Via Kevin Drum and Political Animal:
Writer Put On HS Watch List For Writing 'Bomb' On Crossword Puzzle Page
Look...I understand passenger worry about it (even if it is a bit paranoid), and I understand why he was questioned over it. I just can't believe the fact that after being questioned and shown to be harmless...that he was STILL put on the list. For writing a bit of dialogue for a story he was planning.
This is how far down this country is starting to go. We watch people and scrutinize them for anything that might incidentally be related to bombing, terrorism or violence. Is it any wonder that the only major terrorist captures we've had in the US are against white supremacist extremists which we can't even call terrorists, despite Eco-extremists being all to gleefully labled 'ecoterrorists'?