'Conspiracy is hard': Inside the Trump administration's secret plan to kill Qassem Soleimani
'Conspiracy is hard': Inside the Trump administration's secret plan to kill Qassem Soleimani Posted on The three sniper teams positioned themselves 600 to 900 yards away from the “kill zone,” the access road from the airfield, setting up to triangulate their target as he left the airport. One of the snipers had a spotting scope with a camera attached that livestreamed back to the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, where the Delta Ground Force commander was based with support staff. Long-range marksmanship involves contesting with a variety of environmental factors, including wind, but the Delta t...