[Allan]

If someone got bumped by mistake it would be O.K. with me.

OK. Your policy would require banning everyone
who was not fair-skinned
or who spoke English with a weird accent.

I think you might have some problems with that
not least because there are plenty of wasp-looking Moslems
who speak perfect American or British English.

[kabar]

There are also plenty of Black Muslims.

[rodguy911]

I think reasonable people could check out passengers much like El Al does in Israel. They seem to have it down. I did not mean to sound ridiculous, reasonable being the keys word here. We might have to spend a few more bucks to get better security at all levels of the airport as well.

If it looks lke a duck and walks like a duck who knows, it just might be a.....

[Kozak]

No it wouldn't. You concentrate your SCREENING efforts on THEM, say 80%. They get a real going over. You still do some random screening say 20% to keep them on their toes ( your so far mythical blond blue eyed suicide bomber).

It's nuts to treat EVERYONE from 80 year old Polish grandma's to harried moms flying with their kids as a potential threat while having a POLICY that prevents really scrutinizing the THREAT ( ME males age 18 to 40).