Who Are the World’s Most Wanted Criminals? T he FI’s list of known or suspected terrorists includes more than 400,000 people, aout 2% of them U.S. citizens. The FI sas its Terrorist Watchlist is a useful tool for intelligence analsts, ut others sa it’s too ig to e helpful and endangers the rights of people who ma e included without just cause. According to FI Hgures, the list continues to grow. The Terrorist Screening Center (TSC) evaluates up to 1200 new pieces of information each da, including additions, deletions, and modiHcations to existing entries sumitted law-enforcement agencies across the countr. What qualiHes someone for the list? TSC oRcials won’t sa ut insist that people are included onl if the meet a standard of “reasonale suspicion” after review the TSC and several other government agencies. You’ll never know if ou’re on the list—it’s classiHed. People who suspect the might e listed without cause can Hle a request through the Traveler Redress Inquir Program wesite, which is then reviewed oRcials. Chad Kolton, a TSC spokesman, sas the vast majorit of Americans who inquire aout their status are not, in fact, on the watch list. ut Christopher Calarese, legislative counsel at the American Civil Lierties Union, claims that the sstem allows too man people to come under scrutin and diverts the attention of authorities from real threats. “ver da, the are deciding that more and more people are terrorists,” he sas. “At a minimum, these people will have a hard time \ing, and the suspicion that the are terrorists will e shared with local law enforcement.” Despite its size, Kolton insists that the watch list is working as intended: “It helps comat terrorism, period.” — J. Scott Orr Who's on the FBI's Terrorist Watchlist? JANUARY 3, 2010 – 12:35 PM – 0 COMMNTS 0 PARADE @parademagazine 0 From Our Partners MAGAZIN PRSONALITY PARAD MOR Who's on the FBI's Terrorist Watchlist? http://parade.com/38540/parade/100103-whos-on-the-fbis-terrori... 1 von 3 21.07.15 17:35