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Article: FBI's Lapses on Terrorist Watch List Put Nation at Risk, Report Warns
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- The Washington Post
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- May 7, 2009
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The FBI has retained almost 24,000 names on the nation's
terrorist watch list without current or proper justification, while
failing to include people who are subjects of terrorist
investigations, according to a Justice Department report issued
yesterday.
The FBI's lapses "create a risk to national security," Justice
Department Inspector General Glenn A. Fine said in the report. In
addition, he said, keeping people on the list improperly can lead to
unnecessary delays for travelers at airports, along highways and
elsewhere.
The results also underscore concerns raised by civil liberties
advocates about the list's accuracy and transparency, and its impact
on those who are inappropriately ...