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To: Richnorth who wrote (83556)	3/20/2002 5:06:01 PM
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OT US Forces Discover Possible Somalia Link in Afghan Cave By Lawrence Morahan CNSNews.com Senior Staff Writer March 20, 2002 The Pentagon (CNSNews.com) - U.S. forces sweeping caves and compounds in the mountains of eastern Afghanistan on Monday discovered a hand-held global positioning system device believed to have been taken from the body of a U.S. Special Forces soldier killed in Somalia in 1993. The compact "civilianized" satellite navigation device and the pouch that contained it both bore the name "G. Gordon," and are believed to have been the property of Master Sgt. Gary Gordon, who was killed in action in Somalia in October 1993, Brig. Gen. John Rosa told reporters Wednesday. If investigators can confirm the device belonged to Gordon, it would be tangible evidence of a link between the forces of Somali warlord Mohammed Haidid and the al Qaeda global terrorist network, Rosa said. However, "if it was stolen and sold on the black market, we don't know how it would have gotten there," he said. Pentagon officials notified Gordon's next-of-kin of the discovery. Gordon and Sgt. First Class Randall Shugart, two of 18 U.S. soldiers killed in a firefight in Mogadishu with Somali gunmen on October 3, 1993, were awarded the Medal of Honor posthumously in May 1994. The device was one of many items, weapons and writings investigators found in the wake of Operation Anaconda, a two-week battle for high ground around Gardez and west of Kandahar that ended Monday. The GPS device assists in command and control decisions, giving its owner an exact elevation and location. Investigators currently are working with the manufacturer trying to trace the item to where it was purchased, Rosa said. U.S. soldiers use more sophisticated receivers to pinpoint their positions and also to direct aircraft toward bombing targets. An American soldier was wounded in the arm during an hour-long firefight late Tuesday when unknown gunmen attacked U.S. and Afghan troops, firing machine guns, rocket-propelled grenades and mortars. U.S. troops called in air support from B-1 bombers and an AC-130 gunship, which inflicted damage on a nearby former prison and source of much of the fire, Rosa said. Troops searching the area later found spent shell casings and blood, but no bodies, he added. Rosa said U.S. forces have not ruled out similar skirmishes in the future. "I would expect to see more of this. We knew as we break these folks down into pockets we could expect this. It's not unexpected," he said. cnsnews.com\Pentagon\archive\200203\PEN20020320a.html