As of first thing in the morning, US time, the list looked like this:
Permitted: Air China, Aeroflot, Turkish, CSA, Olympic, El Al, Swissair, TAP, Cathay, South African, most of the UK charter carriers and more.
Not permitted: SAS, Sabena, Lufthansa, BA, Virgin, KLM, Austrian, Air France.
How on earth is the security of Air China, Turkish, SAA, Olympic or TAP better than that of SAS, Lufthansa, BA, Virgin, or KLM?
Nope it's quite clear, folks - these are all major national airlines that would cause a clear and present economic danger to US carriers. Let's face it, passengers aren't going to be wildly enthusiastic about flying on UA or AA for a while...
And no, there was indeed a security breach. Neither AA nor UA used the profiling systems they are supposed to - the people who are apparently responsible would have been more thoroughly questioned and their plans possibly foiled had that been the case.
Anyway, the sooner everyone can get back up in the air the better - it's only when things return to normal that these animals (whoever they are) will see that they have lost.