(1. Mai 2005) Along with a dozen commandos, there were several American advisers in the room, including James Steele, one of the United States military‘s top experts on counterinsurgency. Steele honed his tactics leading a Special Forces mission in El Salvador during that country‘s brutal civil war in the 1980‘s. Steele‘s presence was a sign not only of the commandos‘ crucial role in the American counterinsurgency strategy but also of his close relationship with Adnan.