"The embassy rescue in Peru has to be the most successful of all time."
But the Peruvian Army had lots of time to plan. They dragged out negotiations, they delivered the doughnuts, one day became like the next for the terrorists as miners dug tunnels under the embassy. The days became weeks. The commandos rehearsed and rehearsed. Some had been trained here at Fort Benning but the credit goes to the Peruvians.
The Russian in the Theartre crises had no time as hostages were being killed.
However, Russia has been subjected to Chechnyan terror attacks for a decade. Apartment house bombings, rail line terror attacks, etc. They seemed so unprepared for a hostage situation even tho the theatre situation was so recent.
However, Russia has been subjected to Chechnyan terror attacks for a decade. Apartment house bombings, rail line terror attacks, etc. They seemed so unprepared for a hostage situation even tho the theatre situation was so recent.
In Peru, the army played blaring music every day to cover up the sound of digging the tunnel used to launch the rescue.