Tracking people and money offered as “new defenses” by Senate committee

The Senate Select Committee on Intelligence has called for “new defenses” to tighten screening and tracking of travelers and money between the U.S. and Pakistan, The Washington Times reported.

On May 11, the committee was briefed privately by intelligence and law enforcement officials on the investigation of Faisal Shahzad, the suspect in the attempted Times Square bombing, and how similar cases could be prevented, the paper said.

Three ideas emerged from the briefing: tracking people who travel between the U.S. and Pakistan every year, tracking how money is transferred between the U.S. and Pakistan and sending the no-fly list to airlines every 30 minutes. The Obama administration has proposed a two-hour required update for no-fly lists.

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