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The Stockwell Shooting – A Failure of C3I?*

16th February 2022 Blown Periphery 0

Operation Kratos In 2001 international terrorist events directed security services to conclude that terrorist events involving suicide bombers, were not only likely but sadly inevitable in any country. Among many other agencies, the Metropolitan Police [more…]

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Colombian Sojourn – Chapter 24

13th February 2022 Blown Periphery 0

The Jungle West of the Andes The helicopters had dropped them off the previous night, some six clicks west of their current position. Edge was about ten metres away from Wilson and they were watching [more…]

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The Colombian Sojourn – Chapter 23

6th February 2022 Blown Periphery 0

Headquarters DEA, in the Pentagon City area of Arlington, Virginia. St Juan de Pasto Main Operating Base and Bogota On the day Edge got back to Pasto, members of the General Council of the CIA [more…]

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The Colombian Sojourn – Chapter 22

30th January 2022 Blown Periphery 0

He was awake before her and was busy in the kitchen but keeping the noise down. He took a mug of milky coffee through to her and she smiled at him and kicked off the [more…]

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The Colombian Sojourn – Chapter 21

23rd January 2022 Blown Periphery 0

Lake Laguna De Tota and Sagamoso It was late, about 10:00 when he surfaced from his room. Clarita had been drinking hot, milky coffee and dunking stale bread in it. She looked up and smiled [more…]

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The Colombian Sojourn – Chapter 20

16th January 2022 Blown Periphery 0

St Juan de Pasto Main Operating Base, Bogotá and the lake Laguna De Tota, north-east of Bogotá Clarita Rivera was late arriving at the main operating base. She had a briefing for the Head of [more…]

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The Colombian Sojourn – Chapter 19

9th January 2022 Blown Periphery 0

Edge opened his eyes. The light coming in through the window hurt them, and they were heavily bloodshot. He realised he was in a bed and a young Colombian woman was bustling about, carrying a [more…]

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The Colombian Sojurn – Chapter 18

2nd January 2022 Blown Periphery 0

The jungle east of the Andes, following a tributary of the Rio Caqueta. Day One. The first part of the journey was relatively easy, almost enjoyable. It was good going on the banks of the [more…]

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The Colombian Sojourn – Chapter 17

26th December 2021 Blown Periphery 0

The jungle east of the Andes near the Ecuador Border. They were waiting in the jungle at the side of the track, the usual fighting patrol of eight Colombian Alpha troops and two Green Berets, [more…]

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