5 million on terrorism list
http://www.canoe.ca/NewsStand/TorontoSun/News/2004/01/20/pf-318488.html
Tue, January 20, 2004
Toronto Sun:
5 million on terrorism list
Canuck: U.S. on the lookout for 'potential problem'
By TOM GODFREY, TORONTO SUN
U.S. security agents have a master list of five million people worldwide
thought to be potential terrorists or criminals, officials say. "The U.S.
lookout index contains some five million names of known terrorists and
other persons representing a potential problem," Brian Davis, a senior
Canadian immigration official in Paris, said in a confidential document
obtained by the Sun.
Names on the list are compared against those applying for visas or on
flights travelling to the U.S.
Anyone whose name is on the list is questioned or banned from entering the
U.S. -- as passengers were on two British Airways flights to Los Angeles
two weeks ago.
The master list was revealed by U.S. embassy officials to a Canadian
standing immigration committee in April 2002. Its existence was revealed in
Davis' document, obtained by Montreal lawyer Richard Kurland through an
Access to Information request.
Davis said Canadian visa officers abroad do not keep an extensive list
like the U.S. because terrorists can use bogus documents and change their
identities.
"We examine each application according to profiles," he said. "(We) apply
experience and knowledge gained from a variety of sources. Canada's
approach to identifying persons who may pose a danger was as sound as
possible."
CSIS agents in Paris send a "brief" to Ottawa for cases that require more
in-depth investigation.
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R. A. Hettinga
is it true or just another make up so as to make its
citizens feel justified when they go invade another
nation.How much effort does it take to get credible
information of 5 million people oveseas?
Sarath.
--- "R. A. Hettinga"
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U.S. security agents have a master list of five million people worldwide thought to be potential terrorists or criminals, officials say. "The U.S. lookout index contains some five million names of known terrorists and other persons representing a potential problem," Brian Davis, a senior Canadian immigration official in Paris
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is it true or just another make up so as to make its citizens feel justified when they go invade another nation.How much effort does it take to get credible information of 5 million people oveseas? Not really that much, provided you are willing to preassume "attended an anti-war protest or signed a petition"=="potential terrorist" I imagine most national police agencies keep such info by default - I know
Sarad AV wrote: the UK one does.
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Dave Howe
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R. A. Hettinga
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Sarad AV