Anyone for Terrorist Profiling? After All, They Are Profiling Us!

By Mark Alexander · Friday, November 11, 2005

To ensure we Americans never offend anyone -- particularly fanatics intent on killing us -- law enforcement and security screeners are not allowed to "profile" people in public places or security checkpoints. However, at airports, they will continue to perform random full body searches and scans on 80-year-old women, little kids, airline attendants with proper identification, Secret Service agents with the President's security detail and even Medal of Honor recipients. But, according to the Left, targeting male Islamists between the ages 17 and 40 who fit terrorist profiles would be unacceptable because it constitutes "ethnic profiling."

However, this writer has walked perimeter gun for two presidents. Knowing colleagues in supervisory roles with presidential details, I can tell you that the Secret Service's primary means of protecting the president when he is on greeting lines with the public is, you guessed it, behavioral profiling of those who approach the president, the same method of profiling that the TSA should be using for anyone approaching an airport security checkpoint.

Let's pause a moment and review a few representative samples of terrorism committed by adherents of the "religion of peace" against primarily civilian targets, to determine if profiling would be helpful:

In 1968, an El Al flight in route to Israel was hijacked by: (a) A disabled Rabbi (b) Christians on their way to the Holy Land (c) A retired group of tourists (d) Islamist males between the ages of 17 and 40.

In 1972, 11 Israeli athletes were killed at the Munich Olympics by: (a) Your grandmother (b) A Midwest auto-parts dealer (c) A mom and her 6-year-old son visiting from Indiana (d) Islamist males between the ages of 17 and 40.

Between 1973 and 1978, thousands of civilians were murdered in the Middle East and Africa by: (a) American traveling abroad (b) Christian evangelists (c) International relieve workers (d) Islamist males between the ages of 17 and 40.

In 1979, the U.S. embassy in Iran was taken over by: (a) A bluegrass band (b) Dallas Cowboy fans (c) A tour group of 80-year-old women (d) Islamist males between the ages of 17 and 40.

During the 1980's numerous Americans were kidnapped in Lebanon by: (a) A family on their way to Disney World (b) Jesse Ventura (c) A Boy Scout Troop (d) Islamist males between the ages of 17 and 40.

In 1983, 241 U.S. Marine and 58 French paratroopers were murdered in simultaneous bombings by: (a) A pizza delivery boy (b) The UPS guy (c) Geraldo Rivera making up for a slow news day (d) Islamist males between the ages of 17 and 40.

More than 60 people in and around the U.S. embassy in Beirut were murdered by a car bomb driven by: (a) Children playing football in the street (b) Vendors selling fruit (c) Window washers (d) Islamist males between the ages of 17 and 40.

In 1985 the cruise ship Achille Lauro was hijacked, and a 70-year-old disabled American passenger was murdered and thrown overboard by: (a) A girls' choir (b) A hardware store owner (c) A secretary (d) Islamist males between the ages of 17 and 40.

TWA flight 847 was hijacked at Athens, and a U.S. Navy diver was murdered by: (a) A Marine officer with two weeks leave (b) A plumber going to visit his mom (c) A Catholic nun (d) Islamist males between the ages of 17 and 40.

In 1988, 270 people are murdered when Pan Am Flight 103 was bombed by: (a) A college-bound freshman (b) A cardiac surgeon on his way to Houston (c) A waitress (d) Islamist males between the ages of 17 and 40.

In 1993, the World Trade Center was bombed by: (a) A starving actress (b) A mom with a newborn (c) Twin six-year-old boys (d) Islamist males between the ages of 17 and 40.

More than 250 people are murdered by a bomb in Mumbai, India planted by: (a) A 96-year-old great grandmother (b) Followers of Mahatma Gandhi (c) Children from the local school (d) Islamist males between the ages of 17 and 40.

In 1994, 85 are murdered by a bomb targeting local Argentinian Jews detonated by: (a) A disgruntled Wal-Mart shopper (b) Mormon evangelists (c) Catholic tourists (d) Islamist males between the ages of 17 and 40.

In 1995, a plot to blow up U.S.-bound international flights over the Pacific was attempted by: (a) Hawaiian school kids (b) An decorated Vietnam Veteran (c) Twin sisters on their way to Paducah (d) Islamist males between the ages of 17 and 40.

In 1996, hundreds are killed and wounded by a truck bomb detonated at Khobar Towers in Saudi Arabia by: (a) Construction workers (b) An American salesman (c) Americorps volunteers (d) Islamist males between the ages of 17 and 40.

In 1998, the U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania were bombed by: (a) A local TV weatherman (b) A dad and his two sons on a ski trip (c) A widower going to visit his grandchildren (d) Islamist males between the ages of 17 and 40.

In 1999, 293 Russian civilians are murdered by bombs placed in their apartment buildings by: (a) A Christian singing group (b) Mother of two infant children (c) A Presbyterian church planter (d) Islamist males between the ages of 17 and 40.

In 2000, 17 sailors died in an attack on the USS Cole (DDG 67) in Yemen by: (a) A child in a stroller (b) A high school class on their way to visit Washington, DC (c) Newlyweds on their way to Miami (d) Islamist males between the ages of 17 and 40.

On 9/11 of 2001, four airliners were hijacked -- two flown into the World Trade Centers, one into the Pentagon and one into the ground in rural Pennsylvania. They were hijacked by: (a) A retired police officer on a mission trip to Haiti (b) A firefighter going to Maryland for training (c) An paramedic on his way to vacation in Hawaii (d) Islamist males between the ages of 17 and 40.

In December of 2001, an attempt to detonate a shoe bomb aboard an airliner over the U.S. was made by: a) Members of a high school glee club (b) An Methodist minister (c) Three women on their way to a class reunion (c) AAA repairmen (d) Islamist males between the ages of 17 and 40.

In 2002 the United States liberated Afghanistan from: (a) USAID relief workers (b) Jewish Pilgrims (c) Christian missionaries (d) Islamist males between the ages of 17 and 40.

Reporter Daniel Pearl and other Westerners were kidnapped and beheaded by: (a) The Peace Corp (b) Scottish clansmen (c) Cuban refugees (d) Islamist males between the ages of 17 and 40.

More than 330 hostages in Beslan and 130 hostages in Moscow were murdered in sieges by: (a) Russian exchange students (b) A Swiss medical delegation (c) Christian Church planters (d) Islamist males between the ages of 17 and 40.

More than 200 visitors to Bali were killed by terrorist bombs placed at tourist sites by: (a) An orphan ministry director (b) A Wal-Mart buyer (c) Australian veterans group (d) Islamist males between the ages of 17 and 40.

And one more incident in 2002 -- two snipers terrorized residents in the Baltimore-Washington area by randomly murdering 13 people, and seriously injuring three others. The snipers were: (a) Boys Club recruiters (b) AmeriCorps volunteers (c) Members of AARP (d) Islamist males between the ages of 17 and 40.

In 2003 the United States liberated Iraq from "The Butcher of Baghdad," but most American military personnel were killed by: (a) Iraqi school-girls (b) Street vegetable venders (c) Women without burkas (c) AAA repairmen (d) Islamist males between the ages of 17 and 40.

In 2003 and 2004, members of several terrorist cells in the U.S. were arrested and charged with conspiring to attack various U.S. infrastructures. They were all: (a) Mormons (b) Retired postal workers (d) Islamist males between the ages of 17 and 40.

In 2004, more than 200 Spanish civilians were murdered on trains by bombs in Madrid, detonated by: (a) Morning commuters (b) A three-year-old Chinese girl (c) Flamenco dancers (d) Islamist males between the ages of 17 and 40.

In 2005 more than 50 UK citizens were killed by bombs on trains in London, detonated by: (a) Rail workers (b) Those unable to hail taxis (c) Wheelchair-bound grandmothers (d) Islamist males between the ages of 17 and 40.

There were hundreds of casualties, men, women and children, killed by bombs in Jerusalem, Riyadh and Amman. These innocent civilians were murdered by: (a) Construction workers (b) Farmers (c) Christian missionaries (d) Islamist males between the ages of 17 and 40.

The city of Paris, and other European cities experienced an extended period of riots and destruction. The unrest was led by: (a) "Youth" (b) Soccer fans (c) Catholic nuns (d) Islamist males between the ages of 17 and 40.

In 2006, dozens of Israeli civilians have been killed by rockets launched by: (a) the Salvation Army (b) remnants of the 'Jackson Five' (c) the cast of 'Friends' (d) Islamist males between the ages of 17 and 40.

A plot to blow up 10 U.S.-bound planes from the U.K. was foiled before being carried out by (a) members of the royal family (b) Japanese tourists (c) groupies of the band 'Cream' (d) Islamist males between the ages of 17 and 40.

In 2007, raids in connection with Jihadi attacks in Western Europe led to the arrests of (a) Anglican Flower Guild members (b) Scottish sheep herders (c) French farmers (d) Islamist males between the ages of 17 and 40.

The five men arrested after their conspiracy to kill American military personnel at Fort Dix, New Jersey, was discovered were: (a) NASCAR fans (b) political advisors for John Edwards (c) inner-city ministry volunteers (d) Islamist males between the ages of 17 and 40.

In 2009, the assault and murder of men and women at Fort Hood by a man yelling "Allahu Akbar!" as he fired on them, was committed by: (a) An Army chaplain (b) An electrical contractor (c) A Post MP (d) An Islamist male between the age of 17 and 40.

A month after that attack, a bomb aboard a Christmas Day flight failed to detonate when attempted by: (a) A student traveling home for Christmas (b) A flight attendant (c) A 9/11 survivor (d) An Islamist male between the age of 17 and 40.

In 2010, a car bombing was attempted in Times Square, New York by: (a) A Central Park carriage guide (b) A vendor selling hotdogs (c) An apartment building supervisor (d) An Islamist male between the age of 17 and 40.

Since the beginning of Operation Iraqi and Enduring Freedom, more than 4,000 Americans and more than 100,000 men, women and children have been murdered by Islamic terrorists. Most of the combat and civilians casualties were the result of bombs detonated in civilian population centers by: (a) Fruit vendors in Baghdad (b) Disgruntled transit union workers (c) Iraqi schoolteachers (d) Islamist males between the ages of 17 and 40.

Currently, the FBI reports that there are major terrorist cells still in U.S. urban centers. Several of these cells have been uncovered since 2001 and cell members arrested. In every case, the terrorists cell members were: (a) Southern Baptists Conventioneers (b) Lutheran Youth Groups (c) Presbyterian Elders (d) Islamist males between the ages of 17 and 40.

President George Bush understood, "America is at war with Islamic fascists who will use any means to destroy those of us who love freedom, to hurt our nation."

The Council on American-Islamic Relations issued an immediate objection to the President's reference to "Islamic fascists". Nihad Awad, executive director of CAIR protested, "We have to isolate these individuals because there is nothing in the Koran or the Islamic faith that encourages people to be cruel or to be vicious or to be criminal. Muslims world wide know that for sure."

In light of this objection, we are left to ponder why every Islamic leader in the U.S., and the world, does not publicly condemn every terror action being undertaken in the name of the god of Islam. Their silence is deafening...

Bush's successor, Barack Hussein Obama, has made a practice of placating Islamic terrorists while condemning Israel.

Between 1965 and the present, there were more than 250 other notable examples of terrorism perpetrated by male Islamists between the ages 17 and 40, but we think you get the point. Singling out "male Islamists between the ages 17 and 40" is not "ethnic profiling," it's "terrorist profiling" -- acting on prolific evidence.

Anyone for Terrorist Profiling? After all, they are profiling us!

For more information on the Islamic threat, see the Policy Papers on WMD, Terrorism and Jihad.

Semper Vigilo, Paratus, et Fidelis! Mark Alexander Publisher, The Patriot

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