Power Geyser
Encyclopedia
Power Geyser is a purported clandestine
United States counterterrorism program to operate a group of commando
s with state-of-the-art weaponry created to protect the physical safety of the President, Congress, and other high-value government targets.
Clandestine operation
A clandestine operation is an intelligence or military operation carried out in such a way that the operation goes unnoticed.The United States Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms defines "clandestine operation" as "An operation sponsored or conducted by governmental...
United States counterterrorism program to operate a group of commando
Commando
In English, the term commando means a specific kind of individual soldier or military unit. In contemporary usage, commando usually means elite light infantry and/or special operations forces units, specializing in amphibious landings, parachuting, rappelling and similar techniques, to conduct and...
s with state-of-the-art weaponry created to protect the physical safety of the President, Congress, and other high-value government targets.
Sources
- Eric SchmittEric SchmittEric S. Schmitt is a Republican member of the Missouri Senate, representing the 15th District since 2009. Previously he was a Glendale, Missouri, Alderman from 2005 to 2008....
. "Commandos Get Duty on U.S. Soil" The New York TimesThe New York TimesThe New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...
. January 30, 2005, Also reprinted by GlobalSecurity.org