Fight against Terrorism: How Far Could We Go?

This is an article from today's The Washington Post which uncovers a plan by the Pentagon to promote global counterterrorism and would allow Special Operations forces to enter a foreign country to conduct military operations without explicit concurrence from the U.S. ambassador there. This article reminds me of another one by Seymour M. Hersh and published back in January in The New Yorker, and where Mr. Hersh mentions the existence of certain executive orders authorizing secret commando groups and other Special Forces units to conduct covert operations against suspected terrorist targets in as many as ten nations in the Middle East and South Asia. Seymour Hersh's article stirred a big controversy at the time of its publication and his findings where considered as inaccurate and unfounded.