If you think Afghanistan and Iraq are far away, think again. The fingerprints of hundreds of insurgents, detainees and ordinary people in Afghanistan, Iraq and the Horn of Africa are already in U.S. databases, often in connection with crimes committed in the United States. Apparently many of them came here to study.
The matches have been made due to FBI and military biometric data programs developed since 9/11. While these programs raise concerns about the protection of civil liberties, they also provide undeniable new capabilities for tracking - and stopping - potential terrorists. See here for a discussion of the pros and cons.
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