Annie Jacobsen
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I suppose that just depends, right? Here's another insightful thing Billy Wall said to me, and I'm answering the question around because I don't know. Because again, I never had anyone say to me, Here's how it went down, right? Because you can't, that would be, first of all, those are classified. So I'm never going to receive classified information.
I suppose that just depends, right? Here's another insightful thing Billy Wall said to me, and I'm answering the question around because I don't know. Because again, I never had anyone say to me, Here's how it went down, right? Because you can't, that would be, first of all, those are classified. So I'm never going to receive classified information.
I suppose that just depends, right? Here's another insightful thing Billy Wall said to me, and I'm answering the question around because I don't know. Because again, I never had anyone say to me, Here's how it went down, right? Because you can't, that would be, first of all, those are classified. So I'm never going to receive classified information.
I did hear a lot about reconnaissance missions when people would be in charge of, you have to be able to, what's called make book on the target before, right? And making book on the target means photographing them to really, then that gets run up the chain of command to make sure this is really Emad Mugnia we're about to kill, right?
I did hear a lot about reconnaissance missions when people would be in charge of, you have to be able to, what's called make book on the target before, right? And making book on the target means photographing them to really, then that gets run up the chain of command to make sure this is really Emad Mugnia we're about to kill, right?
I did hear a lot about reconnaissance missions when people would be in charge of, you have to be able to, what's called make book on the target before, right? And making book on the target means photographing them to really, then that gets run up the chain of command to make sure this is really Emad Mugnia we're about to kill, right?
But I once asked Billy when I was trying to get the question, you know, and he wouldn't answer it. And I said, so there's another person in my book named Rick Prado, who's also like a legendary agency guy. And so, you know, he's like 20 years younger than Billy. And I said... Billy, if you and Rick had to kill each other, like who would win, right?
But I once asked Billy when I was trying to get the question, you know, and he wouldn't answer it. And I said, so there's another person in my book named Rick Prado, who's also like a legendary agency guy. And so, you know, he's like 20 years younger than Billy. And I said... Billy, if you and Rick had to kill each other, like who would win, right?
But I once asked Billy when I was trying to get the question, you know, and he wouldn't answer it. And I said, so there's another person in my book named Rick Prado, who's also like a legendary agency guy. And so, you know, he's like 20 years younger than Billy. And I said... Billy, if you and Rick had to kill each other, like who would win, right?
I was trying to imagine this like hypothetical, like how would that work? Who would win, right? And I posed the question to each of them, right? And of course, each of them said me, right? But Billy, then I went back to them and Billy said, let me tell you how I would win. Okay, right? And he said, I'd cheat. I'd show up before the duel and I'd kill him.
I was trying to imagine this like hypothetical, like how would that work? Who would win, right? And I posed the question to each of them, right? And of course, each of them said me, right? But Billy, then I went back to them and Billy said, let me tell you how I would win. Okay, right? And he said, I'd cheat. I'd show up before the duel and I'd kill him.
I was trying to imagine this like hypothetical, like how would that work? Who would win, right? And I posed the question to each of them, right? And of course, each of them said me, right? But Billy, then I went back to them and Billy said, let me tell you how I would win. Okay, right? And he said, I'd cheat. I'd show up before the duel and I'd kill him.
Well, you would be amazed at what the women do. Let me just tell you that. Women are part of the Special Activities Division. A big part of it.
Well, you would be amazed at what the women do. Let me just tell you that. Women are part of the Special Activities Division. A big part of it.
Well, you would be amazed at what the women do. Let me just tell you that. Women are part of the Special Activities Division. A big part of it.
I can. Women can get a hell of a lot closer to a target. And I mean that literally.
I can. Women can get a hell of a lot closer to a target. And I mean that literally.
I can. Women can get a hell of a lot closer to a target. And I mean that literally.
The Special Activities Division, now it's called the Special Activities Center. But originally, that's the umbrella agency that has the different paramilitary organizations under it, right? So the most lethal one is Ground Branch. And that's what I reported on in Surprise Kill Vanish. And its origins go way back to the Guerrilla Warfare Corps that was started in 1947 for the president.
The Special Activities Division, now it's called the Special Activities Center. But originally, that's the umbrella agency that has the different paramilitary organizations under it, right? So the most lethal one is Ground Branch. And that's what I reported on in Surprise Kill Vanish. And its origins go way back to the Guerrilla Warfare Corps that was started in 1947 for the president.