[5] Силы ОКСО… западной Африке. Источник в полку рейнджеров; офицер армейского спецназа.
[6] Когда исламистские боевики… в успех операции». “Two U.S. Commandos Fought in Benghazi Rescue, Privately Honored for Valor,” by Rowan Scarborough, The Washington Times, October 30, 2013, доступно по ссылке: http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/oct/30/us-military-commandos-made-it-to-benghazi/?page=all; “Delta Force Marine Awarded Navy Cross for Fight at CIA Annex in Benghazi,” by Rowan Scarborough, The Washington Times, November 16, 2013, доступно по ссылке: http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/nov/16/delta-force-marine-awarded-navy-cross-fight-cia-an/?page=all; “Delta Force Commando Who Saved ‘Numerous Lives’ in Benghazi Seige [sic] Honored,” by Rowan Scarborough, The Washington Times, January 25, 2014, доступно по ссылке: http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/jan/25/delta-force-commando-awarded-second-highestmilita/; офицер штаба СОКОМ.
[7] В течение нескольких часов… разрешение». Офицер штаба СОКОМ.
[8] Эта версия… для суда. “First on CNN: US Commandos Were Poised for Raid to Capture Benghazi Suspect,” by Barbara Starr, CNN, доступно по ссылке: http://security.blogs.cnn.com/2013/10/29/first-oncnn-us-commandos-were-poised-for-raid-to-capture-benghazi-suspect/; “Why Delta Force Waited So Long to Grab a Benghazi Ringleader,” by Eli Lake and Kimberly Dozier, The Daily Beast, June 17, 2014, доступно по ссылке: http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/06/17/why-delta-force-waited-so-long-to-grab-abenghazi-ringleader.html; “U.S. Captures Benghazi Suspect in Secret Raid,” by Karen DeYoung, Adam Goldman, and Julie Tate, The Washington Post, June 17, 2014, доступно по ссылке: http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/us-captured-benghazi-suspect-in-secretraid/2014/06/17/7ef8746e-f5cf-11e3-a3a5-42be35962a52_story.html.
[9] Проведение подобных операций… под долгосрочным легендированным прикрытием. Триисточника в 6-й команде «морских котиков»; источник в силах спецопераций США; офицер штаба ОКСО.
[10] И «Черный» эскадрон… примерно с 2009 года. Источник в 6-й команде «морских котиков».
[11] Проблема проведения… оперативных подробностей». “WMDs and Terrorists Among Top Concerns for New Special Ops Pick,” by Alex Quade, The Washington Times, July 1, 2014, доступно по ссылке: http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/jul/1/keeping-wmds-from-terrorists-is-top-priority-for-v/?page=all; “JSOC Commander Speaks, Buckhorn ‘Captured’ During Exercise,” by Howard Altman, The Tampa Tribune, May 21, 2014, доступно по ссылке: http://tbo.com/list/military-news/jsoc-commander-looks-toindustry-for-new-technologies-20140521/.
[12] Ранним утром… в Иорданию. Источник в силах специальных операций, знакомый с операцией; бывший летчик 160-го авиаполка спецназа; “Inside the Failed Raid to Save Foley and Sotloff,” by Nicholas Schmidle, The New Yorker, September 5, 2014, доступно по ссылке: http://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/inside-failed-raid-free-foleysotloff.
[13] В ответ… силами Йемена). Источник в силах специальных операций США; “Statement by the President on ISIL,” доступно по ссылке: http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2014/09/10/statementpresident-isil-1.
[14] Двадцать девятого июля 2014 года… Командования специальных операций ВС США. “New Commander Takes Over Joint Special Operations Command at Fort Bragg,” by Drew Brooks, The Fayetteville Observer, July 29, 2014, доступно по ссылке: http://www.fayobserver.com/military/new-commander-takes-over-joint-special-operations-command-atfort/article_9382286c-3b36-5cfa-8e50-a983182a770d.html.
[15] Тридцатитрехлетняя карьера Томаса… Командования. Официальная служебная биография Томаса.
[16] Спустя чуть более… Годане погиб. “US Strike Against al-Shabab Leader Reflects Obama’s Counterterrorism Strategy,” by Stephanie Gaskell, Defense One, September 2, 2014, доступно по ссылке: http://www.defenseone.com/threats/2014/09/us-strike-against-al-shabab-leader-reflects-obamascounterterrorism-strategy/92966/; “Al-Shabaab Confirms Airstrike Hit Leader,” by Abdalle Ahmed Mumim, The Wall Street Journal, September 4, 2014; “Attack on Somali Islamist Leader Seen Triggering Power Struggle,” by Edmund Blair and Drazen Jorgic, Reuters, September 4, 2014; “U.S. Drone Base in Ethiopia Is Operational,” by Craig Whitlock, The Washington Post, October 27, 2011, доступно по ссылке: http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/us-drone-base-in-ethiopia-isoperational/2011/10/27/gIQAznKwMM_story.html; “U.S. Drone Strike in Somalia Targets al-Shabaab Leader,” by Craig Whitlock, The Washington Post, September 2, 2014, доступно по ссылке: http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/us-drone-strike-in-somalia-targets-al-shabableader/2014/09/02/2c833104-32a3-11e4-9e92-0899b306bbea_story.html; “Statement by the Press Secretary on the Death of Ahmed Godane,” a press release from the Office of the Press Secretary, The White House, доступно по ссылке: http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2014/09/05/statement-press-secretary-deathahmed-godane.
БИБЛИОГРАФИЯ
Книги
The 9/11 Commission Report (New York: W. W. Norton, 2004).
The Afghan Solution: The Inside Story of Abdul Haq, the CIA and How Western Hubris Lost Afghanistan, by Lucy Morgan Edwards (London: Bactria, 2011).
American Soldier, by General Tommy Franks with Malcolm McConnell (New York: Regan Books, 2004).
The Art of Intelligence: Lessons from a Life in the CIA’s Clandestine Service, by Henry A. Crumpton (New York: Penguin, 2012).