The Bush Administration has authorized a major escalation of the Special Forces covert war in Iraq. In interviews over the past month,American officials and former officials said that the main target was a hard-core group of Baathists who are believed to be behind much of the underground insurgency against the soldiers of the United States and its allies. A unusual Special Forces group, designated Task Force 121, and has been assembled from Army Delta Force members,Navy seals, and C.
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A. paramilitary operatives, or with many additional personnel ordered to report by January. Its highest precedence is the neutralization of the Baathist insurgents,by capture or assassination.
Source: newyorker.com