Tuesday, 18. May 2004
Topic: Terror - on May 18, 2004 at 10:05:00 AM CEST
120,000 Names on US Terrorist Watchlist
Screeners at airports, police officers and border patrol guards now have access to the Terrorist Screening Center (TSC) database which lists 120,000 people. The CIA compiled this list but few know what their process was in creating it.
The list follows concerns that before the 9-11 attacks, suspected terrorists could travel freely around the US and easily evade law enforcement authorities. John Pike, who directs GlobalSecurity.org, thinks there are too many names on the list.
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