Nighthawks Page #3

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of the street-crime unit, huh?

You can forget about that.

We've been asked to cooperate

with the Special Federal State Unit.

- You two are assigned to an ATAC group.

- Come on! Terrorism, hijack, hostages...

That's FBI stuff.

What do they want with us?

Your military records had

something to do with it.

How many times you been

hospitalized this year? Five?

Consider this squad a vacation from decoy.

- I don't need a vacation from decoy.

- Oh, yes, you do.

They need someone

who knows the local rat holes.

- Anything goes down, you're the man.

- Where did this come from?

The commissioner. He got it from

Washington. Specialists from Europe...

...Interpol, will help organize it

in conjunction with Federal funding.

And this department will extend

every courtesy, understand?

- No, I don't...

- Get your hands off me!

Understand this, sucker! You're a cop

and you'll go where you're assigned!

Now you and Tonto be here tomorrow

at eight o'clock sharp! End of story!

Damn!

High-gain antennae,

four mobile units, two on wheels...

...plus one helicopter and

another moored at the battery.

Direct telex... to Interpol Paris

and all of Western Europe.

Computer banks which

give total information.

Retrieval on every known

terrorist in the world.

Some of you may wonder

why you have been selected.

Simply because of your unique qualities,

field record, courage, etc, etc.

You are to be indoctrinated

in counterterrorist techniques...

...which will enable you to meet your

terrorist adversary on equal terms.

Air France passenger

Andrew Dunham...

...please pick up a white courtesy phone...

Is this trip business or pleasure?

Pleasure, I hope.

Welcome to the United States.

The ATAC squad - that's the

Antiterrorist Action Command -

...has been formed due to a serious

lack of ruthlessness by the police.

- What are we doin' here?

- They've become bland.

First lesson:
Threat equals fire power.

Terrorists, though relatively few

in number, rely on massive fire power.

Fragmentation grenades,

other improvised explosive devices.

Law-enforcement officials,

on the other hand, are poorly armed...

...indoctrinated in the use

of non-deadly force...

...and, to a great extent, are not

proficient in what weapons they do have.

Department policy, reluctance to fire,

police-public relations...

...human rights, civil rights...

...safety orientation, necessary

when dealing with civilians...

...but catastrophic with terrorists.

- Pay attention, huh?

- The most important rule is...

...hesitation kills.

Hesitation must be removed

from the policeman.

Are you sure that

this guy's even in the city?

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