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Ali comments on the uncertainty over recent drone activity in the U.S.

December 17, 2024 Salon
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Salon magazine turned to the Ford School's Javed Ali for insights on the alleged drone activity over the East Coast. Federal authorities "really can't explain the phenomena either," and they must be careful spreading information "because the minute you say something, facts could change. Then you'd be accused of lying to the public or you're not being truthful, and that's never really the case," Ali said.


 

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Javed Ali

Associate Professor of Practice
Ali is a former senior director for counterterrorism at the National Security Council, with over 20 years of professional experience in national security and intelligence issues in Washington, D.C. He served in the Defense Intelligence Agency, the Department of Homeland Security, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, where he also held senior positions on joint duty assignments at the National Intelligence Council, the National Counterterrorism Center, and the National Security Council.