CBS claims Shahzad on "Homeland Security List" 3 years before there was a Homeland Security ListBy karoli Thursday May 06, 2010 7:00am
Stories on mainstream sites that begin with "sources tell..." but do not name those sources usually end badly. This one is no exception. Because
OMG, can you believe this? Faisal Shahzad has been on a Homeland Security List since 1999!!! CBS News says it, so it must be true, right? As usual, the answer is yes, and no.
The Department of Homeland Security and concept of 'no-fly' lists were not born until 2002 -- November 25, 2002-- to be exact, when President Bush signed the Homeland Security Act. Here's a handy timeline.
http://www.themetalith.com/hstimeline.htmlCBS News Investigates, in their own words:
Sources tell CBS News that would-be Times Square bomber Faisal Shahzad appeared on a Department of Homeland Security travel lookout list - Traveler Enforcement Compliance System (TECS) - between 1999 and 2008 because he brought approximately $80,000 cash or cash instruments into the United States.
Well, that doesn't really square with the large headline saying he was "ON A LIST", does it? Sometime between 1999 and 2008 is not "since 1999", no matter how you spin it.
TECS is a major law enforcement computer system that allows its approximately 120,000 users from 20 federal agencies to share information. The database is designed to identify individuals suspected of or involved in violation of federal law.
more:
http://crooksandliars.com/karoli/cbs-claims-shahzad-homeland-security-list-3
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