Air Travelers May Be Assigned Color Codes

[AndyTiedye]

WASHINGTON (AP) - The government and the airlines reportedly will phase in a computer system next year to measure the risk of every passenger who boards a flight in the United States by using color codes.
According to the Washington Post, passengers will be assigned one of three codes, based in part on their travel plans, traveling companions and the date the ticket was purchased. Sources say those coded "green" will easily pass through security checkpoints. Others will be coded "yellow" and face additional screening. An estimated 1 percent to 2 percent who get "red" coding will be barred from boarding and face police questioning. They may be arrested. ...

***2 PERCENT?!?!?!?!*** WILL BE ON THE *RED* LIST!

They are obviously planning on an extremely broad definition of "potential terrorists".

[JPace]

1. dupe

[AndyTiedye]

2. Link to the original?

If it's a dup, could you link to the original?
This story is only a couple of hours old and I don't see it in LBN.

Previous reports on the color codes did not indicate the size of the "red" list.

If they are banning 1 out of 50 Americans from flying, that is big news.

[JPace]

3. sorry

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=102&topic_id=104389&mesg_id=104389