Post-9/11 Terrorism Watchlist of More Than 1 Million Judged Unconstitutional

Source: https://www.globalresearch.ca/post-911-terrorism-watchlist-of-more-than-1-million-judged-unconstitutional/5689177
Published: Sep 16, 2019
Author: staff
Post Date: 2019-09-16 11:37:07 by Horse
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The U.S. government has used the post-9/11 war on terror to launch two major wars, mount gunship and drone attacks on several countries, and institute a widespread program of torture and abuse. Casualties of those conflicts number in the hundreds of thousands.

Another casualty of the war on terror is civil liberties. From the USA PATRIOT Act, to warrantless surveillance, to the Muslim Ban, to the use of metadata to spy on people and target for drone strikes, the deprivation of constitutional rights has continued during the Bush, Obama and Trump administrations.

An additional assault on the Constitution is the terrorism watchlist, a federal government database of “known or suspected terrorists.” In 2013, there were 680,000 people on the watchlist, called the Terrorist Screening Database (TSDB). By 2017, the number had swelled to 1.2 million, including 4,600 U.S. citizens.

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#1: NeoconsNailed    To: Horse (#0)

It's all unconstitutional, starting with the media accusing bin Ladin within hours (minutes?) of the hit on the towers. The existence of DHS is unconstitutional, the wars and Patriot Act are -- as is the continued existence of the president who helped perpetrate 9/11 (and later joked about it in a comedy routine). He's an accomplice in mass murder. and gross fraud.

Let's hope this ruling is allowed to have some effect. Wish we could watch as they -- ? -- press the Delete key on every copy of the watchlist.

NeoconsNailed posted on 2019-09-16 15:44:04   Reply   Private Reply

#2: ghostdogtxn    To: NeoconsNailed (#1)

ghostdogtxn posted on 2019-09-16 17:28:21   Reply   Private Reply

#3: ghostdogtxn    To: Horse (#0)

ghostdogtxn posted on 2019-09-16 17:30:07   Reply   Private Reply

#4: NeoconsNailed    To: ghostdogtxn (#2)

the watch list was probably a bit of kabuki theater

That may be but the no-fly list is a tool of political repression

en.wikipedia.org /wiki/No_Fly_List#Vulnerabilities

NeoconsNailed posted on 2019-09-16 19:25:58   Reply   Private Reply