Long before the overt war in Afghanistan and the covert war against al-Qaida, U.
From a bombing in West Berlin, to terrorism in the skies over Lockerbie, Scotland, and from the halls of power in Washington to airbases in England and on the decks of American warships in the Mediterranean, Stanik weaves an international thriller that is relevant to current events.. covert operations.
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He also describes three other hostile encounters between U. service personnel stationed in Europe and was a result of President Ronald Reagan\'s pledge to respond to terrorism with "swift and effective retribution."Stanik, a retired naval officer and Middle East scholar, provides a detailed account of the raid as well as an in-depth analysis of its causes and effects.
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Codenamed Operation El Dorado Canyon, the raid was in direct response to Qaddafi\'s support of a terrorist act against U.
On 15 April 1986, in the dead of night, American strike aircraft roared into the heart of Muammar Qaddafi\'s Libya, attacking carefully selected targets and nearly killing the "brother leader" himself. forces struck at one of the world\'s hotbeds of terrorism.
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Long before the overt war in Afghanistan and the covert war against al-Qaida, U
