Toronto Sun: - 5 million on terrorism list

"U.S. security agents have a master list of five million people worldwide thought to be potential terrorists or criminals, [Canadian] officials say. "

Stick that statistic right up there with 57 card-carrying communists and 1.4 million jobs created. Does the WOT make you feel safer with these extensive "lists" so well maintained? All you have to have, Bubba, is a homonym (for you Bubbas, that's a guy with the same name as you) and you're in trouble. That's not guilt by association, it's guilt by bad data, or, as computer professionals know it, GIGO (Garbage In -- Guilt Out).

Perhaps the new rage will be to check candidates for childrens' names against these list to make sure that you don't hit on one accidentally. And Mr and Mrs Rowe, be sure not to name your child Mike.

Thanks to cursor.