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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: terrorist lists

terrorist lists stories: 6 news summaries

 Boy, 8, Makes 'Terror Watch List'

Third grader joins many others on flaw-filled 'no-fly' list

Aug 20, 08 5:05 AM CDT
(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... More »

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terrorist lists • Department of Homeland Security • airport security • terror suspects • national database • terrorist watch list

Carter to Meet Hamas Leader Despite White House Policy

State Dept. 'counseled against' Syrian trip

Apr 10, 08 4:42 PM CDT
(Newser) - Jimmy Carter plans to visit leaders of Palestinian extremist group Hamas in Syria next week despite warnings by the State Department that the rendezvous violates the Bush administration’s policy of isolating terrorist organizations, Reuters reports. Carter has scheduled talks with Khaled Meshaal, who heads Hamas’ Syrian branch and claims... More »

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Bush administration • Jimmy Carter • Hamas • US foreign policy • State Department • terrorist lists • terrorist groups

Audit Slams
FBI Over Terror Watch List

Agency provides inaccurate, outdated info on suspects

Mar 18, 08 6:03 AM CDT
(Newser) - The FBI provides inaccurate information about suspects on the nation's terror watch list, leaving innocent people on it too long and failing to provide timely updates about those who pose genuine threats, a Justice Department audit shows. The FBI says it will fix the problems within 6 months, the AP... More »

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Department of Justice • terrorism • FBI • terrorist lists • watch list • suspected terrorists • bureaucratic blunders • Robert Meuller

Activists, Washington Cross Swords over Terror List

Raises new concerns over privacy

Aug 25, 07 3:04 PM CDT
(Newser) - Activists are battling Washington over a list that tagged some 20,000 people as suspected terrorists last year, the Washington Post reports. Yet only a fraction of them were arrested, prompting critics to doubt the list’s value. Cases of a civil rights activist held for hours and a Cleveland... More »

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national security • privacy • homeland security • ACLU • terrorist lists • counterterrorism • terrorist

Innocent Customers
Caught in Terrorist Dragnet

Companies refuse business to partial name matches on OFAC's list

Mar 27, 07 1:57 PM CDT
(Newser) - Hassans, Muhammeds, and other men with Arabic-sounding names  are being turned away when they try to buy cars, homes, and even exercise equipment. Responding to post-9/11 requirements to screen customers against terrorist lists, companies are turning down buyers with even partial name matches rather than risk stiff fines and prison... More »

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national security • terrorism • OFAC • mistaken identity • discrimination • terrorist lists • terrorist

Ballooning Terror Database Spawns Errors

The poorly maintained list is easy to get on, and hard to get off

Mar 26, 07 9:58 AM CDT
(Newser) - The US list of suspected terrorists has ballooned to 435,000 names, and upkeep is so poor that once you're on it, it's virtually impossible to get off. The size alone  threatens to overwhelm those responsible for its upkeep, reports Karen DeYoung creating  concerns about secrecy, errors and privacy. More »

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terrorism • TIDE • mistaken identity • September 11 • terrorist lists

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