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WaPo Report: US army in October planned, shelved, potential op to rescue American hostages |
2024-06-16 |
[IsraelTimes] US imaging capacities played secondary but crucial role in recent rescue op, say officials, with Israel’s lackluster data underscoring its pre-Oct. 7 human intel failure The United States made plans early in the war for a potential operation to rescue eight American-Israeli hostages held by Hamas ![]() in Gazoo |
Posted by:trailing wife |
#6 America's top hostage negotiator reveals his secret tactics - including using 'wizards' |
Posted by: Skidmark 2024-06-16 15:03 |
#5 Keep it fresh, for the campus takeovers. |
Posted by: Skidmark 2024-06-16 14:57 |
#4 Staff Operations Officers can spend a lifetime anchored to "what-if" and update drills on a War Plan or capabilities assessment. |
Posted by: NoMoreBS 2024-06-16 12:39 |
#3 The guys in Operations make plans for every unlikely possibility. The last thing you want is the Boss to say "What can we do?" and your answer is "I dunno". |
Posted by: ed in texas 2024-06-16 08:34 |
#2 "We were totally gonna do it...but then we didn't" |
Posted by: Frank G 2024-06-16 06:58 |
#1 Israel has gradually increased its cache of human intelligence as the war goes on, including by interrogating detained Hamas operatives and scouring documents and digital files discovered during ongoing operations in the Strip. Intelligence gleaned from such sources was used in Saturday’s hostage rescue operation, as well as in previous operations to recover bodies of hostages, the Post reported. A process commonly referred to as 'All-Source Fusion' which can include: 1. Interrogation reports 2. Human intelligence (HUMINT) reporting. 3. Document Exploitation (DOCEX) 4. Signals 6. Imagery |
Posted by: Besoeker 2024-06-16 05:22 |