SecurityRatty: Sky Marshals on the No-Fly List

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Sky Marshals on the No-Fly List

2008-05-02 07:14:46 by schneier in Schneier on Security

If this weren't so sad, it would be funny:

The problem with federal air marshals (FAM) names matching those of suspected terrorists on the no-fly list has persisted for years, say air marshals familiar with the situation.
One air marshal said it has been "a major problem, where guys are denied boarding by the airline."

"In some cases, planes have departed without any coverage because the airline employees were adamant they would not fly," the air marshal said. "I've seen guys actually being denied boarding."

A second air marshal says one agent "has been getting harassed for six years because his exact name is on the no-fly list."

Seriously -- if these people can't get their names off the list, what hope do the rest of us have? Not that the no-fly list has any real value, anyway.