David's Comment: Let's Call a Spade "a Spade" - Time For 'Profiling'
On Christmas Day yet another demented Muslim attempted to blow up a commercial aircraft carry 300 passengers.  Were it not for the terrorist's comical incompetence, 2009 could have ended with the disastrous loss of the lives of 300 innocent people and the US $100 million plus Airbus 330 that they were flying on.  Almost immediately a number of agencies began an investigation into how a young Muslim man whose name was on several watch lists, was able to board the aircraft without the explosive devise he had concealed in his underwear being discovered by security checks we all have to endure.  It has since been revealed that he tried to board the flight without a valid passport, which begs the question, " how on earth was he allowed into any airport departure lounge without a valid passport ?  You and I couldn't travel with out a valid passport, so how is that a suspicious young Muslim terrorist can ?

Oops !!!  Now I am in big trouble.   In these days of criminally stupid political correctness it is almost illegal to use the words Muslim / Islam and terrorist in the same sentence.  In some US states I could go to prison for doing so. This stupidness began when Political Correctness replaced free speech and President Bush, Barack Obama, Tony Blair, Gordon Brown and other political compromisers declared Islam to be a 'religion of peace and love'.  This blind foolishness now has President Obama identifying the al-Qaeda-trained Islamist terrorist who tried to blow up the airliner over Detroit as an 'isolated extremist.

Its time to call a spade  "a spade" !  Almost every trouble spot on planet Earth today has Muslims on one side of it. Almost every act of blooded terror is carried out by adherents of the Muslim faith.  You don't have to be a rocker scientist or brain surgeon to come to the realisation that the most efficient and cost effective way to ensure our security at our airports and other places where crowds gather is to engage in a process that is called Profiling.  This method of preventative security has been perfected by the Israeli security sector.  That should come as no surprise as Israel has been the No 1 target for terrorists foe over 100 years now, so as you would expect, the Israelis have security down to a fine art.  And Profiling is a key dynamic of the Israeli success story.

What exactly is profiling ?   Terrorism statistics show facts like the average age, gender, religion, country of origin and social situation of the people who have carried out or who planned to engage in acts of terrorism.  These facts show clearly that the people most likely to be planning to blow up the aircraft that you are preparing to fly in are 20 - 30 year old Muslim males who live in Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Sudan, Yemen, and even the UK.   Without using up too many brain cells it seems logical and efficient to treat all travellers fitting this description as potential terrorists and check them accordingly. 

In many countries profiling is deemed racist and in contravention of a persons human rights.  But I ask you what about the human rights of the other innocent passengers to travel without the risk of being blown out of the sky ?  Here in Israel all passengers are thoroughly screened at the entrance to the departure hall and if anyones answers place them in a profile that is suspect, then they are thoroughly searched ( even strip-searched if deemed necessary ) to be 100% sure that the person poses no danger to the other passengers or aircraft or ship. 

Are certain racial groups 'picked-on' ?   -  Sure  they are

Are some innocent people subjected to this kind of scrutiny  ?  -  Sure they are

Are the rest of the passengers safer ?   Absolutley YES  !  El Al has been the safest airline to travel on since drastic security and profiling was introduced after a number of El Al aircraft were hi-hacked by the PLO and other Muslim Arab terror groups.  Many people fly on El Al, even at a higher price, because of the safety factor created by the intense security and profiling.

I travel by air extensively and yes the security does get frustrating, but I grin and bear it and I often try to calm down other passengers who get upset by the security measures.  When I tell them that  few minutes of inconvenience are preferable to being killed in a terror attack, most people do realise I am right and calm down.  What is ludicrous is when old people or mothers with babies, who are the furtherest away from the terrorist profile,  are treated the same as a 25 year old Pakistani Muslim male, because of the fear of being accused of profiling.  I have even heard of mothers having to drink from every one of their babies milk bottles, to prove that it is milk inside and not some explosive chemical.

Come on world -  WAKE UP !    We are not living in the days of Tom Sawyer anymore.  The world changed dramatically after Israel's miraculous victory in the Six Day War of 1967.  That is when modern terrorism came of age and the danger has been steadily increasing ever since.   Lets save lives and minimalise the inconvenience to innocent people by following the Israeli example, and assist our security personel to function effectively by allowing them to utilising passenger profiling.  

Lets call a spade a 'spade'  -  Islam is a menace to the rest of the World and profiling will make the World a safer place !

The Lord bless you as you bless Israel by standing in defense of her right to exist on the land given to the Jewish people by the God of Israel.  Lets pray that Israel will turn back to their God.  Do not be silent, but share this with your fellow Christians, share it with your pastors, and with anyone you have a chance to speak to. Lets also pray for that breakthrough to the Muslims,  and please remember to pray for all of the soldiers in the IDF -they are defending and fighting for the Kingdom of God.
Shabbat Shalom ...  David & Josie