The interesting question is going to be whether you can prove a line of direct command.

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It is alleged the death squad was under the direct command of the Peruvian president.

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In nineteen years as an army officer, he had never lost a soldier under his direct command.

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Colonel William Higgins was abducted in 1988 by a Hezbollah linked group known to be under the direct command of Mugniyah.

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McChrystal also failed to get direct support from the man who recommended him for command, Defense Secretary Robert Gates.

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Recognizing that a single mind no longer had the capacity to direct across the battlefield, they developed the concept of mission command.

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