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  • August 2008

    • Boy, 8, Makes 'Terror Watch List'

      CNN  |  Aug 20, 08 5:05 AM CDT

      Boy, 8, Makes 'Terror Watch List'

      (Newser) - James Robinson, 8, shares more than a name with a pilot and a former assistant attorney general, CNN reports. All three have found themselves on the government's terrorist watch list and must verify they're not James Robinson, suspected terrorist, before they can fly. Little James was first held up at an airport at age 5. Asked if he's a terrorist, James replies "I don't know"—because he doesn't understand what a terrorist is. More »

  • July 2008

    • US Terror Watch List Tops 400K

      Reuters  |  Jul 14, 08 5:53 PM CDT

      US Terror Watch List Tops 400K

      (Newser) - Washington's terror suspect list has topped the 1-million milestone, Reuters reports. That adds up to 400,000 people, including duplicates, about 50,000 of whom are tagged with “no-fly” status. The American Civil Liberties Union slammed the list as poorly managed and too long to be effective. The ACLU has a convincing ally, the AP notes: a former Justice official with the same name as a terror suspect. More »

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      terrorism  • War on Terror  • ACLU  • TSA  • suspected terrorists  • terror attacks  • terrorist watch list  • watch list

  • May 2008

    • Mandela on US Terror Watch List

      USA Today  |  May 1, 08 6:40 AM CDT

      Mandela on US Terror Watch List

      (Newser) - Nelson Mandela may be a Nobel Peace Prize winner, former head of state, an icon of non-violence, and a symbol of the conquest of hope and endurance over oppression, but to the US federal government he's a potential terrorist. Incredibly, Mandela and all members of the African National Congress remain on terrorist watch lists, reports USA Today. More »

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      Condoleezza Rice  • South Africa  • Nelson Mandela  • African National Congress  • terrorist watch list

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