First of all, the secrecy pretense has been blown. As for the rest -- it's hard to prove what secret sources the government used to motivate which actions. But

First of all, the secrecy pretense has been blown. As for the rest -- it's hard to prove what secret sources the government used to motivate which actions. But as one example: Being on the No-Fly List is pretty bad, and a lot of people are on it.