A textbook example of how to win in the terror war

Telegraph | News | Snipers' head shots had to kill terrorists simultaneously to prevent explosions :

"Expectation among the 16 soldiers, attached to Task Force Black (TFB), the secret American and British special forces unit based in the Iraqi capital, was high. Each member of the four four-man groups was a veteran of many missions where the intelligence promised much - only to deliver little.

"The plan for Operation Marlborough was simple: allow the three suspected bombers to leave the house and get into the street, then kill them with head shots from the four sniper teams. Each team was equipped with L115A .338 sniper rifles, capable of killing at up to 1,000 yards."

Read this story in the UK's Telegraph. It describes all the elements of a successful anti-terror operation - solid HUMINT from operatives on the ground with access to the terrorists, excellent audio and video surveillance, and highly skilled Spec Ops troops.

As Col. John "Hannibal" Smith used to say, "I love it when a plan comes together."