Friend defends author of bin laden raid book youtube. Book on bin laden raid is a fabrication, says us special. When a retired navy seal wrote an insiders account of the 2011 u. Government ends war against navy seal who wrote book on. New book details seals raid that killed osama bin laden. A new e book says that matt bissonnette, a former navy seals member who wrote a firstperson account of the osama bin laden raid, was willing. Us navy seals have reportedly been taken off active duty as a consequence of the leaked firsthand account no easy day about the raid on osama bin laden s compound in. Cia releases new documents seized in 2011 bin laden raid. While top military leaders publicly bash a former navy seal for his book about the raid that killed osama bin laden, his foxhole comrades convey their displeasure in a more subtle way. The navy seal who wrote the book about the bin laden raid. A former navy seal at the center of a brewing battle with the u. The author, a 36yearold ex navy seal who also was involved in a previous 2007 attempt to capture bin laden and the 2009 operation to rescue captain richard phillips from pirates off the coast of somalia, slams president obama in the book for using the raid for political gain. A navy seal s firsthand account of the raid that killed osama bin laden pulls back the veil on the secret operations conducted almost nightly by elite american forces against terrorist suspects.
When osama bin laden was killed, we all remember the photograph that we saw, at the white house. Us navy photo the man who claims he was the seal team 6 operator who shot osama bin laden in 2011 has written a new book, and his retelling of that raid shows the reason photos of the terrorist. Exseal member who wrote book on bin laden raid forfeits. Seals book shows bin laden raid up close the seattle times. Cbs news is disguising the identity of a retired navy seal who wrote a book about the raid that killed osama bin laden so it can protect an american hero even though other media outlets have said who he is. The former navy seal using the pseudonym mark owens is coming under fire from the defense department about his book about the raid that killed osama bin lade. The twoway matthew bissonnette, who wrote a bestseller about the osama bin laden raid. The seal who wrote about the raid that killed bin laden under a pseudonym was identified as matt bissonnette. Cbsap new york cbs news is disguising the identity of a retired navy seal who wrote a book about the raid that killed osama bin laden so it can protect an american hero even though other. Bissonnette wrote that the seals spotted bin laden at the top of a darkened hallway and shot him in the head even though they could not tell whether he was armed.
Osama bin laden, the founder and first leader of the islamist terrorist group, alqaeda, was killed in pakistan on may 2, 2011, shortly after 1. Seals book recounting osama bin laden raid surprises us. His version of events is largely consistent with the amended accounts offered by white house officials in the days after bin ladens death. The exnavy seal who claims he killed osama bin laden in a may 2, 2011, raid and whose book including the account is at the center of a lawsuit is reportedly an adviser on a new cbstv drama. The former navy seal who wrote a firsthand account of the osama bin laden raid did so under a pseudonym and was supposed to remain anonymous for safety reasons. At a tuesday briefing at cia headquarters, counterterrorism officials released 1. On thursday however, fox news reported that the author was actually matt bissonnette. Cbs stands by decision to hide id of navy seal cbs news. A great deal of the book is devoted to the authors entry into the seals, seal training, and missions in iraq and afghanistan prior to the raid of osama bin laden s compound.
Matt bissonnette is one of several special ops people in the new drama, seal team, a cbs entertainment spokesman told military times. Matthew bissonnette, the former navy seal who participated in the raid that killed osama bin laden and wrote a tellall book about it, has agreed to pay the us government all past and future. When the team members entered bin ladens room, they saw his wife wailing over his body, the book added. Navy seal author worried about leaks after bin laden raid. According to scribner, oneills book will vividly recount a career that included some 400 missions, notably the may 2011 raid on bin laden s compound in pakistan. The pentagon knew nothing about the book by one of its own until it saw the press release. The cia declassified a new tranche of documents seized during the 2011 raid on osama bin laden s compound. Aug 24, 2012 the seal who wrote about the raid that killed bin laden under a pseudonym was identified as matt bissonnette. Exseal who wrote book on bin laden gets written off by.
A former member of americas elite and secretive seal team six stepped out of the shadows but still apparently in disguise to make his first public appearance to talk about the historic raid that killed al qaeda leader osama bin laden. Former navy seal settles with authorities over bin laden. Navy seal team that killed osama bin laden has written a. The author requested he be published under the pseudonym, mark owen. New book details seals raid that killed osama bin laden richard miniter on the new book detailing the night al qaedas chief diedand the headaches it could cause obama. Navy seals book will describe raid that killed bin laden. The firsthand account of the mission that killed osama bin laden, which is scheduled to be released on sept. Book will describe raid that killed bin laden the new. The book no easy day, prompted a pentagon inquiry that evolved into a criminal probe by the justice department. Former navy seal who penned book on bin laden raid to pay. Us navy photo the man who claims he was the seal team 6 operator who shot osama bin laden in 2011 has written a new book, and his retelling of that. Exseal, author of controversial bin laden book, adviser.
Navy seals book on the bin laden killing shows the real. Cbs news is disguising the identity of a retired navy seal who wrote a book about the raid that killed osama bin laden so it can protect an american hero even though other media outlets have. Naval special warfare development group also known as devgru or seal team six. Cbs news chairman jeff fager said thursday hed make the same decision to withhold.
Seals tellall book raises questions about bin ladens. Bin laden books navy author was slighted, account says. Navy seal on bin laden raid speaks out former seal team six member pens book on death of al qaeda leader. Former team six member matt bissonnette, who wrote a bestseller under a pseudonym about shooting bin laden, is about to publish his second book about being a navy seal. The exnavy seal who wrote the bestselling memoir no easy day that provided a firsthand account of the raid resulting in the death of osama bin laden. Former navy seal settles with authorities over bin laden raid book. Cbs hides id of navy seal who wrote bin laden book the. A book company said wednesday that it will release on september 11 a firsthand account of the raid that killed al qaeda leader osama bin laden. The publisher is expecting a major best seller, with a planned print run of 300,000 copies in hardcover. The book promises a firsthand account of the raid that killed osama bin laden in this compound. Chuck pfarrers book seal target geronimo claims the stealth helicopter involved in the raid on bin laden s compound on may 2, 2011, crashed.
Seals book shows bin laden raid up close washington times. Former navy seal, matt bissonnette, filed a lawsuit against his exlawyers for advising him it was ok to publish his book about the osama bin laden raid. Will no easy day book on bin laden raid break seals code. The operation, codenamed operation neptune spear, was carried out in a cialed operation with joint. Navy seal, who wrote book about the bin laden raid, loses. Why this part of the book may not address the primary reason why most people will select this book, the raid on bin laden s compound, it does give an insight into how the. In the book no easy day, a seal who used the pseudonym mark owen wrote that suppressed gunshots were heard when the team was less than five steps away from getting to the top. Last year, chuck pfarrer, a former seal commander, wrote seal target geronimo, an account of the bin laden raid based on interviews with members of the navy seals. The firsthand account of the mission that killed osama bin laden, was written by a former seal team leader who the.
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