Covert ops units

Having watched 24 Season 2 and played Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell, the idea of highly specialized covert ops units run by the N.S.A. and the government itself is a really intersting concept.

Is any of it reality? I mean, does the government have highly specialized covert ops units, break-the-law forces, and elite anti-terrorist forces?

I know the CIA has their own elite paramilitary group who used to (and probably still do) carry out assassinations. I don't remember what the group is called.


Edit- I just did a quick search on the internet. The name of the group is the special activities staff.

"The Special Activities Staff (SAS) is one of the least known covert units operating on behalf of the US Government. Operating in teams as large as 12, or as small as one, the SAS is considered to be among the world's top special operations units. SAS personnel have been described as being particularly skilled in counterterrorist/hostage rescue operations, and are said to capable of "taking down" any type of vehicle, aircraft, ship, building, or facility."

www.specialoperations.com...



[Edited on 4-2-2004 by gooking]

Yeah, I know about the SAS.

What I was looking for was information on groups used independently by the U.S. government, N.S.A., units that are on the black-budget payroll or hidden in certain payrolls. Units used by the government for specific purposes, etc.

Spetnaz, for the Russians...
Mi5 and Mi6 might do, though I cant confirm, I personally doubt this but you never know

All I can say is hell yeah these groups exist!! My wife and I love 24 and ALias!!







[Edited on 5-2-2004 by dreamrebel]

Yes. Yes. And yes. It's a necessary evil. Then there are the freelancers. There are too many of them. And some are just plain terrorists.

"24" is closer to reality than most people can imagine. "Threat Matrix," conversely, is a shallow, pathetic attempt to be 24-like. It's completely ridiculous in its cowboy, hooah hooah image. "24" rocks, tho. Ah, to be Jack Bower.

isn't the SAS the British Special Air Service? Or are they out of service?

The British SAS is going strong, but over here they are refered to as "sandrats". Don't ask why. The CIA's SAS is a completely differen't organization.

The SAS normally stands for Special Air Service, an elite, still-denied organization of the British Armed Forces... Currently under-numbered (Not enough people can pass the Selection), it is the most important element of the current Gulf War, along with the SBS

we have to develop the same SAS stailer to tackle in all hacking prob in the future whose know from now on the ATS or ATSNNwill become the world famous server where ever around this planets or even to the moon base or to the martian greenhouse complexs.
seem like too ANYWHERE,ANYTIME,we are ready to capture the secret news or sending the news to the people which is hunger to see what is the thing UNDER THE IRON CURTAIN
p/s secretly all the ATSNN reportoire is heavyly guarded by this SPECIAL CYBER RIDER FORCE

Ooh ooh sign me up, that sounds fun... oh wait on second thought that sounds freaking mental, good try though.