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Navy SEAL who shot Osama bin Laden revealed as Rob O'Neill

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Just like drones are flying in Pakistan, without Our permission this mission was also carried out without our permission.

you don't love drones? I love drones :smitten:. I hope we get more and better weapons for them.
and we would of let you all know we found him, but you all knew he was there already.

sorry for not inviting you to the party :usflag:
 
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Conspiracy nut - he's not american. Look at those teeth. 100% british. Laden died in 2001.

Former soldier claims Osama bin Laden was unarmed and already dead or dying when Navy Seals burst into room and shot him

A US Navy Seal who took part in the raid in which Osama bin Laden was killed has revealed that the former al-Qa'ida leader was unarmed and already dead or dying when soldiers burst into his room.

Written anonymously and published under the name Mark Owen, 'No Easy Day: The Autobiography of a Navy Seal' contradicts many other accounts of the raid which said bin Laden had a weapon and was resisting arrest when soldiers entered the room.

The book also appears to suggest the Seals went against mission orders not to ‘assassinate’ bin Laden if he wasn’t posing a threat.


In a copy of the book, obtained in a shop by The Huffington Postin advance of its release, Owen describes how the Seals saw a man poke his head out of a doorway as they were ascending a narrow staircase.

He writes: “We were less than five steps from getting to the top when I heard suppressed shots. BOP. BOP…I couldn't tell from my position if the rounds hit the target or not. The man disappeared into the dark room.”

The Seals took their time entering the room, but upon doing so they encountered a women wailing over bin Laden’s body.

“Blood and brains spilled out of the side of his skull” and he was still twitching and convulsing, Owen writes. While bin Laden lay dead or dying, Owen writes that he and another Seal “trained our lasers on his chest and fired several rounds. The bullets tore into him, slamming his body into the floor until he was motionless.”

After repeat attempts to identify the man, the Seals interrogated a young girl and a woman, who confirmed he was Osama bin Laden.

Later, as they searched bin Laden’s room, the Seals found two guns - an AK-47 and a Makarov pistol – but both were unloaded, suggesting bin Laden was in no way ready to put up a defence.

Owen goes on to criticise inaccurate accounts of the raid, which he describes as being reported “like a bad action movie”. He also rules out reports that Seals were fired upon as they arrived at the gates of bin Laden’s compound, and dismisses talk of a 40-minute fire-fight between the Seals and Osama bin Laden’s guards.

Owen’s account seems to suggest that the Seals were not under immediate threat when they killed bin Laden. This would appear to contradict the instructions given to them by commanders when they were briefed on their mission.

During a meeting with top commanders, a lawyer from either the Pentagon or the White House “made it clear that this wasn't an assassination,” writes Owen, who recounted the instructions: “I am not going to tell you how to do your job. What we're saying is if he does not pose a threat, you will detain him.”

Although the book is one of the most hotly-anticipated releases this year, the ‘anonymous’ author appears to be coming in for unwanted personal attention.

Not long after the announcement of the book, FoxNews.com identified the soldier as a 36-year-old who retired from service shortly after the bin Laden raid.

Last week an official al-Qa'ida website posted a photograph and the name of a former Navy commando they claim is responsible for the book, calling him 'the dog who murdered the martyr Sheikh Osama bin Laden.'

It was followed by comments that called for the man's death, including one response that said, 'O' Allah, kill every one of them,' and another that said, 'O' Allah, make an example of him for the whole world and give him dark days ahead.'

Meanwhile the head of US Special Operations Command told current and former troops that the military would take legal action against anyone exposing sensitive information that could harm fellow forces.

In an open, unclassified letter emailed to the active-duty special operations community, Admiral Bill McRaven wrote: 'We will pursue every option available to hold members accountable, including criminal prosecution where appropriate.”


So noster what do you think ?
 
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you don't love drones? I love drones :smitten:. I hope we get more and better weapons for them.
and we would of let you all know we found him, but you all knew he was there already.

sorry for not inviting you to the party
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Those americans who think OBL was guest of Pakistan, then why dont they think, 9/11 bombers were guest of american government as well. CIA knew about those people. right ?
 
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Rob O'Neill identified as the highly decorated Navy SEAL who shot Al-Qaeda leader dead during 2011 secret raid in Pakistan



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The Navy Seal responsible for killing the world’s most wanted terrorist - Osama bin Laden - has been identified, breaking the crack team's code of silence.

It was the special forces unit’s most famous operation, carried out by a team whose names had until now remained top secret.

However, the man who shot bin Laden has been now been named as Rob O’Neill, a 38-year-old decorated serviceman who recently left the unit after 16 years.

He was expected to be unmasked in an interview with Fox News later this month, but on Wednesday his father Tom confirmed his name to the MailOnline.

He said his son shot the al-Qaeda chief three times in the forehead at close range in the secret raid on his house in Pakistan in 2011.

He was one of 23 SEALS who flew into the city of Abbottabad the night of May 2, but the last to see bin Laden alive.

It had previously been unclear precisely how bin Laden had been killed and how many servicemen had been involved in his death.

Mr O’Neill, who is married with children, was last year interviewed by Esquire magazine, which did not publish his name. He told how he joined the army at the age of 19 as a reaction to his then-girlfriend leaving him.

"That's the reason al-Qaeda has been decimated," he joked, "because she broke my f****** heart."

Talking of the famous mission, he said: "I'm not religious, but I always felt I was put on the earth to do something specific. After that mission, I knew what it was."

Mr O’Neill, of Butte, Montana, served more than a dozen tours of duty in active combat, including Iraq and Afghanistan, undertaking 400 separate combat missions.

For his service he has been decorated 52 times, up to the level of senior chief petty officer before he left. He was awarded two Silver Stars - the military's third highest honor - as well as four Bronze Stars with Valor.

He was the lead jumper on the Maersk Alabama, the ship taken over by Somali pirates, whose rescue turned into the Oscar-winning movie Captain Phillips.

It has been reported that his decision to speak out was prompted by losing some of his military benefits by quitting the SEALs after 16 years rather than completing a full 20 years of service.

Mr O’Neill’s father defended the decision to go public, saying. “People are asking if we are worried that Isis will come and get us because Rob is going public. I say I’ll paint a big target on my front door and say come and get us."

This week the head of the US Naval special forces criticised Mr O’Neill’s decision to identify himself.

In a letter to serving members of the Navy’s Sea, Air, Land Teams, commonly known as Seals, Rear Admiral Brian Losey, Commander of the Naval Special Warfare Command (NSWC), and Force Master Chief Michael Magaraci suggested they should consider themselves “quiet professionals” who do not seek glory for missions.

A second Seal, Matt Bissonnette, who wrote a book two years ago called No Easy Day about the raid under the pen name Mark Owen, and who also appears on the Fox documentary The Man Who Killed Osama bin Laden, said he had been threatened with prosecution for disclosing classified information.

In their letter, the Seal leaders said that “teammates” who breached the “ethos” of keeping quiet about their missions were “selfish.”

“We do not abide willful or selfish disregard for our core values in return for public notoriety and financial gain, which only diminishes otherwise honorable service, courage and sacrifice,” they went on.

"Any real credit to be rendered is about the incredible focus, commitment, and teamwork of this diverse network and the years of hard work undertaken with little individual public credit. It is the nature of our profession."

Navy SEAL who shot Osama bin Laden revealed as Rob O'Neill - Telegraph

You did a great service to the entire civilized world by taking down that terrorist. Salute to you and all the US Navy Seals out there.

Those americans who think OBL was guest of Pakistan, then why dont they think, 9/11 bombers were guest of american government as well. CIA knew about those people. right ?

No one believes that Pakistan Government housed them, we know that it was terrorists inside Pakistan that have been housing him. I personally know of Pakistan's war on terrorism and I commend the Government of Pakistan, and also the Pakistani Armed Forces for their sacrifice and selfless duty in hunting down terrorists and terrorist supporters.
 
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Pakistan shall ask USA to hand over this person to them ........he shall face punishment for his crimes , he violated the sovereignty of Pakistan , used unauthorised firearms in Pakistani Land , killed a guest .
USA can't hand over this great person for such Pakistan blows the trust.
those words makes Uncle Sam upset and marked you as unreliable partner against Al-Qaeda.
 
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