Message 2851 of 9147

Are "we" on the "List"?

The Washington Times is reporting that the Federal Bureau of Investigations “Terrorist Watch List” is growing by 1,600 names per day.

Newly released FBI data offer evidence of the broad scope and complexity of the nation’s terrorist watch list, documenting a daily flood of names nominated for inclusion to the controversial list.

During a 12-month period ended in March this year, for example, the U.S. intelligence community suggested on a daily basis that 1,600 people qualified for the list because they presented a “reasonable suspicion,” according to data provided to the Senate Judiciary Committee by the FBI in September and made public last week.

Remember how in April in a DHS Report (that was pulled off the internet after it stirred up a lot of controversy), stated that anyone who believed in solving the illegal immigration problem, is pro-life, or a returning veteran as well as those who believe in Biblical end-time scenarios were to be considered “Right-wing Extremists”?

I wonder how long before those who proclaim their disapproval of the administrations policies online will be added to the list? I wonder if I am on it yet. And what about you? Scary stuff!
Bluesman07's profile
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hey Blu - i am sure that you and i are on it !!
vulcan96's profile

over 2 years ago
Hope they spell my name right! LOL
Bluesman07's profile

over 2 years ago
lol - not likely !
vulcan96's profile

over 2 years ago
It would really hurt my feelings if I found out I wasn't on the list.
ungotz's profile

over 2 years ago
Speaking of names, have you ever seen the similarity in the names of these two "people". I think they both aliens or something.

ackbar barack
Bluesman07's profile

over 2 years ago
Only truly thinking people are on the list because we have the audacity to question what we see as misguided. The biggest drawback is seen in this quote by Adolph Hitler:

"How fortunate for leaders that men do not think." - Adolph Hitler

And for those who dare to think. we get on a list!
Bluesman07's profile

over 2 years ago
Gee, I'm sure I must be on their list after the nasty little email I sent to their site and the one I sent to the WH. Oh well.
pasron's profile

over 2 years ago
I went to the Post article
view link

and found more to this story:

FBI officials cautioned that each nomination "does not necessarily represent a new individual, but may instead involve an alias or name variant for a previously watchlisted person."

Fewer than 5 percent of the people on the list are U.S. citizens or legal permanent residents. Nine percent of those on the terrorism list, the FBI said, are also on the government's "no fly" list.

Feingold was given brief descriptions of the types of assessments that can be undertaken: The inquiries can be opened by individual agents "proactively," meaning on his or her own or in response to a lead about a threat. Other assessments are undertaken to identify or gather information about potential targets or terrorists, to gather information to aid intelligence gathering and related to matters of foreign intelligence interest.

Feingold pointed to a November 2008 Justice Department inspector general audit showing that in 2006, approximately 219,000 tips from the public led to the FBI's determination that there were 2,800 counterterrorism threats and suspicious incidents that year. "Regardless of the reporting source, FBI policy requires that each threat or suspicious incident should receive some level of review and assessment to determine the potential nexus to terrorism," the audit said.
StaycL's profile

over 2 years ago
Why don't we report Obama as a terrorist threat, if the FBI has to investigate every one of them. It would give the FBI something to do.
serenity0901's profile

over 2 years ago
To investigate Obama for anything would be a historical first. Too bad his followers aren't up for making that piece of history like they did by voting for him without a logical or valid reason.
Bluesman07's profile

over 2 years ago
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