecy was necessary for them to accomplish their goals. While I'm in general totall

Not only were they doing something virtuous while shrouded in secrecy, the secrecy was necessary for them to accomplish their goals. While I'm in general totally in favor of openness and transparency, there are competing concerns that it should be weighed against, as this clearly demonstrates.