Most of what Gen McChrystal has done over a 33-year career remains classified, including service between 2003-2008 as commander of the Joint Special Operations Command, an elite unit so clandestine that the Pentagon for years refused to acknowledge its existence. But former CIA officials say that McChrystal was among those who, with the CIA, pushed hard for a secret joint operation in the tribal region of Pakistan in 2005. |
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Sheila Samples is an Oklahoma writer and a former civilian US Army Public Information Officer. She is a Managing Editor for OpEd News, and a regular contributor for a variety of Internet sites.