Posted on 06/28/2005 10:02:28 AM PDT by Blue Turtle
Special forces have "good intelligence" the al-Qaeda boss or a senior henchman is holed up in a Taliban enclave.
Two squadrons are on stand-by waiting for the go-ahead from reconnaissance troops on the ground in Afghanistan.
Specialist counter-terrorist soldiers in the rapid-deployment group are on high alert at the SAS's Hereford base.
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The other team consists of troops serving around the world.
Commanders have insisted on waiting for news on the ground because of the cost of the operation, which could run into hundreds of thousands of pounds and stretch vital SAS resources.
A senior MOD source said last night: "Although this would cost a lot of money, if the intelligence was good the resources would be made available."
(Excerpt) Read more at mirror.co.uk ...
It's George Bush's fault
No, it is Tony Stewart's fault, he causes all the problems.
Write a book, it sounds like you could and it would be a good read.
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