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I see plenty of blame on both sides of this issue. Why did the SS agent made the career- ruining decision to go immediately to CAIR? His value to the SS crew has been severely diminished by this action. OTOH, why couldn't the pilot have a law-enforcement person make a phone call to someone of his choice (not a choice made by the agent)? His refusal smacks of a certain amount of arrogance! In the course of my employment before retirement I had occasion to encounter SS agents almost daily both in an official capacity and while off duty. Also on occasion, I have met with both FBI and SS and found the SS agents more affable while remaining reserved. They were on a first name basis with both myself and my employees. On a public occasion where the vice-president was involved, I was allowed access to an anteroom where the VP and his wife were and I know that there would have been a way to identify this agent, if law enforcement had been allowed to make a phone call. However, as I stated before, this agent has damaged his career by becoming such a public figure.