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Article: Terrorist watch list helps fight terrorism
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- Deseret News (Salt Lake City)
- Article date:
- July 20, 2008
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The federal government's consolidated terrorist watch list has
become a central issue in the debate about how we can best secure
our homeland. Unfortunately, myths about the watch list continue to
grow in just about every report and retelling.
How many times have you heard: There are a million terrorists on
the consolidated watch list! Thousands of Americans get detained and
inconvenienced daily because of watch-list errors!
There aren't. They don't.
A vigorous debate about the best way to continue protecting our
nation is vital, and the terrorist watch list should be a part of
that discussion. As director of the federal Terrorist Screening