dgordan- Maybe you can get a trip report from your blond blue-eyed nephew on the latest.

I fear the US public will willing sacrifice the Constitutional rights of others and even of themselves for a glimmer of hope of security. Profiling leads no where because everyone fits a profile. White, ex-military, like guns-domestic terrorist; dark skin, hair, with a Semetic name-Mideast terrorist; Celtic name-IRA terrorist. Single male traveling alone-suspect. Like to travel to foreign countries? It never ends.

I guess with dark skin, hair, and facial hair and been mistaken for Mexican by Mexicans, Asian by Customs; Native American, Inuit, and all sorts of other ethnicities, I guess I will expect to be looked at suspiciously. I go to DC all the time and interact with DOJ, DOD, DOT. I fit a profile since I am always at airports, don't check luggage, have to change plans at the last second, sit in FC, etc.

BTW, I am an American.