Bogdan Dzakovic's job was to think and act like a terrorist. Before 9/11, he was in charge of the Red Team, the Federal Aviation Administration's elite counter-terror squad which investigated aviation security. His small, highly trained team conducted mock undercover raids as terrorists and hijackers. It probed airport security capabilities. With alarming ease and frequency, team members slipped bombs, guns, and knives onto aircraft during routine testing.
Last summer, I interviewed Bogdan at length for my new book, Patriots Act: Voices...
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