No-fly list checked for accuracy, to be cut

denebian devil writes: The Bush administration is checking the accuracy of a watch list of suspected terrorists banned from traveling on airliners in the U.S. and will probably cut the list in half, according to the head of the TSA. However, "Even cutting the list in half is "nice but not all that meaningful," said Barry Steinhardt, an attorney with the American Civil Liberties Union. He noted that various estimates of the list's size, which is classified, have ranged from 50,000 to 350,000 names. "Cutting a list of 350,000 names is not all that impressive," Steinhardt added. In addition, the Homeland Security Department launched a new program for passengers who feel wronged to try correcting the list. The program begins February 20.