On the other hand, when we go to India, I am the constant subject of scrutiny from the moment I walk off the plane. Though I love India, it’s the thing I dread every time we go–like being famous only without the wealth and privilege. I was shaken down for illegal import duties and bribes on our most recent trip. Ambika Soni should realize that Americans are already being profiled in India.

And if you were someone hell bent on causing problems in the US, knowing that simple minded racist idiots like yourself make up the majority, wouldn’t you try and find that one old granny from iceland to do the dirty work for you?

What about religious profiling. If 99% of all potential suicide bombers/wanna-be suicide bombers/delusional suicide bombers and every other type of suicide bomber comes with a certain complexion and belongs to a certain religion, does it make sense to start body searching old grannies from Iceland?

Let’s face the facts. If 9-11 had NOT happened, then there would be no shoes/belt/random baggage crap at airports. The 9-11 threat has NOT gone away, in fact. Maybe what needs to happen is that those from a particular religious sect need to have a round-table discussion and chalk up a new PR plan. Causing massive damage in a major financial district of the last remaining superpower is BOUND to have consequences. America is not gonna sit back and smoke pot while the tears fall, such as India did after the Mumbai. I am not singling out this particular religious sect out of sheer animosity. Almost all of the world’s major religions have gone through this period of religious fundamentalism where good sense and fair play was stifled by those in the venerable robes. The difference is that, for whatever reason, be it the Enlightenment or the rise of science, they have more or less become liberal, and any fundamentalists within are hardly the leading spokesmen. Unfortunately, it seems like the particular religious sect I was referring to earlier is a few millenia behind. Which in my opinion, provides ample justification for religious profiling.

its not that he’s a celebrity or diplomat, its because he just fit some stupid cartoonish profile that’s wedged in people’s heads about what a “Terrorist” looks like or is named. If I was someone who wanted to conduct terrorist acts, I’d thank the heavens there are people as silly and stupid as you who think all trouble looks and is named a certain way, and just find the most non “arabic” looking person to do the deed (which is exactly what theyre doing)

I understand most americans (looks like you’re included) won’t do something because its morally correct to do, but how about doing something just because its the most practical and effective thing to do?

Especially given that a quick google search could have ended this whole thing in two minutes.