 
        
            Computer System That Checks Passengers Against Terrorism Watch Lists Goes Down
A Homeland Security computer system designed to raise red flags about airline passengers on the terrorism watch lists stopped working at five airports on Wednesday night.
 
        
            A Homeland Security computer system designed to raise red flags about airline passengers on the terrorism watch lists stopped working at five airports on Wednesday night.
 
        
            Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The FBI takes 44 days on average to place suspects on the federal terrorism watch list when they are referred by another agency, The Washington Times reports. It takes even longer – 78 days – to remove cleared suspects from the list, according to an audit of the bureau. The audit also found that…