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Blacklisting Americans on the quota system.(INSIDER REPORT)(Brief article)
There are potentially serious consequences to being enrolled on a federal "watch list." Thus it is, to say the least, unsettling to know that "watch lists" compiled by the federal air marshals service are built on the quota system--meaning that the names of thousands of innocent U.S. citizens are being taken down and entered into a database used not only by the federal government, but by foreign intelligence agencies as well.
"Innocent passengers are being entered into an international intelligence database as suspicious persons, acting in a suspicious manner on an aircraft, ... and they did nothing wrong," a federal air marshal told Denver's ABC affiliate KMGH. Air marshals told the station's investigative team that they are "required to submit at least one report"--called a Surveillance Detection Report, or SDR--"a month. If they don't, there's no raise, no bonus, no awards and no special assignments."
Asked if being listed in an SDR has "real-life impacts on people," one marshal replied, "Absolutely." Don Strange, a former agent in charge of ...
- Metro Transit officers crack down on snackers: Quota system prompts more...
- Newspaper article from: The Washington Times Brady, Sally Keary, Jim November 23, 1998 700+ words
...The increases reflect the results of a quota system imposed a year ago to evaluate transit...Transit Police officer says that under the quota system, which took effect Nov. 1, 1997...the Transit Police were put under a quota system, which this newspaper first reported...
- Trade: Quota system & declining price of coffee on the global markets, PART 3
- Magazine article from: Indonesian Commercial Newsletter May 25, 1992 700+ words
...seek the reinstatement of the coffee quota system, and this attempt has received support...find the reinstatement of the coffee quota system quite a burden because this would increase...international market. That the coffee-quota system is likely to be restored can be seen...
- PLAN TO REFORM DAIRY QUOTA SYSTEM IN 2003.
- Newspaper article from: European Report April 28, 1999 700+ words
...have sought to see to it that the dairy quota system is done away with in 2003, as recommended...urging a speedier reform of the quota system), made up of Italy, Denmark, Sweden...Berlin Summit had under-estimated the quota system issue, by tackling the dairy market...
- Rationing rules and outcomes: the experience of Singapore's vehicle quota...
- Magazine article from: IMF Staff Papers Tan, Ling Hui September 1, 2003 700+ words
...vehicle population by means of a unique auction quota system. Under the vehicle quota system (VQS), the government fixes the number...lessons in other applications. I. The Vehicle Quota System The VQS became effective in May 1990. Prior...
- Seoul to Adopt Movie Distribution Quota System.
- Newspaper article from: Korea Times (Seoul, Korea) June 27, 1999 700+ words
...industry affairs. The distribution quota system now common in Japan calls for designation...the change in the controversial screen quota system and promote the development of the domestic...drastic changes in the local screen quota system in order to expand the Korean market...
- Colombians fear resurrection of ICA quota system. (International Coffee...
- Magazine article from: Tea & Coffee Trade Journal Nares, Peter June 1, 1991 700+ words
Colombians fear resurrection of ICA quota system Colombians have reacted cautiously to...International Coffee Agreement (ICA) quota system. In Bogota, nobody has forgotten that...Brazil now wants to resuscitate the quota system it helped to torpedo in 1989, it will...
- Colony to open quota system review earlier. (Hongkong, apparel quotas)
- Magazine article from: WWD July 2, 1986 700+ words
Colony to open quota system review earlier HONG KONG (FNS...launch a comprehensive review of the quota system in October, three months earlier...conducting its own survey of the quota system, which will likely be presented...
- Umno will abolish quota system, says Najib
- Newspaper article from: New Straits Times Sajahan Waheed; Joseph Sipalan September 12, 2009 700+ words
...Times 09-12-2009 Umno will abolish quota system, says Najib Byline: Sajahan Waheed...Section: Main Section KUALA LUMPUR: The quota system practised by Umno for its party elections...criteria will be introduced to replace the quota system. "We will make sure those who are...
Source: HighBeam Research, Blacklisting Americans on the quota system.(INSIDER REPORT)(Brief...