I don't know why all this hair pulling and angst over racial profiling.
It's a fact that the Majority of middle eastern people are Muslim. it's a fact that certainly at the moment and if recent events are anything to go by, if anyone is going to commit an act of terrorism it's very likely to be a Muslim. if racial profiling will make it safer for the non terrorist public, then sorry for a few people who might be inconvenienced or offended, but profile away.