ACLU to Mark One Millionth Addition to TSA Terrorist Watch List

[slipslidingaway]

http://www.aclu.org/privacy/gen/35886prs20080702.html

"New threshold highlights list’s absurdity and ineffectiveness

WASHINGTON – The American Civil Liberties Union will mark the addition of the one millionth name to the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) terrorist watch list in a July 14th Press Club event. The roll-over to one million confirms the warnings the ACLU has been making for years: the TSA is pinning American security on a system of watch lists that are bloated, inefficient, ineffective and unfair.

Since February, the ACLU has maintained a "watch list counter" at www.aclu.org/watchlists showing how many records are on the nation’s terrorist watch list. The number shown is extrapolated from data in the government’s own reports. In mid-July, that counter will reach one million.

This event will feature ACLU experts, as well as victims telling their stories of how the watch list has interfered with their lives.


WHAT: Event to mark the one millionth addition to TSA terrorist watch list

WHO: ACLU privacy experts and watch list victims

WHERE: The National Press Club
First Amendment Room, 13th Floor
529 14th St. NW
Washington, DC 20045

WHEN: July 14, 2008 at 10:00 a.m."

[John Q. Citizen]

1. I need to send the ACLU some money!

[slipslidingaway]

2. Me too, it's been awhile n/t

[baldguy]

3. Here you go.

[slipslidingaway]

6. Adorable! n/t

[TreasonousBastard]

4. A million terrorists? That's a whole...

lot of terrorists.

Let's just round 'em up and build new jails.

[Tutonic]

5. The government is one step ahead of you. The jails await you.

[slipslidingaway]

7. Sure is and as they point out not very effective n/t

[baldguy]

9. 1M people involved in terrorist related program activities.

You know - like making phone calls, driving, buying milk, or reading uncensored news.

[slipslidingaway]

8. Adding these related threads...

U.S. Among World's Worst Surveillance Societies...ACLU

madfloridian's thread

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=3578546&mesg_id=3578546


FBI may target Americans without cause

samplegirl's thread

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=3578740&mesg_id=3578740

[mmonk]

10. I remember Naomi Wolf giving a talk concerning her book

last November and the list at that time, she said, had a little over 700k names. Seems they are still adding to it at a diligent pace.

[slipslidingaway]

11. Thanks, yes I remember the talk, link below for those who have

not viewed the video.


Talk by Naomi Wolf - The End of America
48 minutes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjALf12PAWc

[slipslidingaway]

12. kick and see the related threads posted n/t