Virtually all media outlets are discussing whether we should be profiling all Arab Muslims; I will in the one-page explain why we don’t need profiling. Over 15 years ago, we at the Center for Aggression Management developed an easily-applied, measurable and culturally-neutral body language and behavior indicators exhibited by people who intend to perpetrate a terrorist act. This unique methodology utilizes proven research from the fields of psychology, medicine and law enforcement which, when joined together, identify clear, easily-used physiologically-based characteristics of individuals who are about to engage in terrorist activities in time to prevent their Moment of Commitment.

The Problem
Since the foiled terrorist attack by Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, the Nigerian national on Northwest Flight 253 to Detroit, the President has repeatedly stated that there has been a systemic failure as he reiterates his commitment to fill this gap in our security. This incident, like the Fort Hood shooting, exemplifies why our government must apply every valid preventative approach to identify a potential terrorist.

The myriad methods to identify a terrorist, whether “no-fly list,” “explosive and weapons detection,” mental illness based approaches, “profiling” or “deception detection” – all continue to fail us. Furthermore, the development of deception detection training at Boston Logan Airport demonstrated that the Israeli methods of interrogation will not work in the United States.

All media outlets are discussing the need for profiling of Muslim Arabs, but profiling does not work for the following three reasons:

1. In practice, ethnic profiling tells us that within a certain group of people there is a higher probability for a terrorist; it does not tell us who the next terrorist is!

2. Ethnic profiling is contrary to the value our society places on diversity and freedom from discrimination based on racial, ethnic, religious, age and/or gender based criteria. If we use profiling it will diminish our position among the majority of affected citizens who support us as a beacon of freedom and liberty.

3. By narrowing our field of vision, profiling can lead to the consequence of letting terrorists go undetected, because the terrorist may not be part of any known “profile worthy” group – e.g., the Oklahoma City bomber, Timothy McVeigh

The Solution
Our unique methodology for screening passengers can easily discern (independently of race, ethnicity, religious affiliation, age, and gender) the defining characteristics of human beings who are about to engage in terrorist acts.

The question is when will our government use true “hostile intent” through the “continuum of aggressive behavior” to identify potential terrorists? Only when observers focus specifically on “aggressive behavior” do the objective and culturally neutral signs of “aggression” clearly stand out, providing the opportunity to prevent these violent encounters. This method will not only make all citizens safer, but will also pass the inevitable test of legal defensibility given probable action by the ACLU.

As our Government analyzes what went wrong regarding Abdulmatallab’s entrance into the United States, you can be assured that Al Qaeda is also analyzing how their plans went wrong. Who do you think will figure it out first . . . ?

Visit our blog at http://blog.AggressionManagement.com where we discuss the shooting at Fort Hood and the attempted terrorist act on Flight 253.

Prairehawk: true so true. Fortunately, the bags under her eyes have been removed. Many a bomb could be hidden in them. Now the wide eyes expose her for who she is. Unfortunately, she doesn’t perceive the image of who she really is.

Madeline, don’t forget, you never know what may be stashed in a feminine hygiene product.

goral, Heathrow in London is just as bad as JFK. Upon her return flight, my then 16 year old redheaded, ballerina sized daughter was SEPARATED from her grandparents, brought into a secure room and patted down! My in-laws were told to procede to bording! I guess the
British Bright Lights thought they had the Ballerina Bomber on their hands.

In another genius screening move, I was required to lift my shirt at every security check point in Italy, thus exposing my very big, REAL pregnant bump! (I’m half Italian/English and was 41 years old). I supose I could have been the Belly Bomber!

My three year old was patted down as the Bear Bomber, as I watched from behind a glass window.

Meanwhile, the identified potential terrorist boards a plane with a bomb in his bloomers.

Boy do I feel safe. The government sleuths are certainly upholding their constitutional mandate to protect and defend the homeland. No wonder they’ve moved on to scheduling my mamograms and colonoscopies. One never knows where a bomb may be lurking!

Now, I’m about as far from a semite type as the Baltic is from the Persian Gulf.
Yes, I was intently scoped and motioned to the thorough search area.
They found nothing, but we were all safer for it regardless. At least that’s the way the A Team thinks. That label, by the way, is not flattering.

As for San Fran Nan, I beleive she flies direct on her own (taxpayer) plane so that her purse is not dumped again in Dallas and all the condoms and contraceptives displayed.