Strange, besides the couple of white people (who still had beards and dressed like Muslims and their wives dressed like Muslims and they were in the company/cahoots with Muslim males), we haven't seen this tactic applied yet. Profiling - done properly - works.
El Al has been successful for lo these many years because they profile. Contrary to what Mike Gallagher says, they DO NOT racially profile - they BEHAVIOR profile. If you've ever been through the process, you would see that the same process is applied to everyone. They ask questions, they study your BEHAVIOR, they try to "trip you up" with repeated questions, they look to see if you are excessively nervous: all things that a terrorist Islamic Jihadist will exhibit. They don't just target "Middle Eastern-appearing young males", they check everyone.
I am not "French" -- most of my ancestors were here before 1776 -- the earliest 1620 -- most from England, but also Chippewa, French and German, and one Croatian (he showed up 1870, the latecomer), the vast majority Christian, but also one Jew. In other words, Heinz 57, aka mutt, aka American.
I have to admit that I don't like being lectured on "Americanism" by people who just got off the boat, relatively speaking.
Well said. Another (successful) terrorist attack by aircraft passengers and I suspect that El Al profiling will become the law of the land.