Right after the Grenada Crisis, ties were established between the "Power Elite of the USA" and Dominica. This nation gained its independence in 1978.

Dominica's Defense group is divided into two segments: the regular police between 500-700 individuals, and a Special Service Unit (SSU) of a few hundred personnel.

The SSU was originally privately funded and entrusted with the National Security of Dominica.

From time to time these two units have clashed. In the Late 1980's Dominica's Government passed the State Security Act giving the SSU "Broad Powers" supposedly for preserving National Security.

The interesting part of the SSU, is that Mr. Nichols, an American, was the first head of the SSU and well connected with the Octopus Group. This is the same Mr. Nichols who gave Casolero the information about the geothermal power plant in Dominica.

As of this posting the SSU is alive and well in Dominica, and so is the power plant.