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Saturday, September 1, 2012

Retired Military gains for book reviews and harassment on Bin Laden

The author of a book about the death of Osama bin Laden, a retired military officer who participated in the operation that killed the Saudi terrorist, now faces the threat of Al Qaeda for what he did and possible legal complaint Pentagon told so. Under the pseudonym of Mark Owen, the former member of the special operations unit Seal of the U.S. Navy, said in an interview with CBS television that the publication of his book, which goes on on sale next Tuesday, has no political intent, Efe said. But amid GOP national convention and the Democratic Party two months of a disputed presidential election, as written by Matt Bissonnette decorated retired officer has tornado in political controversy. In the book, headed and bestsellers list for advance orders to the publisher before the distribution of 300,000 copies of the first edition, Bissonnette Seal tells how the wounded first and then murdered Bin Laden, in a raid in early May 2011 in Pakistan. According Bissonnette's account, he climbed to the third floor of the residence of Bin Laden, Seal in behind the first line, when he heard two explosions muffled by a silencer. His comrade had seen a man leaning out to watch from a door and shot him. When members of "Team 6", the top military Seal, came into the room Bin Laden was convulsing on the ground and two women screamed terrified by his side. departed soldiers to women and fired several shots at the former leader of Al Qaida. 's account contradicts the official version of President Barack Obama, according to which there was a confrontation and Seal unit members shot Bin Laden killed when he tried to use a gun to defend themselves. The book is titled  No Easy Day  (Not an easy day ) and Bissonnette probably did not have any easy day since several websites related to Al Qaeda spread their name and photograph calling for revenge. "This is the first picture of the dog that killed the martyr Osama bin Laden, may God have mercy on him," says a message on one of those sites.further, referring to the author of the book, said: "pray to Allah for destruction sooner than later. " In the interview on 60 Minutes , to be released in full on Sunday but that CBS already made ​​some segments, the makeup appears exseal and identified as Owen, but given that other means have published his real identity, Bissonnette has gone into hiding. A legal representative of the Pentagon, Jeh Charles Johnson, sent a letter Thursday to retired officer warning him that the publication without prior review of the text by the military, represents "a breach serious and a violation of confidentiality agreements "signed. In the television interview, Owen said that "if there is anywhere Stooges political spectrum who want to make this (the publication of his account) a political issue, it is a shame. " Owen describes in his book aspects of specialized training received by members of the Seal unit, and expressed his disappointment with the fact that, in his opinion, President Obama has taken advantage of the death of Bin Laden. further former member of the unit Seal, Benjamin Smith, also complained about the revelations of details reserved by the clandestine combat team, but further criticized President Obama has immediately because of the action that killed Bin Laden. Smith, who spoke with the newspaper The Daily Caller on Thursday during the Republican National Convention in Tampa (Florida), held that "when in the field of battle the enemy learns what we know, have time to change tactics. O elude us completely, because know where we are going ". "All information was obtained (during the Seal raid on bin Laden's stronghold) in Abbottabad probably be wasted," said Smith. "If al Qaeda had not immediately aware that bin Laden was dead, would not have alerted "he said. "We had a great opportunity, but the government (Obama) got everything to light. The opportunity to completely destroy Al Qaida was wasted in a couple of hours after the operation ended."

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