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My point is, why don't caucasians get pulled to one side? I mean is it really only the people from around here that fit the terrorist profile? If so, that constitutes a huge hole in the security measures that the airports are taking.
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Because your assumption is wrong ! We do get pulled aside in accordance with the profiling and random checks. I am not sure why you make such an assumption ?
On september 11th 2001 the world got a big wake up call which had the effect of sending those responsible for security into a frenzy. All of the terrorists involved in that event were of middle eastern origin, and I believe 19 were Saudi arabian citizens. As unfair as it might be, that had the effect of raising the profile of such origins in the minds of those responsible for new security measures. I expect this will change over a period of time, but surely you cannot be surprised at the current status quo ? In any event, good defence requires the ability to be as flexible and adaptive as the potential aggressor, so I am sure profiling of individuals is always dynamic, evolving and subject to additional random checks.
Perhaps ironically, Belfast (to where you were travelling) has for many years been a high profile destination / origin for security concerns. In this situation the terrorist threat was indeed caucasians for the most part, and no doubt the applicable profiling imperatives reflected that. Who knows who tommorows enemy will be ?