From Reuters:WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. watch list of terrorism suspects has passed 1 million records, corresponding to about 400,000 people, and a leading civil rights group said on Monday the number was far too high to be effective.
The Bush administration disagreed and called the list one of the most effective tools implemented after the September 11 hijacked plane attacks -- when a federal "no-fly" list contained just 16 people considered threats to aviation.
The American Civil Liberties Union publicized the 1 million milestone with a news conference and release.
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More News On The U.S. Terrorism Watch List
One million on US terrorist watch list: rights group -- AFP
Former DoJ Official Caught on Terror Watchlist -- Wired
Terrorist watch list at airports tops 1 million names -- LA Times
Thousands of innocents on terrorist list -- Sydney Morning Herald
Federal Agency Defends Itself Against ACLU Criticism of Terror Watch List -- FOX News
Inside Story - US terror watchlist - 15 Jul 08 - Part 1 -- Aj Jazeera
My Comment: When I last looked, no planes have crashed, exploded, or disappeared since 9/11. In this way, President Bush's Administration policies have worked. On the flip side, there is some validity that maybe .... just maybe .... the watch list is too large, branding numerous people (maybe 99.99%) who are innocent.
I am sure that with time the U.S. Congress and a new U.S. President will adjust this database.
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