Published on Aug 6, 2014
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Of the 680,000 individuals on the government’s Terrorist Screening Database watchlist, ov
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Published on Aug 6, 2014
PROVIDED BY CNNNEXT.COM
Of the 680,000 individuals on the government’s Terrorist Screening Database watchlist, over 280,000 are classified as having “no recognized terrorist group affiliation,” according to newly released documents leaked to The Intercept.
One of the most eyebrow raising figures raised by the report is the ranking of Dearborn, Mich.—with a 40 percent Muslim population—at number two for most residents on the terror watchlist.
Previous reporting in July by the same publication revealed that names can be added to the database based on a mere suspicion of a terrorist link with no hard evidence, and the list can be accessed by local law enforcement, federal agents, foreign governments and private contractors.
RT’s Ameera David and Tyrel Ventura break down the numbers and take a look at the startling implications of this new information
