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Terrorist Watch List Hits One Million Names

Terrorist Watch List Hits One Million Names The nation's terrorist watch list has hit one million names, according to a tally maintained by the ACLU based upon the government's own reported numbers for the size of the list."America's new million record watch list is a perfect symbol for what's wrong with this administration's approach to security: it's unfair, out-of-control, a waste of resources, treats the rights of the innocent as an afterthought, and is a very real impediment in the lives of millions of travelers in this country," said Barry Steinhardt, director of the ACLU Technology and Liberty Program. "It must be fixed without delay."Controls on the watch lists called for by the ACLU included:Due process.A right to access and challenge data upon which listing is based...continue to full post

Full post as published by Lethal Injection on July 19, 2008 (boomark / email).