Post by ACE on Mar 4, 2010 18:03:00 GMT -5
01/23/2013
To: Major General Clayton M. Abernathy, Commander Special Warfare Development Group- ECHO
From: General James L. Flagg, Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff; Christopher Hollingsworth, Secretary of Defense
Be advised that the terrorist attacks occuring simultaneously at 1245 GMT in San Francisco, Washington DC, Paris, Tokoyo and Sydney have been confirmed as linked by NSA, DIA, CIA, DST and MI6. Intelligence also concludes that they were conducted by the same shadow organization first identified 14 months ago by your unit At Approximately 1507 GMT, NSA intercepted an encrypted message to recipients in North Korea, Cuba, Venezuela, Iran and numerous sites in South America, Africa and the Middle East taking credit for the attacks. The man shown in the video is masked and cannot be idenitfied, a voice scrambling module has made audio identification impossible at this time. The Red Snake Head symbol is prominent and name "Cobra" mentioned throughout. Boasts of "Cobra" control of certain foreign governments and domestic elected officials cannot at this time be verified. .
Cobra is now designated a clear and present danger to the security of the United States of America and its allies abroad. As of 1641 hrs GMT the President has ordered you, General, and Special Warfare Development Group - ECHO removed from Special Operations Command to be placed under the direct command of CJCS General Flagg, SECDEF Hollingsworth and POTUS Pierce. Its new directive is to identify/locate the Cobra threat and to terminate it with extreme prejudice. You are ordered to enlarge unit strength and capabilites in conjunction with this larger directive. Effective immediately Special Warfare Development Group - ECHO no longer officially exists. Your taskforce will operate under codeword : GIJOE.
Signed,
General James Longstreet Flagg, USA Christopher W. Hollingsworth
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Secretary of Defense
Franklin B Pierce
President of the United States of America[/i]
General Hawk looked up from the communications brief he'd just finished reading to the roughly fifty men and women assembled before him in the comm room. On large display screens behind him, the major news organizations were still playing the gruesome footage of the attacks that occurred throughout the world only hours ago. Hawk cleared his throat and continued in his gravelly voice.
" Those are our new orders effective fifteen minutes ago, signed by the President himself. Cobra and its sympathizers have just declared war on the Free World. You and I have been tracking these phantoms for the past 11 months, we know that they are a ruthless terrorist organization, with vast resources and, until now, unknown capabilities. We also now know that they are determined to rule the world. We are to hunt down and kill Cobra where ever we find them. Officially GI Joe does not exist." He paused with a grim smile, " But if we did, then we would be made up of the best operatives from the best military units throughout the western world. Army Rangers, Navy Seals, Special Operations Air Regiment, Marine Force Recon, Delta Force, Green Berets, Special Air Service, Japanese National Police, GSG-9 , Israeli Special Forces, and French Intelligence. " Hawk added with a nod to Breaker beside the main console." Ladies and gentlemen you are the best of the best - the alpha dogs. You are also best line of defense for the peoples of the free world against this new and lethal enemy. "
" I won't stand here and blow sunshine up your asses about the fight ahead. This war will not be easy or over anytime soon. We are up against an elusive enemy that is determined, well trained and VERY well equipped; one that likes to hide in the shadows before striking. Some of us may not live to see it defeated, but we WILL defeat them! Because, when all else fails, we DON"T. Team leader briefing in five minutes in the ready room. Joes, let's get to work! Dismissed! "
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