U.S. 'no-fly' list curtails liberties / Intended as a counterterrorism tool, it doesn't work and tramples on travelers' rights

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

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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