The third person fictional account regarding the final day of operation geronimo. Seals book has classified info, didnt follow protocol. Oliver north, started sneaking documents out of their classified filing cabinets. Justice departments irancontra investigation was gearing up, hall and her boss, lt. Theres a new book coming out and its causing quite a kerfuffle in the military community. The book triggered a justice department probe, including claims it contained classified material. A group of special ops veterans released its own ebook monday, no easy op. Naval special warfare development group, commonly known as seal team six. The firsthand account of the mission that killed osama bin laden is a.
Bin laden book contains classified info this book cover image released by dutton shows no easy day. The unclassified analysis of the mission that killed. The book was written under the pseudonym mark owen in order to protect the authors identity, but fox. The pentagon may be threatening legal action against the exnavy seal who penned a book on the raid that killed osama bin laden but it wont stop its employees from reading no easy day. We are already aware of several operators at seal team six who have been pulled from regular deployment cycles in order to deal with the aftermath of no easy day, the uks daily mail quotes webb as writing in the e book response to the controversial account. The firsthand account of the mission that killed osama. One day before the controversial book hits shelves.
My hope is one day a young man in junior high school will read it and become a seal, or at least live a life bigger than him. Navy seal wrote no easy day after being pushed out of. Pentagon official acknowledges many data spills of classified information. He was a former member of the seal team that helped to kill osama who was a well known terrorist. The story begins several years prior to this operation, with the author, writing under the pen name mark owen, recalling the test exercises he undertook to gain entry into seal team six, an elite navy seals antiterrorism unit. But it also criticizes bissonnette for not submitting his book. Usb rechargeable with a builtin battery that can last up to 60 hours of use. In his many years as a navy seal, he has participated in hundreds of missions around the globe, including the rescue of captain richard phillips in the indian ocean in 2009. Navy seal who wrote bin laden raid book must pay government at. The unclassified analysis of the book detailing the killing of obl, webb and other exseals state that owen would. Providing a rarely seen insight into modern military training, protocols, and operations, no easy day is the autobiography of a soldier who served on the team that killed osama bin laden. It details owens career with devgru, including several combat missions in which he participated with the unit. No easy day, written by navy seal team 6 member mark owen pen name and author kevin maurer. Controversial seal book prompts pentagon directive the.
The dod has distributed a memo to its employees explaining its stance on mark owens book no easy day, and ive got it right here they even give the book an acronym. Department believes the recently published book, no easy day ned contains classified and sensitive unclassified information. Then, of course, on the day the book is released, an anonymous group of special ops veterans publishes an e book titled no easy op. The dod claims that the book contains classified information, which the books publisher denies.
The pentagons top intelligence official has issued guidance on how to read and discuss no easy day, an exnavy seals unauthorized account of the raid that killed osama bin laden. The firsthand account of the mission that killed osama bin laden at no. The aim of no easy day, a book coauthored by former navy seal matt bissonnette about bin ladens assassination, was to share a story about the incredible men and women defending. Dod security guidance concerning the book no easy day. This book is about a brotherhood that existed long before i joined and will be around long after i am gone. Exseal member who wrote book on bin laden raid forfeits. The unclassified analysis of the mission that killed osama bin laden, which suggests bissonnette was willing to break the code of silence honored by. Dod employees will be allowed to get their hands on the controversial book based on a former navy seals account of the osama bin laden raid, but.
Over nine months, candidates trained in shooting, close quarters combat, and. The book no easy day describes the raid conducted by the seal team to kill osama bin laden. Navy seal author of no easy day back with new book, despite controversy. Laden contains classified information and may provide enemies with. See all books authored by mark owen, including no easy day. As has been reported in the press, the author did not submit. The dissonance created in reading this book is due to the incredible nature of the story in contrast to the dull writing style in which it is presented.
A former military intelligence officers court case could redefine just how far the government can go to block information from being published that it. After dominating headlines for much of the past month, no easy day, the book written under a pseudonym by former navy seal mark bissonnette about the mission to kill osama bin laden, will be released tuesday, sept. New pentagon rules crack down on seal bin laden book thehill. Owen tells of the challenges he faced as a candidate for seal team six. But it does provide a first hand account of a mission which many of us would consider heroic and extremely dangerous and absolutely necessary. The firsthand account of the mission that killed osama bin laden. The book is due to be released next month on the anniversary of.
No easy op calls bissonnette an operators operator and says he probably did not disclose any vital information in no easy day. No easy day, a navy seals firstperson account of operation neptunes spear, will not, in and of itself, bring harm to the men who compose the national missions force of the united states. Book light, perfectday 12 led usb rechargeable reading. Due to be released next week, it is already on bestseller lists.
The book does discuss that one of the possible reasons for publishing no easy day was for the purpose of financial gain of the authors and publishing house really. On 04 september 2012, the assistant secretary defense for public affairs noted that the department believes the recently published book no easy day ned. Navy seal could face criminal prosecution for book about. In no way is this a companion read for no easy day. Officials said they could include a lawsuit aimed at claiming profit from bissonnettes book, no easy day. The firsthand account of the mission that killed osama bin laden is a military memoir by a former member of the united states naval special warfare development group devgru who participated in the mission that resulted in the death of osama bin laden. No easy day puts the pieces together to argue that osama bin laden is not really dead at all. This book cover image released by dutton shows no easy day. Learn about insider politics behind the book no easy day, as told by former us special operations command socom operators. Court case challenges dod, cia authority to delete. Official dod guidance concerning the book, no easy day on september 4, 2012, the assistant secretary defense for public affairs noted that the department believes the recently published book, no easy day ned contains classified and sensitive unclassified information. It details in a fanciful short account what could have happened. Fox news made public on thursday what it said was the real name of the former seal who, with a journalist coauthor, wrote no easy day, using the pseudonym mark owen.
Navy seals book contains classified information books. The firsthand account of the mission that killed osama bin laden, the memoir released by dutton in early september, 2012, is very significant because its the first book about the. Sofrep special operations forces situation report is the number one internet source for timely and accurate news and information related to the special operations and intelligence community. Folks, former seal team six warrior mark owen, who gave his country 12 years of faithful service, does not disappoint the american people. Perhaps the us government masterminded the greatest magical. The pentagon says an embattled exseals new book about the osama bin laden raid contains sensitive and classified information and it. No easy day by mark owen and kevin maurer is the story of mark owens career as a member of the navys elite unit known as seal team six.
The unclassified analysis of the book detailing the killing of obl sofrep world report 1 kindle edition by murphy, jack, janson, bill, webb, brandon, donov, iassen, media, sofrep. Exnavy seal who wrote bin laden book gets warning from. The book was written by matt bissonnette under the pen name mark owen. Mark owen, author of no easy day and no hero, is a former member of the u. The brouhaha over no easy day, the osama bin laden raidandtell book. Wish i could meet you at a book signing but i know seals must hide who they really are or were. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Pentagon claims book about bin ladens assassination. The firsthand account of the mission that killed osama bin laden 2012 is a. He also adds that the book, set to be made public on tuesday, september 4, has. The lamp body is made with sturdy abs material with 12 led eyefriendly light that has 3 brightness mode with a clamp that is easy to clip on any size of books, magazines, articles or reading notes. Matt bissonnette, who wrote no easy day under the pseudonym mark owen, will give the us government all profits and royalties from the book or movie rights.
Terrorist leader osama bin laden wore a sleeveless white shirt and tan pants when he was shot and killed by u. The brouhaha over no easy day, the osama bin laden raidandtell book written by an exnavy seal, got me thinking about fawn hall. Navy seal who wrote controversial bin laden book is. No easy day is the story of the guys, the human toll we pay, and the sacrifices we make to do this dirty job. It lays out guidelines for how pentagon employees should handle the information they will inevitably consume when they read the book, and what to do with the book when they identify classified information in it. From the streets of iraq to the rescue of captain richard phillips i. Navy seals, he used just for men to dye his beard, he was a neat freak. Special ops veterans respond to navy seal book no easy day. And, finally, employees are prohibited from using unclassified government computer systems to discuss potentially classified or sensitive contents of no easy day, and must not engage in. Cia officials conclude that his book contains classified information. Pentagon issues rules on how to discuss seals book.
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