Special Operations Forces Eye Terrorists ; Command Draws Up War Plan

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U.S. Special Operations Command has drafted a war plan that sets up procedures for how its commandos will work with other regional commands across the globe to hunt for senior Islamic terrorists.

The complex plan from SoCom in Tampa, Fla., has been in the works since summer 2002, when Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld signed a secret directive authorizing it. His memo directed SoCom to come up with a plan for dispatching special operations forces on quick notice to virtually any spot in the world to kill or capture terrorists.

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Special Operations Forces Eye Terrorists ; Command Draws Up War Plan

The Washington Times learned of the developing plan this week from defense sources, who said it is encountering resistance from some regional headquarters th...

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