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Nobel Peace Prize Winner on US Terrorist Watch List

On five occasions in 2005, Edward Kennedy was not allowed to board planes going home to Massachusetts because the Senator's name resembled an alias of a suspected terrorist. Nelson Mandela, who was released from prison in 1990 and went on to lead South Africa's democratic government, has also been flagged as a potential terrorist.

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By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

On five occasions in 2005, Edward Kennedy was not allowed to board planes going home to Massachusetts because the Senator's name resembled an alias of a suspected terrorist. Nelson Mandela, who was released from prison in 1990 and went on to lead South Africa's democratic government, has also been flagged as a potential terrorist. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says she's "embarrassed" that members of that country's ruling party still get the same kind of treatment. Democratic Congressman Howard Berman chairs the Committee on Foreign Relations.

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