The Washington Independent

Tuesday, May 29th, 2012

Posts Tagged terror watchlist

2008 FBI Audit Flagged Failure to Place Terror Suspects on Watchlist

By | 12.31.09 | 12:06 pm

While the State Department is fending off questions about why it didn’t revoke Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab’s visa and points fingers at the National Counterterrorism Center, it’s worth noting that the FBI last year was told, following an in-depth audit by its inspector general, that it More…

Innocent People Remain on FBI Terror Watchlist, Actual Terror Suspects Not So Much

By | 05.06.09 | 12:44 pm

A Justice Department Office of Inspector General audit released today reveals that the FBI’s terrorist watchlist — used at border crossings, airports and other points of entry into the United States — frequently fails to include subjects of actual terrorism investigation. At the same time, the FBI has failed More…