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It's not until some genius sits down with 30 family members at a picnic table and tips back an ice-cold Spetznaz Stout in the seering August heat while devouring cold-smoked brisket and says "You know, I would have never guessed it, but the chocolate and coffee notes and the full body of this stout are perfect with this bbq" that the world knows of this genius pairing.
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It's not until some genius sits down with 30 family members at a picnic table and tips back an ice-cold Spetznaz Stout in the seering August heat while devouring cold-smoked brisket and says "You know, I would have never guessed it, but the chocolate and coffee notes and the full body of this stout are perfect with this bbq" that the world knows of this genius pairing.
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He is said to be a former Spetznaz officer born in 1960 who is a Judo master and walks with slight limp.
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The fact is, Russia has denied categorically in rather strong terms that they were involved, that they had special forces troops, their Spetznaz -- special forces troops in Iraq at that time.
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Spetznaz: The Russian version of SEALS, although the term encompasses a number of different specialties. spooks: Slang for intelligence officers and enlisted sailors working in highly classified areas.
Joint Operations Douglass, Keith 2000
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Spetznaz: The Russian version of SEALS, although the term encompasses a number of different specialties. spooks: Slang for intelligence officers and enlisted sailors working in highly classified areas.
Typhoon Season Douglass, Keith 2000
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Aside from a few vicious bands of paratroopers and the hated Spetznaz forces, the Afghans felt that they had achieved moral ascendancy on the battlefield-due, of course, to their holy cause.
The Cardinal of the Kremlin Clancy, Tom, 1947- 1988
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A full rifle company with heavy weapons on top of this mountain-to be sure, we had a Spetznaz team run an assault exercise last October.
The Cardinal of the Kremlin Clancy, Tom, 1947- 1988
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He was decorated for service in Afghanistan; he took command of a Spetznaz group that was ambushed and fought off a determined bandit attack.
The Cardinal of the Kremlin Clancy, Tom, 1947- 1988
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Two winters ago I spent time with a Spetznaz team that chased them over a half dozen miserable mountains.
The Cardinal of the Kremlin Clancy, Tom, 1947- 1988
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