Member of the elite group that killed Bin Laden gives 1st interview in the U.S.

A member of the Seals elite force that killed Osama bin Laden , said in the first interview of a member of the details of the death of the leader of Al-Qaeda extremist network in May 2011, in a hideout in Pakistan. In an interview with CBS, Mark Owen, who uses a pseudonym, said some of the information from his book No Easy Day (One Day Nothing Easy in free translation), about the operation that culminated in the death of then wanted man in the world. In an interview with "60 Minutes," CBS broadcaster, Owen maintained his version that the former head of international extremist network Al-Qaeda was shot as soon as he came out of his room,contradicting the official account , according to which the Saudi would been fired upon only after returning to the room. The Pentagon has spoken and said we could sue him for divulging military secrets. Identified by the American press as Matt Bissonnette, a member of the Seals defended the decision to shoot. "If someone puts his head out of the room may well have a gun. You do not wait until a rifle or a grenade is thrown down the hall, or (to appear) a suicide vest," he adds. He said bin Laden was still moving after the first shot and was shot again when the Seals entered the room. "(The Seals) could not see his hands. Then he might have something. Could have had a grenade or something under your chest." The U.S. government reiterates its official version that the Saudi was shot only after returning to the room, which would have aroused the military fears that he might have weapons.

'Breach of secrecy'

Owen also mentioned a meeting between President Barack Obama and the Seals, when the elite group decided not to reveal the leader responsible for the death of Bin Laden. "Pulling a trigger is easy ... It is not about who that person was, was a team that made it all work," he said. "Who cares who was that person? Makes no difference," he added. The book has not been reviewed by the Pentagon, CIA or the White House before being published and the author had warned authorities about possible criminal charges that could result from the disclosure of secret information. Jeh Johnson, the Pentagon general counsel, sent a letter to the author informing him that "the judgment of the Department of Defense, you are in violation of specific confidentiality agreements he signed."The letter added that the Pentagon is considering "all legal measures available to us."