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October 25, 2004
A common name can be a curse
With an ever-expanding “no fly” list, a lot of innocent passengers are getting caught in the security net
How to get your name off the Federal "Do Not Fly" list:
According to this article, "... all you need to do to get off a do-not-fly-list is modify your name in some way by adding a middle initial or a suffix. In other words, the folks responsible for the list are too stupid to figure out how to prevent false positives, but a true terrorist can get off the list by adding a middle initial. This information comes directly from 'TSA Spokesman Mark Hatfield' as quoted in the article."
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An agency of internation repute, like the FBI, is also likely to mistake you for a criminal if you have a common name, as was evident in the Derek Bond case in South Africa. Therefore, it turns out that a terrorist can get off a do-not-fly-list by adding a middle initial to his name whereas a totally innocent citizen can get arrested for sharing the same name as a criminial. That's justice for you!
Posted by: Arian | Oct 27, 2004 10:12:38 AM
