Ethnic profiling doesn’t have many open defenders -- Sen. James Inhofe (R-Okla.) is a notable exception -- so it was surprising that part of the Department of
“„In many cases, the U.S. might learn of a possible attack by someone about whom it has only fragmentary information — a partial name, nationality, certain facial features or details about recent travel.
“„Such information will be forwarded to airlines and foreign governments by the Department of Homeland Security as it is received and will be used to guide them in deciding which travelers to subject to special screening, the official said.