This is a secret system that uses dubious levels of evidence -- or, in some cases, no actual evidence -- to designate people as terrorists, including American citizens, Scahill said in an email to HuffPost. The watchlisting apparatus, which has no meaningful outside oversight, gives the White House sweeping, secret powers that no democratic government should have. This system makes a mockery of the idea of due process and the right to face your accuser. The government will not tell you if you are on the list, but it will share its labeling of you as a known or suspected terrorist with foreign governments and private contractors. These policies make it nearly impossible to challenge your secret designation. The American public has a right to understand the policies of what amounts to a shadow legal system.” huffingtonpost/2014/07/23/the-intercept-_n_5613519.html
Posted on: Thu, 24 Jul 2014 13:07:42 +0000
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