Wanted, dead or alive

[jhetley]

And, since I'm playing politics today, via unixronin:

http://www.aclu.org/privacy/35968prs20080714.html

According to the ACLU, the gummint now has over a million names on the terrorist watch list.  Contemplate that, for a moment.  Of course, they (and we) have no way to verify that count, as the list itself is secret.

Guess it's time for the nuclear option.  That many enemies, it's the cheapest way.

Comments

[jhetley.livejournal.com]

A list that long, actual names and aliases, dilutes the utility value to somewhere near zero. Too many "false positives" -- particularly with the Muslim-world equivalent of "Bill Jones."

Me, I don't even trust a politician _with_ a watchdog or rival. The rival probably wants the same powers.