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U.S. terrorist list hits 1 million names

U.S. terrorist list hits 1 million names

WASHINGTON, July 14 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. terrorist watch list now has 1 million names on it, partly due to the loose criteria for adding names to the list, a rights group said Monday.

"America's new million record watch list is a perfect symbol for what's wrong with this administration's approach to security," Barry Steinhardt, a spokesman for American Civil Liberties Union ( ACLU), said in a statement.

"It's unfair, out-of-control, a waste of resources, treats the rights of the innocent as an afterthought, and is a very real impediment in the lives of million of travelers in this country," he added.

The Inspector General of the Justice Department ...

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