SEALs Angry At Attention, Want It Stopped -- US News And World ReportU.S. Navy SEALs, like the teams that killed Osama bin Laden, are grateful for nation's show of support but are growing angry with the continued focus on their operation, tactics, and tools, claiming it could jeopardize future raids and their safety.
"My friends in the community tell me they're very glad for the bit of attention they got," said former Pentagon deputy undersecretary Jed Babbin, "but at some point the best way to help them is to stop. You guys in the press have done a good job, but stop for God's sake, stop."
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Security tightened for US Navy SEALs: Gates -- IBTimes
SEAL team worried identities will leak -- Stars and Stripes
Navy SEALs Want to Protect Their Identity Following UBL Kill -- FOX News
Protection for Osama bin Laden SEALs -- The Australian
Security of SEALs, families a concern, Gates says -- Hampton Roads
SEALs Who Killed Bin Laden Are Concerned for Their Safety -- FOX News
Bin Laden death: Security fears for US Navy Seal team -- BBC
Has the U.S. Said Too Much About the Bin Laden Raid? -- Josh Voorhee, Slate
SEAL Team Six: Is their safety being compromised? -- Aaron Couch, Christian Science Monitor
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2 comments:
Democratic politicians really don't mind putting our troops at risk...
not if it makes the pol look good.
I don't doubt for a minute that the press is actively trying to ID the team members. They could care less if touting them costs them their career, their lives, or the lives of their families.
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