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In particular, he recounts how he pleaded with the military, to no avail, to prevent bin Laden's escape by sealing the border with a battalion of 800 Rangers--the Army's most highly-trained paratroops. For instance, in regard to paratroops, Colonel Peter Kenward, the last commander of the Canadian Airborne Regiment, recognized that "it is impossible to hide weakness in the Airborne. A special emphasis is placed on raising and training mobile forces, comprising a part of land troops, including paratroops, as well as aviation and naval forces. |
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