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Agencies unite to find bin Laden
Washington Times ^ | 3/15/04 | Rowan Scarborough

Posted on 03/14/2004 11:22:40 PM PST by kattracks

Edited on 07/12/2004 4:14:01 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

Task Force 121, the secret manhunting unit formed for the war on terrorism, is a blend of warriors, aviators, CIA officers and deep-cover intelligence collectors who nabbed Saddam Hussein and now hope to grab Osama bin Laden.

"This is tightening the sensor-to-shooter loop," said a senior defense official. "You have your own intelligence right with the guys who do the shooting and grabbing. All the information under one roof."


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TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events; US: Virginia; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: afghanistan; alqaeda; cia; fortbelvoir; greyfox; iraq; jsoc; manhunt; mountainstorm; obl; oef; rowanscarborough; southasia; specialforces; specialops; springoffensive; taliban; taskforce121

1 posted on 03/14/2004 11:22:41 PM PST by kattracks
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To: kattracks
Kill that farging POS! But do it nice and slow.
2 posted on 03/14/2004 11:31:08 PM PST by Wally_Kalbacken (Seldom right, never in doubt!)
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To: kattracks
Some other names for Grey Fox were Centra Spike and Torn Victory. This concept was pioneered during the hunt for Pablo Escobar, when both Grey Fox and Delta Force operators were in Colombia "advising" local forces when they raided Escobar's hideout, but may have been in on the actual hit. See "Killing Pablo" by Mark Bowden (author of "Blackhawk Down.")
3 posted on 03/14/2004 11:39:22 PM PST by kms61
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