Hey Evan, I always got the impression that "Brain" had been incarcerated there for a rather long time as he has a whole world set up there and that Snake had just been busted for the "robbery"... Perhaps since "Snake" was a war hero, the reference is to an old military campaign they were...
Keeping fingers crossed... This is the 2nd review that mentions EE. Damn. The 1st DVD might have been drab and soft as hell, but at least it didnt seem to have EE. I DETEST EE... Oftentimes it mars an otherwise flawless transfer. IMHO, of course... :) D