I thought this was a good read. Bruce Schneier makes the best case against profiling I've heard yet. I agree with him.

http://www.samharris.org/blog/item/to-p ... to-profile

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tl;dr Profile 'em all, let Allah sort 'em out.

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It aint the six minutes. Its what happens in those six minutes.

I don't like profiling but it works. Look at El-Al when was the last time you had shit go down on one of their flights?

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When I am stuck and need to figure something out I always remember the Immortal words of Socrates when he said:"I just drank what?"

If you guys bothered to read the link you would see you're easily wrong. Racial profiling doesn't work.

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Seems to me that if prior to 9/11 they were searching every Middle eastern / Arabic person before boarding a plane we would still have 2 towers standing in NYC and 2000 plus Americans still alive.

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It aint the six minutes. Its what happens in those six minutes.

It seems that way to you because you are likely uneducated in security philosophy/engineering. Read the link and respond to Bruce Schneier's thorough dismissal/debunking of that myth.

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When I am stuck and need to figure something out I always remember the Immortal words of Socrates when he said:"I just drank what?"

Also the last time a El Al aircraft was taken over or had a terrorist act on it was in 1968,long time fella. Shows that profiling might just work.All the terrorism El El acts have been in airport terminal areas where they have little control.

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When I am stuck and need to figure something out I always remember the Immortal words of Socrates when he said:"I just drank what?"

Um FF did you look at any of the books the guy whose point you are defending has written?

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When I am stuck and need to figure something out I always remember the Immortal words of Socrates when he said:"I just drank what?"

Source?

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Just a guy making a point on Yahoo answers want me to do this?
http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Terrorism/incidents.html

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When I am stuck and need to figure something out I always remember the Immortal words of Socrates when he said:"I just drank what?"

FF realize who you're debating. Then just give up. He's a bigoted jagbag who will never change.

or this
http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Terrorism/incidents.html

Sorry to say but Terrorists especially those who target planes fit a profile. 1968 for El Al. 2006 5 years after 9/11 for us with the underwear bomber. If we did the same as El Al that dude would never have got on a plane.
Islam is a death religion that focuses on a set of beliefs that have not evolved form1200,that is why whenever you hear them talk they bring up the fracking Crusades. They are stuck in a Medieval mindset. Until they evolve they will never be able to function normally in society. talk all you want about the West , we don't stone adulteress, or cut the clitorises off of women.
Or ban religious books. Said Arabia supposed to be moderate and a friend tro us , it is illegal to be a fucking Christian. Name a "Christian" Nation that does the reverse. Sure we did back in the 1300s, we evolved. These morons have not. I say we give them a few more decades then start to wipe them out, period.

You know what Baby at least I read stuff about both sides. What have you read latley besides the sunday comics. Go fuck yourself. As it stands right now the "Islamic world" wants us gone.

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When I am stuck and need to figure something out I always remember the Immortal words of Socrates when he said:"I just drank what?"

Just a guy making a point on Yahoo answers want me to do this?
http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Terrorism/incidents.html

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What ever you can not argue with fact , El Al profiles. No terrorism. We do not profile, shit happening all the time.

It sucks that it works but it does.
Oh and FF. Thank you for your service and sacrifice.

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When I am stuck and need to figure something out I always remember the Immortal words of Socrates when he said:"I just drank what?"

McKnown or Zippy,
Show me one terrorist attack on an El Al flight since, and I will make it easy, from 2001 onward.

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When I am stuck and need to figure something out I always remember the Immortal words of Socrates when he said:"I just drank what?"

You say they profile. Reality says they go to extreme measures for EVERYONE who flies them.
From WIKIPEDIA...
- Passengers are asked to report three hours before departure.
- El Al security procedures require that all passengers be interviewed individually prior to boarding, allowing El Al staff to identify possible security threats.
- Passengers will be asked questions about where they are coming from, the reason for their trip, their job or occupation, and whether they have packed their bags themselves. The likelihood of potential terrorists remaining calm under such questioning is believed to be low
-At the check-in counter, passengers' passports and tickets are closely examined. A ticket without a sticker from the security checkers will not be accepted. At passport control passengers' names are checked against information from the FBI, Canadian Security Intelligence Service, Scotland Yard, Shin Bet, and Interpol databases.
- Luggage is screened and sometimes hand searched. In addition, bags are put through a decompression chamber simulating pressures during flight that could trigger explosives. El Al is the only airline in the world that passes all luggage through such a chamber.[citation needed] Even at overseas airports, El Al security agents conduct all luggage searches personally, even if they are supervised by government or private security firms.
-Undercover agents (sometimes referred to as sky marshals) carrying concealed firearms sit among the passengers on every international El Al flight.
-The cockpits in all El Al aircraft have double doors to prevent entry by unauthorized persons. A code is required to access the doors, and the second door will only be opened after the first has closed and the person has been identified by the captain or first officer.
- There are reinforced steel floors separating the passenger cabin from the baggage hold.

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On 17 November 2002, Tawfiq Fukra, a twenty-three-year-old Israeli Arab, attempted to hijack an El Al flight from Tel Aviv to Istanbul. He was reportedly armed with a pocket knife, and attempted to break into the cockpit in order to fly the aircraft back to Israel and crash it into a building.

If you mean a "successful" terrorist attack then I would ask you to same question regarding U.S. based airlines.

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What ever man, answer the question, Or can't you.

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When I am stuck and need to figure something out I always remember the Immortal words of Socrates when he said:"I just drank what?"

again, just go have fun and remember those who gave you the right to be a pin head

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When I am stuck and need to figure something out I always remember the Immortal words of Socrates when he said:"I just drank what?"

I'm sorry...I must have missed the question you want answered...or you can't read.

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I saw it nice how impressive you made a point , like on your head

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When I am stuck and need to figure something out I always remember the Immortal words of Socrates when he said:"I just drank what?"

Nice chas...fall back on patriotism. One more time...

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Just see what I posted in the shout out. Funny how you could not post something positive about those who give you the freedom to talk shit.

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When I am stuck and need to figure something out I always remember the Immortal words of Socrates when he said:"I just drank what?"

Seriously? You are a DB. You get called on your post and then fall back on this? Memorial Day has nothing to do with our little discussion.

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Wow okay, I feel safe cuse ohhh just read the quote from Sir Winston.
Fall back on patriotism? Hell yeas I do. I am second generation. I am very thankful my grandparents had the courage to come here . I am proud that my uncles all fought in WW2. Too bad more people do not feel proud to be an American. I am not ashamed of my love for my country or of my distain for Islam , a religion or way of life that wants to destroy my country,way of life and freedom. Maybe if more people stopped being pussies and just realized what the Islamics are up to and we fought back like we did in 1941 against the Fascist,who these guys aligned themselves with. We might win , until then we have no hope of winning because of people like you who think it is wrong to say, you know what all these attacks where perpetrated by Arabic men 20-35 from the Persian gulf/Mideast and focus on them instead of strip searching 90 year old grandmothers or 8 year old.

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When I am stuck and need to figure something out I always remember the Immortal words of Socrates when he said:"I just drank what?"

On that note I got to go. Gonn enjoy my freedom that was given to me by brave men who defend my pathetic ass.
Make sure you thank any vet or service man you see Zippy , if that is not too distasteful to you.

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When I am stuck and need to figure something out I always remember the Immortal words of Socrates when he said:"I just drank what?"

"Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the peacemakers for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same in any country." - Hermann Goering

Here's a tip...questioning the patriotism of others does not prove a point nor make you a "patriot"...but it does make you a DB.

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FavreFan, Zippy, and Chas discuss racial profiling.

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You took quite a leap here. Our disagreement surrounded your reference to EL AL's supposed racial profiling and somehow led you to conclude that I am unpatriotic. I hesitate to go down the path of proving my patriotism since it's insulting to anyone with a brain but I guess it's OK for you. My Dad was a WWII vet. My Father-in-law a Korean War Vet. My brother-in-law a Vietnam Vet. My other brother-in-law was a a graduate of the USNA and a Navy pilot. I love and respect them all. I am also a proud American...except for when I am forced to endure racism couched as patriotism.

You're right...Internment camps for all those who fit the "profile". By the way, you might want to read up on American history as it pertains to WWII. We pretty much turned a blind eye to "the Fascist" until Pearl Harbor.

For the record, EL AL would search the 90 yr old grandmother and 8 yr old the same way they do everyone else.

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