1:00:10
Yeah, it was a tip-of-the-sword deal
out of Beirut.
1:00:13
Intended to be clean and efficient
in a place that was anything but.
1:00:17
By '85, the place was a nightmare.
1:00:20
BEIRUT '85
1:00:24
... surrounding areas
in a new round of bitter fighting.
1:00:28
Sheik Salameh was our target.
1:00:31
He ran a large terrorist faction
that had taken out...
1:00:34
...many American targets,
at least one of the embassy bombings...
1:00:37
... that left 212 people dead,
mostly civilians.
1:00:41
An assassination was not an option.
1:00:43
He needed to appear to die
of natural causes...
1:00:45
... to avoid violent repercussions
and even more bloodshed.
1:00:48
His base of operations was Cyprus.
1:00:51
We knew that he was
extremely dangerous and paranoid.
1:00:55
He was planning a trip to Beirut
to see the family doctor.
1:01:00
I sent Bishop in a couple of months
ahead of me to make contacts...
1:01:03
... and get within striking distance
of the sheik.
1:01:07
I set him up at the Commodore.
1:01:09
You know, where all the flacks
and the expatriates stayed.
1:01:22
His cover was as a photojournalist.
1:01:24
He was talented. Had a good eye.
1:01:27
Probably had a photography merit badge
stuffed in a drawer at home.
1:01:32
It wasn't that much different
from Nam, actually.
1:01:35
So it wasn't long
before he was right at home.
1:01:48
It took him seven weeks...
1:01:53
... but Bishop found a way
to get to the sheik.
1:01:56
- Hi.
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