U.S. wants to keep passenger review secret

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Associated Press

U.S. wants to keep passenger review secret
Associated Press - November 8, 2007 7:13 PM ET

WASHINGTON (AP) - After blowing a disclosure deadline, the Bush administration says it probably will keep secret many of the documents sought by a privacy group about how the U.S. shares airline passenger data with the European Union.

Homeland Security officials were under a court order to fulfill a public records request about the program by November 1st.

Just weeks before the deadline, top officials abruptly said they would review the documents for classified material and asked that the case be shelved while they did so.

At issue is about 2,300 pages of documents regarding an agreement between the U.S. and the EU to share data about passengers on trans-Atlantic flights. Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff has said the agreement would have identified 11 of the 19 hijackers from the 9/11 attacks before they arrived in the country.



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[durtee librul]

1. One of my co-workers told me

that after the first of the year, all air travellers in the US will have to provide their birthday? IS this true? They are just never happy.....

[PSPS]

2. If they have nothing to hide, why do they hide everything?

By now, everyone knows they only want to keep things secret because, otherwise, it would reveal more illegal behavior.

[Flabbergasted]

3. Prove it Shit-off? nt

[Quantess]

4. Of course they do!

No privacy for the peasants, full privacy for the ruling elite.

[EVDebs]

5. Google up Global Information Group Bahamas and see what comes up re CAPPS II

Oh what the hell, look here

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A36853-2004Oct15.html