Government ends war against navy seal who wrote book on. Panetta suggests bin laden book author could be penalized. 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. Copies of a book by former navy seal titled no easy day are seen on display. Secretary of defense leon panetta became the highestranking u. Matt bissonnette was a member of seal team six and one of those who shot bin laden. Cbs news says it wont reveal the identity of a retired navy seal who wrote a book about the raid that killed osama bin laden, even though other media outlets have done so. Seals book recounting osama bin laden raid surprises us. Author of book on bin laden raid is identified the new.
Navy seal involved in osama bin laden raid to release book a member of the us navy seal team that killed osama bin laden has written a first hand account of the operation, triggering more. 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. Pentagon says navy seal, author of bin laden book, in. Exseal, author of controversial bin laden book, adviser.
At midday thursday, fox news identified him as matt bissonnette, a 36yearold originally from alaska, and hours later defense department and military officials confirmed his identity. The actual raid killing of ubl is not as detailed as the book written by the seal who wrote under a pen name and was on the raid and fired shots into ubl body killing him. A former navy seal is being investigated by the justice department for potentially outing classified material in his bestselling book about the 2011 raid that killed osama bin laden. Rptus navy seal author worried about leaks after bin. Us navy seal author worried about leaks after bin laden raid. Navy seal commando who wrote bin laden book speaks. Osama was unarmed by marcus baram file this undated image taken from video released by qatars aljazeera televison broadcast oct. The publisher is expecting a major best seller, with a.
The navy seal who has said he fired the shots that killed osama bin laden has. 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. Book will describe raid that killed bin laden the new. The navy warned that the seal could be open to prosecution if he reveals classified information. The seal who wrote about the raid that killed bin laden under a pseudonym was identified as matt bissonnette.
Matt bissonnette is one of several special ops people in the new drama, seal team, a cbs entertainment spokesman told military times. Bin laden raid tellall book by navy seal set for sept. 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. 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. Seal who wrote bin laden raid book identified washington. Cbs hides id of navy seal who wrote bin laden book the. 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 anonymous navy seal member who has written a book about the raid that killed osama bin laden remained anonymous for less than 24 hours. The book was written by matt bissonnette under the pen name mark owen. Panetta blasts exseal who wrote osama bin laden raid book. Disguised seal who wrote bin laden raid book makes first. The cbs news program disguised his face and altered his voice to protect his identity. The firsthand account of the mission that killed osama bin laden is a the death of osama bin laden. I didnt recognize bin laden, seal who wrote no easy day says the new book no easy day by former u.
Washington, aug 31 reuters a former navy seal at the center of a brewing battle with the u. Washington the navy seal who wrote an account of the raid that killed osama bin laden under a pseudonym was identified thursday. The appearance of author matt bessonnette was altered for a 60 minutes interview about the book he wrote about the osama bin laden raid. Matt bissonnette, under the pen name mark owen, wrote a firsthand account of the bin laden raid. Exseal who wrote book on bin laden gets written off by. Navy seal who wrote book on bin laden raid could face. New york a former navy seal who wrote a book describing the raid that killed osama bin laden sued his former lawyers wednesday for malpractice, saying they gave him bad advice that tarnished his reputation, cost him his u. In his book and in a tv interview, the author of no easy day describes the killing of osama bin laden and the efforts to identify the body. The navy seal from alaska who is the pseudonymous author of an upcoming firstperson account of the raid that killed osama bin laden has been identified, claim fox news and other outlets. Washington the navy seal who wrote an account of the raid that killed osama bin laden under a pseudonym was identified thursday as matt bissonnette, who retired from the navy last summer.
But others said that many in the special forces world were furious that a former seal would try to cash in on his involvement in the bin laden raid. A former navy seal who wrote a book about the osama bin laden raid is reportedly being investigated by the justice department. Former navy seal and bin laden book author interviewed on. While other former navy seals have written books about the bin laden raid none was involved first hand. The navy seal who wrote an account of the raid that killed osama bin laden under a pseudonym was identified thursday as matt bissonnette, who. Another seal on the bin laden mission, matthew bissonnette, wrote the. The firsthand account of the mission that killed osama bin laden on sept. 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. Cbs took a page out of hollywoods book to conceal the identity of the author of the upcoming book about the raid that killed osama bin laden mark owen, the name under which the former navy seal. But for the former navy seal operator who wrote an unauthorized, firsthand account of the 2011 raid that killed osama bin laden, the publication of the book has brought a bunch of problems.
Pentagon to consider legal action against ex seal author of bin laden raid book. Cbs news declines to identify author of book about osama. Mark owen, the name under which the former navy seal published the book no easy day, was given heavy makeup so that he could safely appear on camera during his interview with anchor scott pelley. Matt bissonnette, a former member of navy seal team 6 who wrote an account of the raid that killed osama bin laden, agreed on friday to. The book will chronicle the soldiers life from his childhood in alaska through his seal training and include details of other secret missions in addition to the story of the bin laden raid. New york a former navy seal who wrote a book describing the raid that killed osama bin laden sued his former lawyers wednesday for malpractice, saying they.
Panetta suggests bin laden book author could be penalized a former navy seal who wrote a book about his personal account of the raid that killed osama bin laden could be penalized for not first seeking military approval of its contents before publication, defense secretary leon panetta said. Government ends war against navy seal who wrote book on bin. Pentagon to consider legal action against exseal author. He was wounded in the shoulder during the raid and. The navy seal who used a pseudonym to write an upcoming book on the raid that killed osama bin laden has been revealed. Navy seal, who wrote book about the bin laden raid, loses. The cbs news program disguised his face and altered his voice to protect his. Navy seal who wrote book on bin laden raid must give. Navy seal who wrote book on bin laden raid sues ex. 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. Navy seal who says he killed bin laden has book deal navy 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. Navy seal involved in osama bin laden raid to release book. I didnt recognize bin laden, seal who wrote no easy day.
At least half of the book focuses on owens participation in the mission that killed bin laden. Navy tells seal to remove trident from his book about. I am always interested in any book about the killing of ubl and details of the operation, due to my obsession with the termination of the terrorist who financed and coaxed. Navy seal who wrote book on bin laden raid could face probe. Bissonnette wrote that the seals spotted bin laden at the top of a. Exseal member who wrote book on bin laden raid forfeits. Navy commando who authored a soontobepublished book about the raid in which he and fellow seals killed osama bin laden could face investigation because he failed to clear the book. The virginia beachbased navy seal who wrote an account of the raid that killed osama bin laden under a pseudonym was identified thursday as matt bissonnette, who retired from the navy last summer. Man who wrote book about killing bin laden no easy day. Exalaskan identified as author of bin laden raid memoir.
Navy seal who says he killed bin laden has book deal. Navy seal who wrote controversial bin laden book is advising on. Navy seal matt bissonnette, who wrote under the name mark owen, gained widespread attention because of his firsthand account of how he and other members of seal team six killed osama bin laden. When a retired navy seal wrote an insiders account of the 2011 u.
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