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U.S. 'no-fly' list curtails liberties / Intended as a counterterrorism tool, it doesn't work and tramples on travelers' rights
From: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Tue, 21 Sep 2004 07:01:41 -0400
TED KENNEDY ONE VICTIM U.S. 'no-fly' list curtails liberties Intended as a counterterrorism tool, it doesn't work and tramples on travelers' rights BY BRUCE SCHNEIER Bruce Schneier, a security technologist, is the author, most recently of, "Beyond Fear: Thinking Sensibly About Security in an Uncertain World." August 25, 2004 Imagine a list of suspected terrorists so dangerous that we can't ever let them fly, yet so innocent that we can't arrest them - even under the draconian provisions of the Patriot Act. This is the federal government's "no-fly" list. First circulated in the weeks after 9/11 as a counterterrorism tool, its details are shrouded in secrecy. But, because the list is filled with inaccuracies and ambiguities, thousands of innocent, law-abiding Americans have been subjected to lengthy interrogations and invasive searches every time they fly, and sometimes forbidden to board airplanes. It also has been a complete failure, and has not been responsible for a single terrorist arrest anywhere. ...http://www.newsday.com/news/opinion/ny- vpsch253941385aug25,0,3252599.story
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