To ensure we Americans never offend anyone -- particularly
fanatics intent on killing us -- law enforcement and security
screeners are not allowed to "profile" people in public places or
security checkpoints. However, they will continue to perform
random searches of 80-year-old women, little kids, airline pilots
with proper identification, Secret Service agents who are members
of the President's security detail, 85-year-old congressmen with
metal hips and even Medal of Honor recipients. But targeting
Middle Eastern male Islamists between the ages 17 and 40
constitutes "ethnic profiling."
Let's pause a moment and review....
In 1968 Bobby Kennedy was shot and killed by: (a) A salesman from
Utah (b) An construction worker (c) A college student on Spring
Break (d) Middle Eastern Islamist males between the ages of 17
and 40.
In 1972, 11 Israeli athletes were killed at the Munich Olympics
by: (a) Your grandmother (b) A Midwest auto-parts dealer (c) A
mom and her 6-year-old son visiting from Indiana (d) Middle
Eastern Islamist males between the ages of 17 and 40.
In 1979, the U.S. embassy in Iran was taken over by: (a) A
bluegrass band (b) Dallas Cowboy fans (c) A tour group of
80-year-old women (d) Middle Eastern Islamist males between the
ages of 17 and 40.
During the 1980's numerous Americans were kidnapped in Lebanon
by: (a) A family on their way to Disney World (b) Jesse Ventura
(c) A Boy Scout Troop (d) Middle Eastern Islamist males between
the ages of 17 and 40.
In 1983, the U.S. Marine barracks in Beirut was blown up by: (a)
A pizza delivery boy (b) The UPS guy (c) Geraldo Rivera making up
for a slow news day (d) Middle Eastern Islamist males between the
ages of 17 and 40.
In 1985 the cruise ship Achille Lauro was hijacked, and a
70-year-old disabled American passenger was murdered and thrown
overboard by: (a) A girls' choir (b) A hardware store owner (c) A
secretary (d) Middle Eastern Islamist males between the ages of
17 and 40.
In 1985 TWA flight 847 was hijacked at Athens, and a U.S. Navy
diver was murdered by: (a) A Marine officer with two weeks leave
(b) A plumber going to visit his mom (c) A Catholic nun (d)
Middle Eastern Islamist males between the ages of 17 and 40.
In 1988, Pan Am Flight 103 was bombed by: (a) A college-bound
freshman (b) A cardiac surgeon on his way to Houston (c) A
waitress (d) Middle Eastern Islamist males between the ages of 17
and 40.
In 1993, the World Trade Center was bombed by: (a) A starving
actress (b) A mom with a newborn (c) Twin six-year-old boys (d)
Middle Eastern Islamist males between the ages of 17 and 40.
In 1995, a plot to blow up U.S.-bound international flights over
the Pacific was attempted by (a) Hawaiian school kids (b) An
decorated Vietnam Veteran (c) Twin sisters on their way to
Paducah (d) Middle Eastern Islamist males between the ages of 17
and 40.
In 1998, the U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania were bombed by:
(a) A local TV weatherman (b) A dad and his two sons on a ski
trip (c) A widower going to visit his grandchildren (d) Middle
Eastern Islamist males between the ages of 17 and 40.
In 2000, 17 sailors died in an attack on the USS Cole (DDG 67) in
Yemen by: (a) A child in a stroller (b) A high school class on
their way to visit Washington, DC (c) Newlyweds on their way to
Miami (d) Middle Eastern Islamist males between the ages of 17
and 40.
On 9/11/01, four airliners were hijacked -- two flown into the
World Trade Centers, one into the Pentagon and one into the
ground in rural Pennsylvania. They were hijacked by: (a) A
retired police officer on a mission trip to Haiti (b) A
firefighter going to Maryland for training (c) An paramedic on
his way to vacation in Hawaii (d) Middle Eastern Islamist males
between the ages of 17 and 40.
In 2002 the United States liberated Afghanistan from: (a) USAID
relief workers (b) Jewish Pilgrims (c) Christian missionaries (d)
Middle Eastern Islamist males between the ages of 17 and 40.
In 2002 reporter Daniel Pearl and other Westerners were kidnapped
and beheaded by: (a) The Peace Corp (b) Scottish clansmen (c)
Cuban refugees (d) Middle Eastern Islamist males between the ages
of 17 and 40.
In 2002, more than 330 hostages in Beslan and 130 hostages in
Moscow were murdered in sieges by: (a) Russian exchange students
(b) The Red Guard (c) Church planters (d) Middle Eastern Islamist
males between the ages of 17 and 40.
In 2003 the United States liberated Iraq from "The Butcher of
Baghdad," but most American military personnel were killed by:
(a) Iraqi school-girls (b) Street vegetable venders (c) Women
without burkas (d) Middle Eastern Islamist males between the ages
of 17 and 40.
In 2004, more than 200 Spanish civilians were murdered on trains
by bombs in Madrid, detonated by: (a) Morning commuters (b) A
three-year-old Chinese girl (c) Flamenco dancers (d) Middle
Eastern Islamist males between the ages of 17 and 40.
In 2005 more than 50 UK citizens were killed by bombs on trains
in London, detonated by: (a) Rail workers (b) Those unable to
hail taxis (c) Wheelchair-bound grandmothers (d) Middle Eastern
Islamist males between the ages of 17 and 40.
In 2005, there were hundreds of casualties, men, women and
children, killed by bombs in Jerusalem, Riyadh and Amman. These
innocent civilians were murdered by: (a) Construction workers (b)
Farmers (c) Christian missionaries (d) Middle Eastern Islamist
males between the ages of 17 and 40.
In 2005, the city of Paris, and other European cities experienced
an extended period of riots and destruction. The unrest was led
by: (a) "Youth" (b) Soccer fans (c) Catholic nuns (d) Middle
Eastern Islamist males between the ages of 17 and 40.
Since the beginning of Operation Iraqi Freedom, more than 2,500
Americans have been murdered by terrorists. 35,000 Iraqi men,
women and children have also been murdered by terrorists. Most of
the combat and civilians casualties were the result of bombs
detonated in civilian population centers by: (a) Fruit vendors in
Baghdad (b) Disgruntled transit union workers (c) Iraqi
schoolteachers (d) Middle Eastern Islamist males between the ages
of 17 and 40.
In 2006, hundreds of Israeli civilians have been killed by
rockets launched by: (a) the Salvation Army (b) remnants of the
'Jackson Five' (c) the cast of 'Friends' (d) Middle Eastern
Islamist males between the ages of 17 and 40.
In 2006, a plot to blow up 10 U.S.-bound planes from the U.K. was
attempted by (a) members of the royal family (b) Japanese
tourists (c) groupies of the band 'Cream' (d) Middle Eastern
Islamist males between the ages of 17 and 40.
Since 2001, the FBI reports that there are major terrorist cells
still in U.S. urban centers. Several of these cells have been
uncovered and cell members arrested. In every case, the
terrorists cell members were: (a) Southern Baptists
Conventioneers (b) Lutheran Youth Groups (c) Presbyterian Elders
(d) Middle Eastern Islamist males between the ages of 17 and 40.
President George Bush said this week, "America is at war with
Islamic fascists who will use any means to destroy those of us
who love freedom, to hurt our nation." The Council on
American-Islamic Relations issued an immediate objection to the
President's reference to "Islamic fascists". Nihad Awad,
executive director of CAIR protested, "We have to isolate these
individuals because there is nothing in the Koran or the Islamic
faith that encourages people to be cruel or to be vicious or to
be criminal. Muslims world wide know that for sure." In light of
this objection, we are left to ponder why every Islamic leader in
the U.S., and the world, does not publicly condemn every terror
action being undertaken in the name of the god of Islam. Their
silence is deafening...
Between 1970 and present, there were more than 60 other notable
examples of terrorism perpetrated by Middle Eastern male
Islamists between the ages 17 and 40, but we think you get the
point. Singling out "Middle Eastern male Islamists between the
ages 17 and 40" is not "ethnic profiling," it's "terrorist
profiling" -- acting on prolific evidence.
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No......regardless of nationality and religion please don't blame Muslims....
Looks like you copied and pasted this question from another source. We should do like Israel does at their airports. Instead of profiling people, they look for terrorists. Yes, they know what to look for.
OMG!! Do Something Productive With Your Life Instead Of Boring Us With You Ignorance!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yeah! And maybe while we're at it we should start profiling all blondes as dumb!
You're stupid.
Ha Ha....
You showed your point in a very good way... i liked it
I agree with you 10000%
A lot of effort though....
Good job on the info :D
i can't say anything more than you did....
Thank you
Think back to Oklahoma City.... Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols were as white and "all-American" as they come... wouldn't they be considered terrorists? Just some food for thought, love....
You make perfect sense. To ignore the obvious is ludicrous and irresponsible. Good for you.
you have plenty of facts there my beautiful sweetheart, to say that every middle eastern person is a terroeist is going a bit to far. most of these people are brought up as highly religious people and are stuck in the middle of all this insanity. there are three types of terror in this world that are responsable for the terrorist acts. 1) religion, 2) politics, 3) drugs. Tell me im wrong.... its not as if these people can get on a plane and go somewhere else... terrorist are scum of the earth but there is no need to blame the innocent. By the way you are a very beautiful woman.
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I love how this argument seems to always conveninently forget McVeigh's bombing in Oklahoma City, the Unabomber, the subway deaths in Japan, etc...
Here's another version of your accusative question: Why can't we 'profile' men as RAPIST?
I think our legal folks are doing enough profiling already, without actually equating the two. Yes, obviously we need to pay attention to militant Islamic groups, but that doesn't mean they're the same thing.
I think I'm in love.
very good point. very good question. why can't we label them for what they are?
I hear you. You made a powerful, persuasive and, may I say, thorough case for profiling. But how effective will that profile be once the terrorists discover the profile and start sending 80-year-old grannies and 7-year-old blonde-haired boys in to blow us up, while we're looking for Middle Eastern Islamist males between the age of 17 and 40?
In 1995 a Sarin gas attack was launched on the Tokyo subway by a) a small child called Timmy b) a medium sized child called Billy c) a large child called Kimmy d) a Japanese suicide cult convinced the end of the world was just around the corner
In 1998 a car bomb was detonated in Omagh, killing and maiming dozens, it was planted by a) a milkman b) a bicycle repairman c) superman d) the Real IRA - an Irish catholic republican group
Sri Lanka has been torn apart by war because of a) a galloise smoking frenchman b) a pipe smoking englishman c) a cigar smoking american d) the Tamil Tiger seperatist group, bent on achieving the seperation of the Tamil ethnic group through open warfare with the Sri Lankan government
The majority of cocaine imported into america and europe comes from Columbia. It is grown by a) a group of sorority girls b) a group of Jesuit bishops c) some Cockneys who are all called Dave d) Columbian gangsters who live a lawless existance, frequently kidnapping and bribing their government
The Klu Klux Klan's who are responsible for the killing, trial fixing, discrimination and racial hatred of blacks and other ethnic minorities find their membership amongst a) Tibetan Monks b) Barbershop singers c) plumbers d) white protestant southern american males
Adolph Hitler who racially profiled Jews, Romany and Slavs, leading to their discrimination, and eventual death in concentration camps was a) a fictional character from the book "the famous five" b) a lovable rogue c) a misunderstood artist d) the person responsible for the single most notorious act of genocide and human butchery the world (hopefully) will ever see.
FOR YOUR INFORMATION - London bombaings last year was by British born pakistanis - Pakistan is NOT Middle East!
Lady, before you spew venom, know your geography and history, too.
After all USA sent arms to Nicaragua, backed OSama bin Laden before WTC bombings.
Adolf Hitler was not a middle Easterner either.
And the Una bomber, Ted Kaczynski, was not a Middle Easterner. So you conveniently overlook all this?
PS- One of the suspected terrorist in London yesterday was a woman with a small kid. So there goes your theory out of the window that kids shouldn't be included.
We should profile. We are NOT blaming Muslims but if I go out and beat up a black person and I'm white it is considered a racism attack. That is profiling. While it may inconvenience Muslims we're sorry. If it keeps the plane from blowing up than it should be allowed. We are NOT saying ALL MUSLIMS are TERRORISTS. But I belive ALL TERRORISTS are MUSLIM. Can you get that in your heads? We are not blaming Islam.
%26gt;%26gt;In 2002, more than 330 hostages in Beslan and 130 hostages in
Moscow were murdered in sieges by: (a) Russian exchange students
(b) The Red Guard (c) Church planters (d) Middle Eastern Islamist
males between the ages of 17 and 40.
people behind the beslan killing were not middle eastern. they are chechnyans. and they are not islamists they are just seeking independence. like palestinians. do your research first.
Actually Estee, you're wrong - not all the London bombers were of Pakistani descent. Check out the BBC website for their racial background.
OP makes an interesting point - there was uproar in London a few years back over the 'stop and search' policy by the police, who were focusing mainly on young black men. Many people felt that this was racist and said equal numbers of whites, asians, women and elderly people should be stopped too. Even when the police produced statistics to show that young black men were far and away the most common perpetrators of the crimes being investigated at that time people still insisted the search parameters be changed. I don't even call that political correctness gone mad - I call it brain-dead stupidness to focus valuable resources on people who are not in a likely demographic group for the offence in question.
If you were going to answer your own question, why did you bother to ask it?
Many people of Middle Eastern descent are American citizens and deserve to be treated with dignity and respect. Not all Muslims are of ME descent. Some are white. Some are black. You cannot tell a persons religion by the color of their skin. Many are Christians. Racial profiling is wrong. Why should we condemn an entire group of people because of a few extremists? People like you fit right into the mindset of those who think all Westerners (Americans included) are infidels and should be wiped off the face of the earth. And with Hitler who wanted to kill all the Jews and succeeded in killing 6,000,000 of them.
Right on babe.
Your question is kind of long, but I agree with the basics.
