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Flying the Unfriendly SkiesThe Threat to
Commercial Aircraft
The Cato Institute Policy Forum Washington
DC February 25th, 2004 David Forbes President
BoydForbes, Inc
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The Homeland Security Accountability Dimension

• What must we measure when we judge the MANPADS
  project?
• The three Es
• Efficacy Risk Management Evaluation of
• Attainable Protection
  
• Economic Impact
• Environmental Issues

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Homeland Security Technology Projects
The Law of Unseen Unanticipated and Unintended
Consequences
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Protecting the American Way of Life
Government Imperatives Without Accountability
Spell
Danger!
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Unseen consequences invisible to
a mostly disengaged public
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• Consequences unanticipated by the broad base of
  stakeholders
• and 
• Unintended consequences on the part of well
  meaning contributors

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Evolutionary ChallengesOf Terrorism

• The MANPADS project represents the Inevitable,
  Premonitory Trend in Homeland
  Protection
• Security Education must be Broadened and Elevated
  throughout American Society
• Real Accountability by Government Agencies will
  Reduce Unwanted Consequences
• Public, State and Local Engagement is Critical
• Full discussion paper at www.boydforbes.com