The target: terrorist nonpareil Osama bin Laden. The force: a Russian-American armada of helicopter gunships, combat aircraft, and special-forces commandos poised to strike bin Laden's terrorist network deep inside Afghanistan. D-day: anytime. Reports of a joint U.S.-Russian offensive against bin Laden from bases in Central Asia swirled through the world's press last week. The bold-sounding plan had only one drawback: It wasn't true. But Washington let the rumors fester, for good reason: They rattle bin Laden and his hosts, the fundamentalist Taliban, which rule most of Afghanistan. Full Story
About OODA Analyst
OODA is comprised of a unique team of international experts capable of providing advanced intelligence and analysis, strategy and planning support, risk and threat management, training, decision support, crisis response, and security services to global corporations and governments.