<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by cactuspete:
Consider: The 9/11 terrorists were not "racially" profiled and were checked and cleared by security. Call me a racist if you wish, but given the events of 9/11 and bin Laden's threats/instructions, isn't it much more likely than not that the next terrorist hijacking will be carried out by persons of Arab descent?</font>
I shall not call you a racist but I would like to know what you propose.
The next terrorist attack may not necessarily be by means of an aircraft - it could be any number of other means.
Would you propose that we ban anyone of Arab descent from flying? Maybe forbid anyone of Arab descent from having a licence for firearms? Let's go another step further, how about forbidding anyone of Arab descent from holding a position within any company or organistaion where they might be privy to sensitive information?
I reiterate that I'm not calling you a racist because I understand your concerns, but this is not the way forward. Anyone who thinks it is, has already succumbed to the aims of what the terrorists went out to accomplish.