well, we're citizens, so we must be safe, right?

Here's a U.S. Citizen (born and raised) held by the Saudis at U.S. request since June 2003, charged with no crime by either government. His parents are challenging his detention in a U.S. court, and the government wants the court to decide if their son can be held indefinitely based on evidence it is willing to show only to the judge:

The U.S. government asked a judge yesterday to dismiss a Falls Church couple's challenge of their son's imprisonment based on reasons and evidence that would be kept secret from the family and the public.

Justice Department lawyer Ori Levi, while acknowledging that such a ruling would be unprecedented, told the judge "there's very little risk" that Ahmed Abu Ali, a U.S. citizen detained in a Saudi prison for 20 months, has been wrongly deprived of his freedom.

Oh well, that's okay then. If the government says so, it must be true. right? Right?