Segun uno de los SEal's no fue como lo dijo la Casa Blanca

por **Charlie319** Miér Ago 29, 2012 10:08 am

Segun este articulo: http://www.businessweek.com/ap/2012-08-29/seal-book-raises-questions-about-bin-ladens-death ; el libro de un Seal, Matt Bissonnette, indica que en la mision en la que murio Osama bin Laden no pasaron las cosas como lo ha indicado nuestro temerario lider supremo en la casa blanca... Seara posible que la administracion le haya dado un manejo faccioso a esa operacion para enmascarar un obvio asesinato politico????

SEAL book raises questions about bin Laden's death
By Kimberly Dozier on August 29, 2012

WASHINGTON (AP) — A firsthand account of the Navy SEAL raid that killed Osama bin Laden contradicts previous accounts by administration officials, raising questions as to whether the terror mastermind presented a clear threat when SEALs first fired upon him.

Bin Laden apparently was hit in the head when he looked out of his bedroom door into the top-floor hallway of his compound as SEALs rushed up a narrow stairwell in his direction, according to former Navy SEAL Matt Bissonnette, writing under the pseudonym Mark Owen in "No Easy Day." The book is to be published next week by Penguin Group (USA)'s Dutton imprint.

Bissonnette says he was directly behind a "point man" going up the stairs in the pitch black hallway. "Less than five steps" from top of the stairs, he heard "suppressed" gunfire: "BOP. BOP." The point man had seen a "man peeking out of the door" on the right side of the hallway.

The author writes that bin Laden ducked back into his bedroom and the SEALs followed, only to find the terrorist crumpled on the floor in a pool of blood with a hole visible on the right side of his head and two women wailing over his body.

Bissonnette says the point man pulled the two women out of the way and shoved them into a corner and he and the other SEALs trained their guns' laser sites on bin Laden's still-twitching body, shooting him several times until he lay motionless. The SEALs later found two weapons stored by the doorway, untouched, the author said.

In the account related by administration officials after the raid in Pakistan, the SEALs shot bin Laden only after he ducked back into the bedroom because they assumed he might be reaching for a weapon.

White House spokesman Tommy Vietor would not comment on the apparent contradiction late Tuesday. But he said in an email, "As President Obama said on the night that justice was brought to Osama bin Laden, 'We give thanks for the men who carried out this operation, for they exemplify the professionalism, patriotism and unparalleled courage of those who serve our country.'"

"No Easy Day" was due out Sept. 11, but Dutton announced the book would be available a week early, Sept. 4, because of a surge of orders due to advance publicity that drove the book to the top of the Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble.com best-seller lists.

The Associated Press purchased a copy of the book Tuesday.

The account is sure to again raise questions as to whether the raid was intended to capture or simply to kill bin Laden. Bissonette writes that during a pre-raid briefing, a lawyer from "either" the White House or Defense Department told them that they were not on an assassination mission. According to Bissonnette, the lawyer said that if bin Laden was "naked with his hands up," they should not "engage" him. If bin Laden did not pose a threat, they should "detain him."

In another possibly uncomfortable revelation for U.S. officials who say bin Laden's body was treated with dignity before being given a full Muslim burial at sea, the author reveals that in the cramped helicopter flight out of the compound, one of the SEALs called "Walt" — one of the pseudonyms the author used for his fellow SEALs — was sitting on bin Laden's chest as the body lay at the author's feet in the middle of the cabin, for the short flight to a refueling stop inside Pakistan where a third helicopter was waiting.

This is common practice, as troops sometimes must sit on their own war dead in packed helicopters. Space was cramped because one of the helicopters had crashed in the initial assault, leaving little space for the roughly two dozen commandos in the two aircraft that remained. When the commandos reached the third aircraft, bin Laden's body was moved to it.

Bissonnette writes disparagingly that none of the SEALs were fans of President Barack Obama and knew that his administration would take credit for ordering the May 2011 raid. One of the SEALs said after the mission that they had just gotten Obama re-elected by carrying out the raid.

But he says they respected him as commander in chief and for giving the operation the go-ahead.

Bissonnette writes less flatteringly of meeting Vice President Joe Biden along with Obama at the headquarters of the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment after the raid. He says Biden told "lame jokes" no one understood, reminding him of "someone's drunken uncle at Christmas dinner."

Beyond such embarrassing observations, U.S. officials fear the book may include classified information, as it did not undergo the formal review required by the Pentagon for works published by former or current Defense Department employees.

Officials from the Pentagon and the CIA, which commanded the mission, are examining the manuscript for possible disclosure of classified information and could take legal action against the author.

In a statement provided to The Associated Press, the author says he did "not disclose confidential or sensitive information that would compromise national security in any way."

Bissonnette's real name was first revealed by Fox News and confirmed to The Associated Press.

Jihadists on al-Qaida websites have posted purported photos of the author, calling for his murder.

Seria posible que el presidente haya manipulado los eventos para ensalzar su imagen ante el publico????

por **Charlie319** Sáb Sep 01, 2012 9:54 am

Obviamente CBS esta tratando de crear la sensacion para que los televidentes vean la entrevista, pero cierto es que los libros de esta indole tienen que ser avalados por el Pengtagono, al igual que cierto es que no se propasa mas que lo que hicieron los alicates de Obama para sacarle milaje politico al asunto...

Ex-Navy SEAL's lawyer fires back at Pentagon claims
The attorney for the former U.S. Navy SEAL who wrote a controversial book about the killing of Osama bin Laden is firing back against the Defense Department.

He says author Mark Owen, which is a pseudonym, earned the right to tell his story. But the Defense Department says Owen violated two non-disclosure agreements. It has warned of unspecified legal action against him and unspecified associates.

Mark's attorney, Robert Luskin, responded with this statement: "Mr. Owen takes seriously his obligations to the United States and to his former colleagues. They are as important to him as any mission he undertook while on active duty. Mr. Owen sought legal advice about his responsibilities before agreeing to publish his book and scrupulously reviewed the work to ensure that it did not disclose any material that would breach his agreements or put his former comrades at risk. ... Mr. Owen is proud of his service and respectful of his obligations. But he has earned the right to tell his story..."

The book, "No Easy Day," was supposed to be released on September 11, but will now come out next week.

In a "60 Minutes" interview, Owen told CBS News' Scott Pelley he has no hidden agenda.

"My worry from the beginning is, it's a political season," Owen said. "This book is not political whatsoever. Doesn't bad-mouth either party, and we specifically chose September 11th to keep it out of the politics."

But Brandon Webb, a former Navy SEAL and a friend of Owen's, said the book will be used for political reasons. Webb, himself the author of "Red Circle," said on "CBS This Morning: Saturday," "I absolutely think he earned the right to tell the story. The big issue is there was no formal review and that - you get into a situation with the timeliness of this and even though you hear, I'm sure he believes in his heart that he didn't want to make the book political, but then you have a publisher trying to drive book sales and they're well aware of that, releasing a book of this nature right before the election in November.

"It's going to be politicized, so it's going to be interesting - just to see once everyone has a look at the book and to see exactly what is in it, and I know Mark would never intentionally release any information to put his teammates in jeopardy. But the timeliness of the book is - you can't help but put some people in jeopardy with this threat chain especially now, like I said, Fox released his name and it's a security issue at that point."

Fox News and the Associated Press have identified Owen. CBS News has not released Mark Owen's real name.

Webb said Owen wrote the book to "set the record straight." "You see a lot of articles and things about this particular operation," he said. "A lot of it really didn't tell the true story."
The full interview with former Navy SEAL Mark Owen will air on "60 Minutes" on Sunday Sept. 9 at 7:00 p.m. ET/PT.

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