Tuesday, July 15, 2008

Terrorists=1 Million and breeding

What would a terrorist watch list consist of in your mind? Someone that is evil, perhaps more specifically evil communist dictators, or maybe more general like offensive or aggressive behaviors, etc. How about a 6 year old child? No, come on not even Michael Oliver in the movie "The Problem Child"?

Well this list encompasses now over one million people and one could be you! Not exactly you per say, but if your name was more common like Dave Nelson, chances are you've been stopped or even harassed while trying to fly. The problem with a list like this is that it is beyond out of control. It attempts to simplify finding a terrorist by specific criteria. The ACLU mentions the plethora of reasons why having a list so large is pointless, but I think you understand how ridiculous this system and list of names really is!

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