A Quiet Skies After-Action Report and Extension of My Remarks

A Quiet Skies After-Action Report and Extension of My Remarks

Earlier this week, the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee under Chairman Rand Paul (R-KY) held a hearing on ‘Quiet Skies,’ a watch-listing program that is credibly alleged to have been used for doling out political penalties and favors to travelers while catching zero terrorists. I spent a decade on counterterrorism strategy, drawn to it by the privacy implications of many programs. It was a pleasure to return to those i…