Hunting Down Saddam (40 page)

Task Force VIKING-Concede Nothing OperationalMap/Chart.

Raid on Ayn Sifni 060300ZAPR03 Operational Map.

Author's 10th SFG/Rangers interview “A.M./P.M.”

T
HE
S
CREAMING
E
AGLES

Author's LTC John E. Novalis interview.

Author's MG Petraeus interview.

Author's COL Anderson interview.

“Source Report” that led to “the raid” on Uday and Qusay, courtesy of 101st ABN.

The War Diary of Dana Lewis.

101st ABN “Mosul History” PowerPoint presentation.

Information from:
brucewillis.com/notes/journal_detail.cfm?j_id=13

Information from:
www.fas.org/irp/world/iraq/fedayeen/index.htm

Boyne, Sean. “Inside Iraq's Security Network,”
Jane's Intelligence Review, Vol. 9, numbers 7 & 8
, July and August 1997.

T
ASK
F
ORCE
D
AGGER

5th SFG (A) Operational Sketch/map (as drawn for Author).

Author's LTC Haas interview.

5th SFG (A) and FL ARNG INF “breaching Iraq” video.

P
RIVATE
C
ONTRACTORS

Author's recollection of his conversation with John Jones, December 2003.

Griswold, Terry, and D. M. Giangreco.
Delta: America's Elite Counterterrorist Force
. Osceola, Wisconsin: MBI, 1992.

Krane, Jim. “U.S. Putting Hired Help on Front Lines.” The Associated Press, November 2, 2003.

Author's John Jones/KBR interview.

Author's Tipivar Poph/KBR interview.

Information from
www.mpri.com

L
ETTERS
F
ROM
T
IKRIT

Morris, Katie. “The Widow's Tears,” Copyright 2003.

Letters from LTC Russell, 1-22 INF, 4th INF Division.

T
HE
A
CE IN
T
HE
H
OLE

Sachs, Susan and Kirk Semple. “Ex-Leader, Found Hiding in Hole, Is Detained Without a Fight.”
New York Times
, December 14, 2003.

By People's Daily Online, “Former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein Arrested.”

Thomas, Evan, and Babak Dehghanpisheh, “Inside Red Dawn: Saddam Up Close.” Newsweek Online, January 15, 2004.

Chief Warrant Officer 2 Bryan G. Gray, HHC, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th ID, All Source Intelligence Technician.

Information from:
www.smh.com
. “The shame—the desert lion was a kitten,” December 16, 2003.

Trice, Calvin R., and Bill McKelway. “A VMI Grad with Eyes Like ‘Two Deep Caves' Directed Raid that Snared Saddam.”
Richmond Times Dispatch
, December 16, 2003.

Information from:
www.hood.army.mil/4id_1stbde/Raidercsm.htm

Transcript: Major John S. “Stan” Murphy, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division Intelligence Officer [S-2].

1LT Angela Ann Santana, Alpha Company, 104th Military Intelligence Battalion, 4th Infantry Division attached to 1BCT, S2 (BISE), Position: Analysis Control Team and Common Ground Station Platoon Leader/Intelligence Officer. Transcribed by CPT Alan Roper, 13 January 04, Tikrit, Iraq.

Document entitled: “Major Murphy's Response to Narrative Questions.”

CNN, Rumsfeld: “In the end, Saddam ‘not terribly brave.'” Rumsfeld: “So far Saddam not offering much information.” Copyright 2003 CNN (The Associated Press contributed to this story).

Biographical information, Harold “Hal” Engstrom, Corporal, A Company, 104th MI Battalion (attached to 1st BDE, 4th ID (MI). Position: intelligence analyst. Transcribed by CPT Alan Roper, 13 January 04, Tikrit, Iraq.

Transcript: Colonel James Hickey, Commander, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division.

Loeb, Vernon, “Clan, Family Ties Called Key to Army's Capture of Hussein ‘Link Diagrams' Showed Everyone Related by Blood or Tribe.”
Washington Post
, Tuesday, December 16, 2003.

Transcript: SPC “Joe.”

Transcript: Drivers.

E-mail from Alan Roper, Captain, U.S. Army 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Tikrit, Iraq, January 13, 2004.

Sipress, Alan. “Confidant Quickly Became Informant, Pointing the Way.”
Washington Post
, Washington Post Foreign Service, December 16, 2003.

Smidt, Eric. “How They Caught Saddam.”
Hindustan Times
, December 21, 2003.

McDonnell, Patrick J. “Saddam tried to negotiate during capture.”
Los Angeles Times
, 15 January 2004. Accessed online:
www.latimes.com
.

Thomas, Evan, and Ron Nordland. “How We Got Saddam.”
Newsweek
, December 22, 2003.

John Wayne,
The Searchers
(1956).

Transcript: SPC Tom Ribas.

Transcript: SPC Esteban “Bo” Bocanegra.

Los Angeles Times
, “Saddam's Hunters Were Set to Kill Dictator,” accessed online on December 21, 2003.

Daniszewski, John, John Hendren, and David Zucchino, “Neighbors now know why sheik looked so edgy; the key was an edgy sheik.”
Houston Chronicle
, July 24, 2003. Accessed online:
www.latimes.com
.

E-mail from Russ Cummings to Author.

Transcript: SPC Euresti.

Transcript: SPC Matthew Drish.

Transcript: SPC Daniel Saffeels.

Pomeroy, Robin, “‘I'm Saddam Hussein,' He Tells Troops in English.” Yahoo! News, India, December 15, 2003.

A
PPENDIX

Morris, Katie. “An American Soldier Died Today,” Copyright 2003.

GLOSSARY

1LT:
First Lieutenant

2ACR:
2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment

3rd SFG (A):
3rd Special Forces Group, Airborne

5th SFG (A):
5th Special Forces Group, Airborne

10th SFG (A):
10th Special Forces Group, Airborne

A:
Airborne

A-10 “Warthog”:
a slow, low-flying antitank attack aircraft

AA:
Air

AAA:
Anti-Aircraft Artillery

AASLT:
Air Assault

ABN:
Airborne

AC-130:
“Spectre” gunship, an updated version of the Vietnam-era “Spooky” gunship. The Spectre is armed with chain guns and a 105mm howitzer, and flies at night mainly to provide constant, close air support (CAS) for Special Operations Forces.

ACR:
Armored Cavalry Regiment

ADA:
Air Defense Artillery

AFB:
Air Force Base

AFP:
French Media

AIT:
Advanced Individual Training

AK-47:
the Kalashnikov model 47 assault rifle, probably the most recognizable assault rifle in the world

Al-Jazeera:
an Arabic news agency

AN/PRC-126:
a lightweight military radio often used in squad operations

AO:
Area of Operations

AOB:
Area Operating Base

AOR:
Area of Responsibility

AP:
Associated Press

APC:
Armored Personnel Carrier

AR:
Armored, can also mean Artillery Radar, or Airborne Recon

ARNG:
Army Reserve National Guard

ASP:
Ammo Storage Point

A-Team:
the twelve-man, basic operating element of the U.S. Army Special Forces

AWACS:
Airborne Warning and Control System

B-1B:
“Lancer”—a multi-role, long-range, heavy bomber

B-2:
“Spirit”—Stealth bomber

B-17:
“Flying Fortress” bomber

B-52:
“Stratofortress”—high-altitude heavy bomber. Also known as “big ugly fat fellow” (BUFF)

Ba'ath Party:
the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party, the dominant political party in Iraq from 1968–2003

Battery:
a group of artillery guns

BBC:
British Broadcasting Corporation

BDA:
Bomb Damage Assessment

BDE:
Brigade

BDU:
Battle Dress Uniform

BG:
Brigadier General

BIO:
Biological Threat

BIO/CHEM:
Biological/Chemical

BN:
Battalion

Bradley Fighting Vehicle (BFV):
a lightly armored fighting vehicle designed to accompany the M1 Abrams tank into battle

B-Team:
the company-level command and control unit in the U.S. Army Special Forces

Bubbas:
military slang term for “guys” or “men”

BUFF:
see B-52

C&C:
Command and Control

C-4:
Explosive

C-17:
Globemaster III—the newest heavy airlift aircraft in the Air Force's inventory

C-141 Starlifter:
a “workhorse” plane used to transport combat forces and equipment over long distances

CA:
Civil Affairs

CAS:
Close Air Support

CAT:
Civil Affairs Team

CDR:
Commander

CENTCOM:
the U.S. Army's Central Command

CG:
Commanding General

CGSC:
Command and General Staff College

CH:
Chaplain

CH-47:
“Chinook” twin-rotor transport helicopter

CHEM:
Chemical Threat

Chief Warrant Officer:
a highly skilled technician who fills positions that are too specialized for broadly trained, branch-qualified commissioned officers

CIA:
Central Intelligence Agency

CIDG:
Civilian Irregular Defense Group, an Asian mercenary group

CJSOTF-N:
Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force–North

CJSOTF-W:
Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force–West

COL:
Colonel

Combat Infantry Streamer:
an award given to infantry units when a specified percentage of their personnel have been awarded the Combat Infantry Badge

Combat Talon:
the MC-130 transport plane that normally transports SOF

CPA:
Coalition Provisional Authority

CPIC:
Coalition Provisional Information Center

CPT:
Captain

CRF:
Combat Reconnaissance Force

CSM:
Command Sergeant Major

CT:
counterterrorist, counterterrorism

CW2:
Chief Warrant Officer 2

CW4:
Chief Warrant Officer 4

Dash 8:
a Canadian turboprop airliner with military use in navigation training, coastal surveillance, and passenger transport

Defilade:
a fortified position that protects troops against enemy fire coming from multiple directions

Delta Force:
U.S. Army Special Forces Operational Detachment unit tasked with counterterrorist operations

Demo:
Demolition

De Oppresso Liber
: Latin for “To Liberate the Oppressed,” the credo of the U.S. Army Special Forces, the Green Berets

DHSK:
“Dishka”—Russian heavy machine gun

DIA:
the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency

DOD:
the U.S. Department of Defense

Dry hole:
a term used to describe the failure of a raid to turn up its intended prey

DZ:
Drop Zone

E-3:
Private First Class

EC-130:
a versatile “Hercules” tactical transport aircraft used for multiple purposes, such as communications and PSYOPS

Embed:
embedded reporter

EN:
Enemy

EST:
Eastern Standard Time

ETD:
Estimated Time of Departure

EV:
EARLY VICTOR

Exfil:
Exfiltration

F/A-18:
“Hornet”—a fighter-bomber used by the U.S. Navy and U.S. Air Force

F-14:
“Tomcat”—a fighter-bomber used by the U.S. Navy and usually deployed from the decks of aircraft carriers

F-16:
“Fighting Falcon”—a fighter/attack aircraft

FA:
Field Artillery

Fast-mover:
a fixed-wing fighter jet

Fedayeen Saddam:
“men of sacrifice,” pro-Saddam militia/insurgent group

Flak:
the shrapnel from the explosion of an artillery shell

FLARNG:
Florida Army Reserve National Guard

Flex-cuffs:
single-use nylon restraints designed for civil unrest or crowd control situations

FOB:
Forward Operating Base

FRAGO:
fragmentary order

FRL:
Former Regime Loyalist

FSB:
Forward Support Battalion

FSG:
First Sergeant

G-Day:
beginning of “shock and awe” military campaign

GEN:
General

GNP:
Gross National Product

GPMG:
General Purpose Machine Gun

Guidon:
unit flag

Green Berets:
the U.S. Army Special Forces

GW2:
Gulf War II