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CIA Trying to Take Out Hussein Allies
Special CIA and U.S. military units are operating in Iraqi cities, trying to kill members of President Saddam Hussein's inner circle, the Washington Post reported on Saturday. Those targeted include Baath Party officials and Special Republican Guard commanders, the newspaper quoted U.S. and other knowledgeable officials as saying.
Well duh. Of course we're trying to take these guys out. It's the whole friggin' reason we're there!
| Yeah. But don't tell anybody, 'cuz it's a secret... |
Snipers and experts trained to plant house and car bombs are among those on the covert teams from the CIA's paramilitary division and the special operations group of the U.S. military, the newspaper said. It quoted one source as suggesting that at least some of the explosions seen and heard in Baghdad were not the result of aerial bombs and missiles but rather caused by bombs planted by the teams. It said CIA officials declined to comment.
I can't imagine what they would say.
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The Post also said that CIA units and special operations teams are trying to organize tribal groups to fight the Iraqi government from the north. Groups operating quietly inside Iraq are also hunting for weapons of mass destruction and missile sites, helping to find targets such as the homes of Iraq's top leaders, and trying to find Iraqi defectors, the newspaper said. A 22-year-old U.S. policy bars political killings but the newspaper notes that since Sept. 11, the Bush administration has concluded that it does not prevent the president from lawfully singling out a terrorist for death by covert action.
I knew they'd cite the presidential order.
Posted by: Steve White 2003-03-29 |
