The list of potential terror suspects and people that aid them kept by the federal government's National Counterterrorism Center now contains approximately 325,000 names. The number of people on the list has quadrupled since the fall of 2003 according to counterterrorism officials.
According to the NCTC, the actual number of people on the list is probably closer to 200,000 since many terrorists use numerous false identities and aliases.
According to a report in the 'Washington Post,' a Bush administration official claimed that 'only a very, very small fraction' of the people on the list are American citizens. 'The vast majority are non-U.S. persons and do not live in the U.S.,' he said. It was not announced what country or countries the majority of people on the list came from.
The list is put together using reports obtained from numerous intelligence agencies including the CIA, FBI and National Security Agency.
No agency spokespersons would say how many people were on the list as a result of the Bush administration's warrantless domestic spying program.
