Trevor Paglen, an expert on clandestine military bases, has collected over 60 patches worn by contractors and military personnel working on classified U. S. projects. Paglen decoded the patches and was able to find confidential material in plain sight including research on cutting-edge aircraft and radar design. Now he ponders the question, is our national security at risk?

CREDENTIALS: Trevor Paglen is a geographer by training, and an expert on covert military installations. He is also the author of I COULD TELL YOU BUT THEN YOU WOULD HAVE TO BE DESTROYED BY ME: Emblems from the Pentagon Black World. He also coauthored Torture Taxi: On the Trail of the CIA Rendition Flights.

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