In the weeks following the raid on osama bin ladens compound in abbottabad, pakistan by united states forces, u. 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. The operation ended a nearly 10year search for bin laden, following his role in the. A book published in november 2011, seal target geronimo, by chuck.
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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 raid on bin ladens compound in abbottabad, pakistan was launched from. Cbs hides id of navy seal who wrote bin laden book the. Matt bissonnette named as navy seal behind bin laden raid tell. The seal who wrote about the raid that killed bin laden under a pseudonym was identified as matt bissonnette. Osama bin laden, the founder and first leader of the islamist terrorist group, al qaeda, was. The book was written by matt bissonnette under the pen name mark owen. 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. The raid on bin ladens compound in abbottabad, pakistan was launched. A former navy seal who wrote a book about the osama bin laden raid is reportedly being investigated by the justice department. The operation ended a nearly 10year search for bin laden, following his role in. Matthew bissonnette admitted to breaking rules in penning a bin laden book.
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