Is the US planning 'special forces' units in Iraq to take on insurgents? Tim Dunlop raised the possibility, linking some sites that discuss the issue. The possibility is depressing; using state sanctioned terrorism to fight terrorism. Where will it end?
I did a quick scout around the Australian media; the only reference I could find was buried in another article here about Secretary of State Powell's concerns about Iraq:
[Powell] also said he knew nothing about a reported Pentagon plan to set up elite "hit squads" to target militant leaders in Iraq, along the lines of the Reagan-era operations against leftist guerillas in Central America.
As if he'd tell us if he did! In a few days he's out of a job, and it's said he was never a favourite of the hard line inner sanctum. I'd like to think he wouldn't be comfortable with the idea. We'll have to wait for the memoirs.
Tim's piece is also worth reading because he's put together an Iraq time line, from before the invasion to the present. It's worth a read to remind yourself of the events.
