New questions are being raised about efficiency and privacy breaches in the government’s terrorist screening database. FBI documents show the database flagged some 20,000 people as suspected terrorists last year. But only a handful of those screenings led to any arrests. Critics say the figures show the threshold for identifying suspects is too low and leaves thousands at risk of civil rights violations.
Database Flags 20,000 as Potential Terrorists
HeadlineAug 27, 2007