That puzzled him as well, because he really thought I was setting up a black operation of some sort, and they don't ever tip.

But as with all good black operations, the allegations, once made, lingered.

This 6-month training phase emphasizing more in the direct action, or "black operations".

While slightly more moderate than earlier chief judges, she still made use of black operations and aggressive foreign policy.

A lot of things can go wrong, and that's why black operations are kept as simple as possible.

Today they'd be planning real black operations for the first time.

My experience in black operations has taught me one very simple fact.

It was a black operation, known only to a handful of highly placed people.

"A truly black operation cannot be traced back to its point of origin."

They didn't want their asses exposed by loose talk about a black operation.