------------------------------------------------------------------------ To: cypherpunks From: "R.A. Hettinga" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: U.S. wants passenger names one hour before takeoff
<http://www.upi.com/view.cfm?StoryID=20050224-105943-7064r> United Press International U.S. wants passenger names one hour before takeoff By Shaun Waterman UPI Homeland and National Security Editor Published 2/24/2005 11:25 PM WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 (UPI) -- The Department of Homeland Security is drafting a rule that will require airlines to pass on passenger manifest information as much as an hour before the departure of international flights bound for the United States, officials confirmed to United Press International Thursday. "We need to be able to identify any suspected terrorists or other criminals (on board) before the plane takes off," Christiana Halsey of the department's Customs and Border Protection directorate said, adding that the department was working on a so-called Notice of Proposed Rule Making -- the first legal step down the regulatory path. [...] Halsey said that the passenger names would, as at present, be checked by the directorate's National Targeting Center against the United States' consolidated terrorist watchlist -- which contains the names and aliases of thousands individuals thought linked to terrorism -- and against several other law-enforcement databases. "We're not just looking for terrorists," she said. All that would change is that airlines would have to submit the data up to one hour before the plane takes off, rather than within 15 minutes of departure under current procedures. Other knowledgeable sources said the rule would also cover passengers who wanted to transit the United States on their way somewhere else, but Halsey said she had no information about that. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Interessant ist, da� das Terrorismusargument offen nur noch vorgeschoben wird. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
