Administration Seeks to Keep Terror Watch-List Secret

The Obama administration wants to maintain the secrecy of terrorist watch-list information it routinely shares with federal, state and local agencies, a move that rights groups say would make it difficult for people who have been improperly included on such lists to challenge the government.

Intelligence officials in the administration are pressing for legislation that would exempt “terrorist identity information” from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act. Such information — which includes names, aliases, fingerprints and other biometric identifiers — is widely shared with law enforcement agencies and intelligence “fusion centers,” which combine state and federal counterterrorism resources.

Still, some officials say public disclosure of watch-list data risks alerting terrorism suspects that they are being tracked and may help them evade surveillance.

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Man On Terror Watch List, Murder Suspect Arrested

Sheriff Chuck Wright told reporters that deputies picked up a man wanted on a murder charge in North Carolina. He said he was found with an AK-47 on him. “This weapon right here, it’s a killing machine pretty much,” the sheriff said as he pointed to the weapon.

Terry Lee Broussard Jr., aka Muhammad Rasheed Shamsiddeen, 25, of Cumberland Street in Fayetteville, is also listed on the FBI Terrorism Screening Database.

The driver was, Kye Stevens Robbins, 23, of Jamestown Road, Windsor, N.C. Deputies found two shotguns, a .38-caliber pistol, a 7.62-caliber assault rifle with magazine and ammunition in the vehicle, Wright said.

Both Broussard and Robbins were arrested and charged with weapons violations and Broussard was held for authorities in North Carolina on the murder warrant.

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Man Carrying 10,000 Rounds of Ammunition Arrested After Shooting Traffic Light

Los Angeles – A 52-year-old man was being held without bail today on suspicion of shooting at a traffic light in Westwood and carrying more than 10,000 rounds of ammunition in his van and storage locker late last week.

Gene Bush allegedly began firing at a traffic light at the intersection of Broxton and Le Conte avenues shortly before midnight Thursday. Read more