The Kidon (Dagger) squad
ABC News translates part of a Maariv article that discusses who within the Mossad might have carried out January's liquidation of Hamas terrorist and arms dealer Mahmoud al-Mabhouh. One Israeli columnist and authority on Israel's intelligence organizations says that all of Mossad's foreign operations similar to the one it is accused of in Dubai are carried out by a special unit called Kidon, Hebrew for dagger.Hmmm.
The unit consists of a few dozen men and women who receive rigorous and specialized training including unarmed combat, weapons training, high-speed driving of both cars and motorcycles, and the field craft of trailing suspects without detection.
Kidon operatives only work on short contracts of a few years because the work is so stressful. The agents regularly undergo extensive psychological evaluations to check their mental wellbeing.
The picture at the top of this post is Mossad chief Meir Dagan. Twenty years ago, I would not have even known who the Chief of the Mossad was, let alone been able to publish his picture.
posted by Carl in Jerusalem @ 7:50 AM
1 Comments:
Dagger = פגיון
Bayonet = קידון
When in doubt, use google!
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