Until American airlines become truely as serious about security as El Al, I will continue, as I have for the last 5 years, not to fly. Frankly, I don't expect it to happen.
Same here. There has to be a way to "clear" frequent travelers, certified US Citizens, the elderly and focus on young moslem males, ladies in headscarves, sweating moslem males using prayer beads, Islamics going one-way, Islamics without luggage, and ladies with TNT-belts around their midriff . That must become the focus, not worring about my coffee cup, nail-clipper, or shampoo.
This was once our government and we were once in control of it. TSA should be fired so we can start over with a much better idea.
And you'll be more likely to die in a car accident due to making that choice than you would taking the risk of flying with the security measures that are in place.
Those security measures have room for improvement, but those improvements involve invading passengers privacy, and I'm not just talking about invading the privacy of Muslims.
For example in Great Britain they actually scan passengers as well as baggage rather than just sending people through a metal detector.
This is a bit more intrusive and since it has similarities to looking at people nude, it is offensive to many.
Therefore we have been unwilling to require the use of those scanners here in the US.
What are we willing to accept in order to improve security?
Profiling helps concentrate attention on those who are the greatest risk, but it's not a solution by itself, and despite all the politically motivated spin on the word, profiling is done here in the United States, it's just not as broad as picking out specific races or only those who are obviously Muslim as the only factors.