http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/07/10/muslim_profiling/index.html
My response:
PROFILING AND REALITY
Juan Cole, this is nothing short of outrageous! How dare they profile anyone? Profiling is inherently an un-American act designed to humiliate people.
So what if it results in preventing another attack on our soil and prevents another 9/11 and prevents the loss of thousands–even millions–of innocent souls? How can the FBI possibly believe that’s the right thing to do?
This is the United States of America, I would remind them, where such invasions of privacy plays second fiddle to citizens’ and non-citizens’ rights to kill, maim and destroy!
(Actually, if you’ve recently flown our friendly skies or ridden our friendly trains, subways, ferries, boats, or buses, or attended events in our stadia or houses of worship or any other venue where large numbers of people gather, you should be aware, Mr. Cole, that security at those locales is farcical. Also, the FBI and DHS need to be aware that the perpetrators of the next attack(s) may not fit the “Muslim profile.” They may well be tall blonde-haired Nordic types. My best guess is that the next attack(s) will be on the most vulnerable targets out there–cruise ships carrying thousands. HINT, HINT, Messrs. Chertoff and Mueller!)