The other day the media world got up in arms because a toddler was prevented from boarding a plane.
Who would EVER suspect a toddler of being a terrorist?
Worse, the toddler, a cute little girl a bit older than my grand-daughter, is a Moslem. Her mother wears a hijab; I suspect this, more than the parent's last name, was the "give away."
Obviously whomever had the gall to prevent the toddler from boarding did so because she is a Moslem.
The child's parents, the media told us, were both born in the USA and lived in New Jersey. The media failed to mention if the couple had made excursions to hot spots out of the country.
OK, so what justification DID the profiler have for preventing the toddler from boarding?
How about the fact that Moslems are willing to sacrifice their children to slaughter infidels which, by the way, is anyone who does not believe as their particular brand of Islam believes: Christians, Jews (top of the list), Shintos, Buddhists, you name it.
How about outfitting their children with explosive vests and sending them into crowds?
How about creating an underwear bomb? Or a shoe bomb. Who, after all but some anti-Moslem would think that a toddler's diaper held more than the usual "load"?
For a long time, pregnant women leaving Israel were taken aside and patted down by girl soldiers to assure they were pregnant - and that included ALL women, Arabs, Christians, Jews, Hindus. No exceptions.
But these Moslems claimed they never harbored any ill will toward the U.S. - at least until they were prohibited from boarding their flight.
So why "pick on" innocent Moslems?
Because there is no way to identify an "innocent" Moslem and a terrorist.
Part of the problem is that whenever the terrorist Moslems slaughter innocents, the majority of the Moslem community in America either celebrates the crime or remains quiet, lending tacit support by their silence.
I know there are "good" Moslems. I've worked with some in the US and in Israel.
But until American Moslems start to "take care of their own" - getting the terrorists off the street and reporting their fellows determined to murder innocents for a headline - ALL Moslems will be looked on with suspicion.
The Moslem community in America has it in its hands to change the perception most non-Moslems have of Moslems.
Given Islam's record of murder throughout the ages, I would be foolish not to prefer being safe than sorry.
AND IN A RELATED MATTER, when did Customs (and Border Patrol) stop demanding passport information when tickets for overseas flights are booked.
People, like cargo, should be identified and validated before reaching the counter to collect a boarding pass. The US used to demand passport information, but I am slated to leave the country mid-month and the Feds and airline have yet to ask for my passport information.
We talk about security but when someone DOES something that might protect others, that person is chastised by the media.
SO WHAT that the child is a toddler - with Islam, sacrificing a child for a headline is a small price to pay.
