America's Shadow Warriors
This is an awesome article!
By DER SPIEGEL
They are already in Iraq, even before Bush has begun his military campaign against Saddam Hussein: the "Special Operations Group," the CIA's paramilitary organization. However, this elite group based in Langley, praised for its successful deployment in Afghanistan, must contend with the shadow of the past � the spy agency's wartime efforts have frequently turned into foreign policy disasters. ......
They sneak across the border at night. They carry lightweight assault weapons. They have enough equipment and provisions to easily survive a few days under inhospitable conditions. With the help of their laptops, they pass on what they see and hear. They use satellite telephones to request supplies, which are dropped off rather precisely on-target by mid-sized cargo aircraft.....
The storm over Baghdad has not yet begun, but America's advance guard is already underway. A small combat force has also infiltrated southern Iraq under cover of night, and is now scouting out the positions of Saddam's miserably equipped troops, troops with which he intends to stop the attackers as they penetrate into the country from Kuwait when the war begins. ........
Several puzzling mini explosions in the capital suggest that the enemy has already penetrated into Baghdad. The London-based newspaper "al-Shark al-ausat" has reported that attacks by American advance commandos are intended to test the response capabilities of Saddam's security forces......
They are highly trained loners, heavily armed with high-tech equipment, American archetypes who could just as easily be characters in a Hollywood epic....
The CIA's secret army of Rambo lookalikes, the favorite child of its 50-year-old director George Tenet, was established only five years ago. Its official name is "Special Operations Group," and because almost everything in America is condensed into an acronym, it is referred to as the SOG
This is an awesome article!
By DER SPIEGEL
They are already in Iraq, even before Bush has begun his military campaign against Saddam Hussein: the "Special Operations Group," the CIA's paramilitary organization. However, this elite group based in Langley, praised for its successful deployment in Afghanistan, must contend with the shadow of the past � the spy agency's wartime efforts have frequently turned into foreign policy disasters. ......
They sneak across the border at night. They carry lightweight assault weapons. They have enough equipment and provisions to easily survive a few days under inhospitable conditions. With the help of their laptops, they pass on what they see and hear. They use satellite telephones to request supplies, which are dropped off rather precisely on-target by mid-sized cargo aircraft.....
The storm over Baghdad has not yet begun, but America's advance guard is already underway. A small combat force has also infiltrated southern Iraq under cover of night, and is now scouting out the positions of Saddam's miserably equipped troops, troops with which he intends to stop the attackers as they penetrate into the country from Kuwait when the war begins. ........
Several puzzling mini explosions in the capital suggest that the enemy has already penetrated into Baghdad. The London-based newspaper "al-Shark al-ausat" has reported that attacks by American advance commandos are intended to test the response capabilities of Saddam's security forces......
They are highly trained loners, heavily armed with high-tech equipment, American archetypes who could just as easily be characters in a Hollywood epic....
The CIA's secret army of Rambo lookalikes, the favorite child of its 50-year-old director George Tenet, was established only five years ago. Its official name is "Special Operations Group," and because almost everything in America is condensed into an acronym, it is referred to as the SOG
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