Recently, there has been a rash of incidents wherein ordinary people are being denied services, such as flights or car rentals, because they share the names of known or suspected terrorists. Here are some people who are being affected:
Josie Bin Laden, Hanover, NH: Financial aid cut during junior year at Dartmouth
Officer Chuck "The Jackal" Wilson, Chicago: Refused tickets for Policemen's Spring Ball
Mr. Abu Ghraib, Akron, OH: Prohibited from renting a copy of Bring It On at Blockbuster
Abdul Baqi, Musa Hottak, Muhammad Rasul, Yar Arsala, Bremerton, WA: Rock group Bavarian Cream not allowed to compete in Battle of the Bands
Timothy McVeigh, Knoxville, TN: Daily routine constantly interrupted by people asking him if he's that Timothy McVeigh
Ali Muhsin, Dallas: Hasn't been able to purchase so much as a pair of trousers in four years
Ali Atwa, San Francisco: Denied access to an airplane he planned to fly into the Golden Gate Bridge, even though it was for personal reasons and not for a radical Islamic cause