more on 60 Minutes gets its hands on the no-fly list

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

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From: "Stanley, Jay" <JStanley () dcaclu org>
Date: October 6, 2006 4:58:17 PM EDT
To: dave () farber net
Subject: RE: [IP] 60 Minutes gets its hands on the no-fly list

Dave,

In response to this story, we at the ACLU put out a "backgrounder"  
analysis today of the problems with these watch lists (the "no-fly"  
list and the separate "selectee" list of people targeted for extra  
scrutiny).  We've also renewed our call for the watch lists to be, at  
a minimum, overhauled.

The analysis & a release are at:

http://www.aclu.org/safefree/general/27016prs20061006.html

Best,

- Jay

~~~~~~~~~~~
Jay Stanley
Public Education Director, Technology and Liberty Project
ACLU
202-715-0818 (office) 202-222-8398 (mobile)





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From: Rich Kulawiec <rsk () gsp org>
Date: October 6, 2006 3:32:17 PM EDT
To: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Subject: 60 Minutes gets its hands on the no-fly list

        Unlikely Terrorists On No-Fly List
        Steve Kroft reports lists includes President of Bolivia,
        dead 9/11 hijackers
        http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/10/05/60minutes/main2066624.shtml

Excerpt:

        Gary Smith, John Williams and Robert Johnson are some of those
        names. Kroft talked to 12 people with the name Robert Johnson, all
        of whom are detained almost every time they fly. The detentions
        can include strip searches and long delays in their travels.

        "Well, Robert Johnson will never get off the list," says
        Donna Bucella, who oversaw the creation of the list and has
        headed up the FBI's Terrorist Screening Center since 2003. She
        regrets the trouble they experience, but chalks it up to the
        price of security in the post-9/11 world. "They're going to be
        inconvenienced every time ... because they do have the name of
        a person who's a known or suspected terrorist," says Bucella.

---Rsk


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