The Shocking Secret Government Watchlisting Guide: The Intercept's Ryan Devereaux

"The Shocking Secret Government Watchlisting Guide: The Intercept's Ryan Devereaux," produced by Anthony Fisher and Nick Gillespie. 

Original release date was Aug. 1, 2014. Original writeup is below.

"It's been more than a decade since the September 11th attacks. The question is whether we're on this pendulum and we're going to swing back to some semblance of sanity when it comes to civil liberties," says The Intercept's Ryan Devereaux, who along with Jeremy Scahill, co-authored a shocking expose on the secret government guide to placing people on terrorist watchlists. 

Devereaux spoke with Reason TV's Nick Gillespie about the 166 page document, approved by the Obama administration in March 2013 and developed by no less than 19 government agencies, which greatly expands the scope of the national terror watchlist.

It also substantially lowers the bar for placing a person on the list, definitively stating that "concrete facts are not necessary" for someone to be deemed reasonably suspicious and worthy of government surveillance.

About 7 minutes.

Produced by Anthony L. Fisher, with assistance from Brett Crudgington.

Comments

[Notorious G.K.C.]

To make things even safer, what about a "no freedom" list of people who should be put in preventive detention? Don't waste time with so-called hearings or trials by a jury of one's peers - no, this is an emergency!

[Zserve90]

Sometimes man you jsut have to rol with it

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[Biggbear54]

you tell'em you zombified drone you. You g brainless.

[Fist of Etiquette]

Neither of them is wearing a tie. I remember when being on youtube was considered an occasion.

[Rich]

definitively stating that "concrete facts are not necessary"

Good grief. But it definitively states that "more than a feeling is necessary", right? (Appy polly loggies to Boston.)

[Biggbear54]

It would surprise me if a new American Born infant is on the watch list. From what I can understand. There are way more natural born American's on that list than actual terrorists and cartel members. Now if that isn't anti-American, what the heck is it?

[Zserve90]

Sounds like a pretty good plan dude.

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[brobbs]

Shut up, Devereaux! 9/11 changed everything, OK?? EVERYTHING!!!

[Federale]

Muslims on the terrorism list. Who would have thought? Only a libertarian would ignore the fact that Muslims perpetrate terrorism throughout the world and be surprised when Muslims get on the Counterteorrism Watch List.