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              Secret killing program is key in Iraq, Woodward says
Wednesday, September 10th, 2008
The dramatic drop in violence in Iraq is due in large part to a secret program the U.S. military has used to kill terrorists, according to a new book by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Bob Woodward. The program — which Woodward compares to the World War II era Manhattan Project that developed the atomic bomb — must remain secret for now or it would “get people killed,” Woodward said Monday on CNN’s Larry King Live. “It is a wonderful example of American ingenuity solving a problem in war, as we often have,” Woodward said. In “The War Within: Secret White House History 2006-2008,” Woodward disclosed the existence of secret operational capabilities developed by the military to locate, target and kill leaders of al Qaeda in Iraq and other insurgent leaders. National security adviser Stephen Hadley, in a written statement reacting to Woodward’s book, acknowledged the new strategy. Yet he disputed Woodward’s conclusion that the “surge” of 30,000 U.S. troops into Iraq was not the primary reason for the decline in violent attacks. “It was the surge that provided more resources and a security context to support newly developed techniques and operations,” Hadley wrote. Woodward, associate editor of the Washington Post, wrote that along with the surge and the new covert tactics, two other factors helped reduce the violence. One was the decision of militant cleric Muqtada al-Sadr to order a cease-fire by his Mehdi Army. The other was the “Anbar Awakening” movement that saw Sunni tribes aligning with U.S. troops to battle al Qaeda in Iraq. Woodward told Larry King that while there is a debate over how much credit the new secret operations should get for the drop in violence, he concluded it “accounts for a good portion.” “I would somewhat compare it to the Manhattan Project in World War II,” he said “It’s a ski slope right down in a matter of months, cutting the violence in half. This isn’t going to happen with the bunch of joint security stations or the surge.” The top secret operations, he said, will “some day in history … be described to people’s amazement.” While he would not reveal the details, Woodward said the terrorists who have been targeted were already aware of the capabilities. “The enemy has a heads up because they’ve been getting wiped out and a lot of them have been killed,” he said. “It’s not news to them. “If you were a member of al Qaeda or the resistance or some extremist militia, you would be wise to get your rear end out of town,” Woodward said. “It is very dangerous.” CNN Have Your Say: Secret killing program is key in Iraq, Woodward says Please read our posting guidelines before posting. Alternatively you can discuss this report here. One Response to “Secret killing program is key in Iraq, Woodward says”
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This is my response to Mr. Woodward:
Please stop sensationalizing murder. I want Mr. Woodward
to know that I am personal, as we speak, a victim of
horrible brutal torment of this military “secret”. I
know exactly what it is and it is about time ALL of the
American people wake up and realize. It is called
Microwave manslaughter. I am tortured 24/7 by the same
technology that can track al Qaeda, and kill him. I am
given “Examples” daily of how it works. A microwave beam
pointed at the heart will kill in an instant. It’s that
easy. No need for chemtrails, no need for implants.
the human body is electromagnetic. Now, America wake up
because the military and law enforcement are using us as
guinea pigs. My life is ruined by this torture and if there are any congressmen or legislators,or ANYONE out
there who can provide ME with some support please respond. Police officers won’t help — they know about it and don’t dare talk. We need to ban together and put an end to this SECRET that is being experimented on AMERICANS BEFORE IT EVER GOT TO al Qaeda. MR. WOODWARD, with all due respect, PLEASE realize that the secret is simple and that I am being tortured by it 24/7. The aim is to kill ME> Sincerely.