Homeland Security Chief: Terror List Isn't So Long
The terrorist watch list isn't the million-name behemoth it’s been reported as, the Homeland Security chief says. Only 2,500 people are on the no-fly list, according to Michael Chertoff, and just 10%...
View ArticleObama Orders Security Team to Play Offense
Breaking his public silence on the issue, President Obama said today the US "will not rest until we find all who were involved" in the attempted bombing of a Northwest Airlines plane. He has ordered a...
View ArticleNo-Fly List Expands as Obama Beefs Up Security
In the midst of beefing up airport security after the Detroit terror attempt, the US is expanding passenger surveillance lists, adding "probably dozens" of names to the no-fly and watch lists, the...
View ArticleTSA Database Tracks Surly Air Travelers
Mind your manners at the airport or it's going on your permanent record. The TSA has a 3-year-old database with information on passengers who pitch a fit during screening by threatening employees or,...
View ArticleMark Ruffalo Lands on Terror Watch List
Apparently, protesting natural gas drilling is enough to land you on the terror advisory list, as Mark Ruffalo found out the hard way. The actor was placed on the watch list by Pennsylvania’s Office of...
View ArticleA Single Tip Now Lands You on Terror Watch List
Be careful: The feds learned a lesson from the underwear bomber , and now all it takes is a single tip to land you on the terrorist watch list. Concerns were raised after Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab...
View ArticleFBI to Screen 9/11 Responders Against Terror List
Police, firefighters, construction workers, and anyone else covered by the 9/11 responders bill will be warned that their names must be compared to the FBI's terrorist watch list before they can...
View ArticleOnce You're on Terror Watch List, FBI May Not Let You Off
Newly released FBI documents reveal just how hard it is to get off the US government’s terrorist watch list once you’re on it, reports the New York Times in a look into the list's inner workings....
View ArticleNo-Fly List Has Doubled to 21K Since Last Year
One year ago, the US no-fly list was at about 10,000 names; today, it has more than doubled to around 21,000. The list has been growing at a quick clip ever since the failed Christmas 2009 "underwear...
View ArticleFeds Admit: We Share Terror List More Than We've Indicated
The federal government has conceded it shares its terrorist watchlist with more than 1,400 private entities, including hospitals and universities, prompting concerns from civil libertarians that those...
View ArticleObama Orders Security Team to Play Offense
Breaking his public silence on the issue, President Obama said today the US "will not rest until we find all who were involved" in the attempted bombing of a Northwest Airlines plane. He has ordered a...
View ArticleNo-Fly List Expands as Obama Beefs Up Security
In the midst of beefing up airport security after the Detroit terror attempt, the US is expanding passenger surveillance lists, adding "probably dozens" of names to the no-fly and watch lists, the...
View ArticleTSA Database Tracks Surly Air Travelers
Mind your manners at the airport or it's going on your permanent record. The TSA has a 3-year-old database with information on passengers who pitch a fit during screening by threatening employees or,...
View ArticleMark Ruffalo Lands on Terror Watch List
Apparently, protesting natural gas drilling is enough to land you on the terror advisory list, as Mark Ruffalo found out the hard way. The actor was placed on the watch list by Pennsylvania’s Office of...
View ArticleA Single Tip Now Lands You on Terror Watch List
Be careful: The feds learned a lesson from the underwear bomber , and now all it takes is a single tip to land you on the terrorist watch list. Concerns were raised after Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab...
View ArticleFBI to Screen 9/11 Responders Against Terror List
Police, firefighters, construction workers, and anyone else covered by the 9/11 responders bill will be warned that their names must be compared to the FBI's terrorist watch list before they can...
View ArticleOnce You're on Terror Watch List, FBI May Not Let You Off
Newly released FBI documents reveal just how hard it is to get off the US government’s terrorist watch list once you’re on it, reports the New York Times in a look into the list's inner workings....
View ArticleNo-Fly List Has Doubled to 21K Since Last Year
One year ago, the US no-fly list was at about 10,000 names; today, it has more than doubled to around 21,000. The list has been growing at a quick clip ever since the failed Christmas 2009 "underwear...
View ArticleFeds Admit: We Share Terror List More Than We've Indicated
The federal government has conceded it shares its terrorist watchlist with more than 1,400 private entities, including hospitals and universities, prompting concerns from civil libertarians that those...
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