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Anatomy Of A Hostage Rescue
Via the Navy Times. Fascinating article, read the whole thing. Here's a tease: The special operators see the Oct. 15 rescue differently. To them, the fact that U.S. forces were able to rescue an American hostage from a location where...
Exclusive: Inside a U.S. hostage rescue mission
navytimes.com — The American businessman lay shackled in a mud hut 8,000 feet up a remote mountain in Afghanistan,... armed captors posted inside and outside to prevent any escape attempt. (more) Exclusive: Inside a U.S. hostage rescue mission
Inside a U.S. hostage rescue mission - Army News, opinions, editorials, news from Iraq, photos, ...
armytimes.com — The American businessman lay shackled in a mud hut 8,000 feet up a remote mountain in Afghanistan,... armed captors posted inside and outside to prevent any escape attempt. Earlier in his captivity, he had made a run for it, but — barefoot and much older ... (more) Inside a U.S. hostage rescue mission - Army News, ...
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Belmont Club — ... . (Hat tip: the Jawa Report ) “I heard the latch rattling and somebody came in,” he said. “The first guy came in with a LED light, and I just presumed that somebody was coming to visit. I didn’t think of it anymore until the second guy came in and I saw the silhouette of the first fellow. Then I knew it was U.S. mil that was coming in. I don’t know how many guys actually came into the room, but it was soon filled up, and it was soon obvious that I was being rescued. “I don’t know what I said in English, but whatever I said I said it rather loudly evidently, because they said ...

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