A Former FBI Agent Explains the Terrorist Watch List | Explorer

what exactly can the government do to

what exactly can the government do to him

him

him to any of us whether we’re on the watch

to any of us whether we’re on the watch

to any of us whether we’re on the watch list or not as a journalist my first

list or not as a journalist my first

list or not as a journalist my first hunch is to go straight to the source

Michel German is a former FBI agent who

Michel German is a former FBI agent who has experience with the terrorism watch

has experience with the terrorism watch

has experience with the terrorism watch list what is the internal designation

list what is the internal designation

list what is the internal designation given to people who are on that watch

given to people who are on that watch

given to people who are on that watch list known or suspected terrorists do

list known or suspected terrorists do

list known or suspected terrorists do you need to be a known or suspected

you need to be a known or suspected

you need to be a known or suspected terrorist to be given that designation

terrorist to be given that designation

terrorist to be given that designation no you do not there’s plenty of evidence

no you do not there’s plenty of evidence

no you do not there’s plenty of evidence that people were put on these lists were

that people were put on these lists were

that people were put on these lists were investigated for no reasons so you’re

investigated for no reasons so you’re

investigated for no reasons so you’re building this expanding pool of suspects

building this expanding pool of suspects

building this expanding pool of suspects based on little or no real evidence what

based on little or no real evidence what

based on little or no real evidence what are the most extreme things that can

are the most extreme things that can

are the most extreme things that can happen to you if you end up in that

happen to you if you end up in that

happen to you if you end up in that system

system

system there’s so little transparency that we

there’s so little transparency that we

there’s so little transparency that we don’t know all the ways that the

don’t know all the ways that the

don’t know all the ways that the watchlist might be used so from a

watchlist might be used so from a

watchlist might be used so from a deprivation of rights standpoint there’s

deprivation of rights standpoint there’s

deprivation of rights standpoint there’s a lot you could lose let’s say I’m you

a lot you could lose let’s say I’m you

a lot you could lose let’s say I’m you know I’m an American citizen I get taken

know I’m an American citizen I get taken

know I’m an American citizen I get taken into secondary screening surely I have

into secondary screening surely I have

into secondary screening surely I have Fourth Amendment protections right not

Fourth Amendment protections right not

Fourth Amendment protections right not at the border anything coming across the

at the border anything coming across the

at the border anything coming across the border could be contraband and therefore

border could be contraband and therefore

border could be contraband and therefore the government has a right to search it

the government has a right to search it

the government has a right to search it without a warrant the agents that take

without a warrant the agents that take

without a warrant the agents that take me to secondary screening have the

me to secondary screening have the

me to secondary screening have the authority to read the contents of my

authority to read the contents of my

authority to read the contents of my emails or my text messages and not just

emails or my text messages and not just

emails or my text messages and not just read them but put them in a database for

read them but put them in a database for

read them but put them in a database for other agents across the intelligence

other agents across the intelligence

other agents across the intelligence community to read them all of that

community to read them all of that

community to read them all of that information can be collected when you

information can be collected when you

information can be collected when you cross the border so I think a lot of

cross the border so I think a lot of

cross the border so I think a lot of people are not aware of this what you’re

people are not aware of this what you’re

people are not aware of this what you’re saying that is that at least some of our

saying that is that at least some of our

saying that is that at least some of our constitutional protections don’t exist

constitutional protections don’t exist

constitutional protections don’t exist when we’re in a border crossing or an

when we’re in a border crossing or an

when we’re in a border crossing or an airport coming back from abroad right

airport coming back from abroad right

airport coming back from abroad right you might try going to the airport

you might try going to the airport

you might try going to the airport tomorrow and seeing how you do