![]() ![]() ![]() "synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.Ĭhapter One DEBACLE AT DESERT ONE Sitting in the forward operations centre in a filthy Egyptian Air Force hangar at the Wadi Qina air base, 300 miles south of Cairo, Colonel Jerry King was powerless to prevent the debacle at Desert One. From its creation, in the wake of the abortive Iranian Hostage rescue mission, to the rescue of hostages and the killing of terrorist leaders, this is the untold story of America's secret soldiers. It is now dedicated to the hunt for Osama bin Laden. ![]() This is the unit that located Saddam Hussein. It not only provides the intelligence on the ground - it translates it into 'direct action'. 'The Activity' combines the spy work of the CIA with the commando/SAS role of the Green Berets. Translated from Pentagon-speak, this means operating undercover in the world's most dangerous places, penetrating enemy organizations including Al Qa'eda, Hamas and Islamic Jihad. It exists to 'undertake activities only when other intelligence or operational support elements are unavailable or inappropriate'. ![]() Formed as the 'Intelligence Support Activity', it has had a succession of innocuous titles to hide its ferocious purpose. America's most secret Special Forces unit does not even have a name. ![]()
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