Computer says terrorist...

Quite how this occurs in a sane world is beyond me...

An eight-year-old boy from the US is apparently suspected of being a terrorist when he goes on holiday because of a name mix-up.

Cub scout Michael Hicks, from New Jersey, is believed to share his name with a suspicious person - and he gets stopped and searched at nearly every airport.

Problems began six years ago when the family tried to fly to Florida from Newark Liberty International Airport.

Airline staff said Michael's name was "on the list" and the boy was 'patted down' - he was just two years old.

Now, I know this is America but it does raise an important point about the nature of large states.

Which is that one of the biggest things we have to fear is sheer, bloody incompetence.