just what do they mean by criminal database?

As we all well know that in order to end up on the British police dna database all you need to do is pass out drunk in the streets.

Does he mean Americans? I've never felt threatened by 'terrorists' but this sort of thing scares the shit out of me.

All you need to do to end up on the DNA database is be *accused* of passing out drunk in the street, fingerprinted and released without charge.

the power of nightmares, all 3 programs.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/3755686.stm

you will NOT regret it. :)

What the article ommits to mention, is that the last people to take scent sample of disidents* was the secret police of the DDR (East Germany).

An important cultural reference I feel - it caused a bit of a scandal in Germany last year.

*

In the DDR, people who wanted a bit more freedom than allowed in a authoritarian state. Not terrorists.

Now, anyone concerned about climate change, global poverty, dodgy big business, etc. Not terrorists.

I stand corrected.

Also you get on the database for being accused of carrying a gun that turns out to be an mp3 player...

That'd look good going to the states.

But it is certainly being heavily impacted by the boneheaded decisions of that flock of monkeys in a certain White House on the other side of the ocean.

As far as I'm concerned, THEY are the terrorists !