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CNN reporter criticizes TSA, finds self on terror watch list
David Edwards and Nick Juliano
Raw Story
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
The post-9/11 airline watch list that is supposed to keep terrorists off of airplanes has swelled to more than 1 million names, including at least one investigative reporter who had been critical of the Transportation Security Agency, which maintains the watch list.
CNN’s Drew Griffin reported on the bloating of the watch list, which an ACLU count pegged at 1,001,308 names Wednesday afternoon. Griffin’s is one of those names, he says.
“Coincidentally, this all began in May, shortly after I began a series of investigative reports critical of the TSA. Eleven flights now since May 19. On different airlines, my name pops up forcing me to go to the counter, show my identification, sometimes the agent has to make a call before I get my ticket,” Griffin reported. “What does the TSA say? Nothing, at least nothing on camera. Over the phone a public affairs worker told me again I’m not on the watch list, and don’t even think that someone in the TSA or anyone else is trying to get even.”
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The TSA, which is a part of the Department of Homeland Security, said Griffin’s name wasn’t even on the watch list, and the agency blamed the airlines for the delays the reporter experienced. The airlines, on the other hand, said they were simply following a list provided by TSA.
While it wouldn’t be much of a stretch for plenty of people to believe the TSA would exercise its revenge via watch-list meddling, an agency spokesman insists that just isn’t the case.
“So if there’s any thought or shadow of a thought that TSA somehow put you on a watch list because of your reporting,” spokesman Christopher White said, “it is absolutely fabricated.”
This video is from CNN’s American Morning, broadcast July 16, 2008.
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July 16th, 2008 at 12:57 pm
So, is there a published list that I can go check to see if I’ve been labeled a “domestic terrorist”??? HA, it wouldn’t surprise me…
July 16th, 2008 at 1:50 pm
Nor me, but I do find it interesting that everyone except us know the names in it, but we can’t go and see if we are on it.
July 16th, 2008 at 2:34 pm
I’m always worried I’m going to get pulled into some interrogation room when I go to the airport. We’re all living in fear now. I guess the “terrorists” won.
July 16th, 2008 at 3:16 pm
The closest thing I can find is a pathetic FAQ type page here: http://www.tsa.gov/approach/my....._list.shtm
In which they try to downplay the “list”…
I’d be interested to see what others come up with, I’ll be watching this thread with interest!
July 16th, 2008 at 5:13 pm
Well, we’re ALL terrorists now, aren’t we? Don’t try to tell me this is a free country. They have stripped this entire planet of any freedom there ever was.
THIS is all part of their HIDDEN AGENDA; part of the plot; their plan is coming to fruition… we need to wake up. NOW!
Please come discuss this twisted world madness, and much more at our new, PRIVATE, SECURE forum (hosted on offshore, ANONymous servers!).
You have a lot to say about the Elite Leaders’ wicked insanity. Come say it! It’s time to wake the masses, people.
https://www.intl-alliance.com/forum/index.php
We all deserve our privacy, security, anonymity online. We CAN have it. Stop letting THEM tell us what can and cannot be!!
See you there.
July 16th, 2008 at 5:20 pm
We are ALL on terror watch!
Hello my fellow terrorists!
Hey, guys…come discuss this madness with us here:
https://www.intl-alliance.com/forum/index.php
This is a private, secure forum. It’s new. It’s a great place to discuss this stuff.
July 16th, 2008 at 5:28 pm
This is all manufacturing more consent for sweeping federal overhaul in regulating private airlines; further restricting our RIGHT to travel. Their enemy is the truth and our silver bullet is continued exposure of their continued violations of the Logan Act. May good prevail.
July 16th, 2008 at 5:31 pm
I’ll just take my mountain bike everywhere i go.
Small town ya know.
Stay out of the big cities!!!!!!.
July 16th, 2008 at 10:50 pm
A terror watch list to board planes. I’m waiting till the national ID card gets passed once we have a new President. When that passes then the trouble will really start… “I’m gonna have to call to see if you can buy these age restricted items sir…you are on the list”
July 16th, 2008 at 10:55 pm
you say anything bad about goverment, then they think your with bin laden…
who recruited them 1 million people to be terrorists….
are they muslim,,, are they black, are they white, are they chinese, are they cuban,,,, are they christans…..
it’s crazy… thats something that hitler would do…..
say all the jews are terrorists, get a list togeather…. and the when the time is right… go and kill them all and lock them up..
they are illegaly saying your a terrorist suspect….
they have no evidence to back up there claim of terrorism…
July 17th, 2008 at 12:37 am
that is anybody that post negative remarks also. I am a 60 yrs old woman and my name is on it too. They evaded and took my video files in my email three times and have a tracker on me
good ole USA
July 17th, 2008 at 5:11 am
its so nice that the CIA is using all our trillions of dollars in tax money and the smartest minds in the world to try to destroy us. They should have been using all the scientists and psychologists and tax dollars to make our lives better. but we are slaves paying for our own destruction.