ll sorts of nutcases tossed my name around in whatever their fantasy of the moment. The combination--high-ranking Army officer, intelligence officer, Special Forces officer, PSYSOP officer, #2 official of the Church of Satan 1970-75+--was just too juicy. “As for the Presidio affair, following the publication of

working at the Pentagon. Barrett was there when a plane piloted by terrorists crashed into it on 9/11. He emerged unscathed. Snowden sought to join the Special Forces through the 18X pro- gram, a U.S. Army Reserve program created in 2003 that allowed individuals who had not served in the military or completed their

ed the interrogation center at Guantanamo. HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_020197 --- PAGE BREAK --- 46 Instead of seeking a job in Japan, Snowden sought to join the Special Forces through the 18X program. It was an Army Reserve program created in 2003 that allowed individuals who had not served in the military or completed thei

ident Saleh by convincing them that al-Qaida will take over if Saleh leaves. The split within the military is wide and deep. The Republican Guard and the Special Forces, the elite forces that are in charge of the President's protection, are not necessarily immune from division. Each side, however, calculates that its