Of all the stupid and idiotic things... the fact that this issue hasn't been resolved yet is extremely ticking me off.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/14/nyregion/14watchlist.html?no_interstitial (http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/14/nyregion/14watchlist.html?no_interstitial)
So...if you legally change your name, or misspell it, they don't catch it - but they cannot figure out that an eight-year-old child is not a terrorist risk? OOOH that's secure!