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...commando presence inside Afghanistan, a Pentagon official said, is "sporadic" and "very small"--they generally move in groups of less than half a dozen--and even big raids won't involve more than "several dozen" troops at a time. The soldiers, most likely Army Delta Force and Green Beret commandos, hide in foxholes and caves during the day, emerging at dusk to scour the Afghan moonscape for evidence of their quarry. Some of the commandos are believed to speak the predominant local languages, Pashtu and Dari. Their goal, says a Pentagon official, is to "get bin Laden--not get bogged...
...commando presence inside Afghanistan, a Pentagon official said, is "sporadic" and "very small"--they generally move in groups of less than half a dozen--and even big raids won't involve more than "several dozen" troops at a time. The soldiers, most likely Army Delta Force and Green Beret commandos, hide in foxholes and caves during the day, emerging at dusk to scour the Afghan moonscape for evidence of their quarry. Some of the commandos are believed to speak the predominant local languages, Pashtu and Dari. Their goal, says a Pentagon official, is to "get bin Laden--not get bogged...
...limited. Special forces are lightly equipped and therefore can't stay in the field too long. They would be used only for surgical strikes: Army Rangers or Navy SEALs, for example, deployed to take and briefly hold an airport until conventional forces arrive; Green Beret teams helicoptered in to raid bin Laden camps tucked away in the mountains. Delta Force commandos might even attempt a bin Laden snatch operation, though defense officials are pessimistic about such a plan because his movements are difficult to track...
Scaling Everest requires the enthusiasm and boosterism of a physical-education teacher combined with the survival instinct of a Green Beret. You have to want that summit. And if you whine and bitch along the way, your teammates might discard you before you get there. Erik, beneath his beard and quiet demeanor, was both booster and killer. "He was the heart and soul of our team," says Eric Alexander. "The guy's spirit won't let you quit...
...Scaling Everest requires the enthusiasm and boosterism of a physical-education teacher combined with the survival instinct of a Green Beret. You have to want that summit. And if you whine and bitch along the way, your teammates might discard you before you get there. Erik, beneath his beard and quiet demeanor, was both booster and killer. "He was the heart and soul of our team," says Eric Alexander. "The guy's spirit won't let you quit...