Return-Path: <sentto-279987-2247-1001216430-fc=all.net@returns.onelist.com> Delivered-To: fc@all.net Received: from 204.181.12.215 by localhost with POP3 (fetchmail-5.1.0) for fc@localhost (single-drop); Sat, 22 Sep 2001 20:41:11 -0700 (PDT) Received: (qmail 18999 invoked by uid 510); 23 Sep 2001 03:40:54 -0000 Received: from n30.groups.yahoo.com (216.115.96.80) by 204.181.12.215 with SMTP; 23 Sep 2001 03:40:54 -0000 X-eGroups-Return: sentto-279987-2247-1001216430-fc=all.net@returns.onelist.com Received: from [10.1.4.52] by ho.egroups.com with NNFMP; 23 Sep 2001 03:40:30 -0000 X-Sender: fc@big.all.net X-Apparently-To: iwar@onelist.com Received: (EGP: mail-7_3_2_2); 23 Sep 2001 03:40:29 -0000 Received: (qmail 88799 invoked from network); 23 Sep 2001 03:40:29 -0000 Received: from unknown (10.1.10.27) by m8.onelist.org with QMQP; 23 Sep 2001 03:40:29 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO big.all.net) (65.0.156.78) by mta2 with SMTP; 23 Sep 2001 03:40:29 -0000 Received: (from fc@localhost) by big.all.net (8.9.3/8.7.3) id UAA28469 for iwar@onelist.com; Sat, 22 Sep 2001 20:40:28 -0700 Message-Id: <200109230340.UAA28469@big.all.net> To: iwar@onelist.com (Information Warfare Mailing List) Organization: I'm not allowed to say X-Mailer: don't even ask X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.5 PL1] From: Fred Cohen <fc@all.net> Mailing-List: list iwar@yahoogroups.com; contact iwar-owner@yahoogroups.com Delivered-To: mailing list iwar@yahoogroups.com Precedence: bulk List-Unsubscribe: <mailto:iwar-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com> Date: Sat, 22 Sep 2001 20:40:27 -0700 (PDT) Reply-To: iwar@yahoogroups.com Subject: [iwar] [fc:SAS.troopers.already.in.Afghanistan.-.papers] Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit SAS troopers already in Afghanistan - papers 23/09/01 00:34 LONDON (Reuters) - The Defence Ministry has played down widespread reports in the press that the country's crack special forces are already inside Afghanistan. Many Sunday papers carried reports that troops from the Special Air Service (SAS) regiment were already in northern Afghanistan working with Afghan opposition forces. "We never discuss special forces or operational matters," a spokesman told Reuters. "We are currently in our planning phase to decide what help we can offer to the Americans." Downing Street also added a cautionary note to suggestions that British intelligence had tracked down Osama bin Laden, the Saudi-born dissident named by U.S. President George Bush as the prime suspect wanted for the attacks on America. "To the best of our knowledge he (Osama bin Laden) is still in Afghanistan but his movements are such that he's quite an elusive character," a spokesman told Reuters. "This isn't about an individual, it's about an organisation and a network. It's about ruthlessly hunting them down." There were also reports on Saturday evening of unusually heavy volumes of air traffic. The Defence Ministry said however there were no special movements of troops or equipment under way. "We have a lot of air assets in that theatre already," a spokesman said. "There will certainly be more going there in the next couple of days." The Mail on Sunday said a reconnaissance squad of four SAS soldiers had been involved in a gun battle with Taliban fighters in the Kabul area on Friday evening after arriving in the country five days earlier. The paper said British troops had already linked up with forces of the military wing of Afghanistan's opposition Northern Alliance. The Sunday Times also said SAS troopers were in northern Afghanistan working together with the secret intelligence service MI6 and with the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency to track down bin Laden. The Sunday Express said the SAS had deployed troops to Sudan, Libya and Iraq as well as in Afghanistan where the papers said they were looking for factories making chemical, biological or nuclear weapons. The SAS has been deployed in operations in Northern Ireland, the Balkans and during the Gulf War 10 years ago when it was credited with having undertaken sabotage missions behind Iraqi lines. Troops have to serve in other sections of the army before they can apply to join the elite unit. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Get your FREE VeriSign guide to security solutions for your web site: encrypting transactions, securing intranets, and more! http://us.click.yahoo.com/XrFcOC/m5_CAA/yigFAA/kgFolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> ------------------ http://all.net/ Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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