‘They Think I'm a Terrorist': Muslim Americans Starting to Fight Back Against Feds' Watch List

Abraham Sbyti does not want his photo taken for this story. The 45-year-old air-conditioning tech, born in Iraq, doesn't want the publicity or need the grief. Last thing he wants is some customer recognizing him from a picture accompanying a piece about how he's on the FBI's Terrorist Screening Database. Doesn't want someone getting the wrong idea."You never know whose house ..." Sbyti was saying before he cut himself off with a short, sharp laugh. "So that's why." I told him, yeah, I get it. My people call it tsuris -- Yiddish for aggravation, woe. Sbyti has had plenty of that in recent years whenever he tries to travel, because of his name and his religion and where he came from and ... Well, no. That's it. "And it's harassing," he said. "They told me they think I am a terrorist."  Continue reading...