[TChris]

One is that are not (”It is one thing to flag suspicious behavior, but to flag a global language? We are deplaning people for who they are, not what they do,” Rehab said.) should not be judged by the language(s) we speak. The other is that Anyone of any color, race, creed, etc... can be anyone (who might be dangerous).

It is true that appearance and language are not absolutely accurate in determining who a person is, but in the case of terrorists, the pattern has been extremely consistent. Overwhelmingly, terrorists are Middle-Eastern males between the ages of 18 and 25, and they speak Arabic. This fact significantly narrows the number of people who are likely to be terrorists. It's not perfect, but it works well.

[MrJapan]

It is true that appearance and language are not absolutely accurate in determining who a person is, but in the case of terrorists, the pattern has been extremely consistent. Overwhelmingly, terrorists are Middle-Eastern males between the ages of 18 and 25, and they speak Arabic. This fact significantly narrows the number of people who are likely to be terrorists. It’s not perfect, but it works well.

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Darn... sorry about that... typing from a laptop, with a mouse and oversensitive touchpad in the middle).. and it`s 3 am... made many typos/mistakes.. so much I missed my total point. But, I totally agree with you.

1 more time... MrJ <- is paleskin.... SPEAKS English, Spanish, and Japanese... (not mix >.<)

I think peeps get the rest of the post though... and I argree with what you said... if it walks like a duck, talks like a duck..............

MJ

[Publius6961]

Overwhelmingly, terrorists are Middle-Eastern males between the ages of 18 and 25, and they speak Arabic. This fact significantly narrows the number of people who are likely to be terrorists. It's not perfect, but it works well.

Great point!
Their leaders (and cowards) are usually well-educated and speak English better than I.
The cannon-fodder, on the other hand, generaly can be barely literate in their own language.
So yes, inability to speak English is an excellent benchmark, whatever you wish to call it: profiling or survival common sense.