As a former reconnaissance marine NCO and team leader you would have to be pretty naïve to think they weren’t. Every military opp has an element of Intelligence involved and in my own experience the spooks that I usually answered to often times wore no rank or insignia and they were in total control of the operation. Americans naively believe that we always play by the rules but in reality a lot of us in the SOG community could tell you otherwise if we were allowed. You don’t want to know and you don’t want this element compromised. These are the same people who took out the kidnapers in Somalia.
Silent but Deadly
(on a separate note I love the nic ~ sweet ass I have visions of one in my head)