Monday, September 10, 2012

60 Minutes Interviews The Author Of 'No Easy Day', A SEAL's First-Hand Account Of The Bin Laden Killing



Navy SEAL: Why We Shot Osama Bin Laden On Sight -- ABC News

As top American officials and a Navy SEAL who was on the raid that killed Osama bin Laden grapple over whether the al Qaeda leader "resisted" before he was shot, the SEAL said in a recent interview that in the heat of battle, the men on the ground weren't going to take any chances with their target.

In a firsthand account of the May 2011 raid, written under the pseudonym Mark Owen, the Navy SEAL Team Six member who was right behind the "point man" who first shot Osama bin Laden said that before they took off for bin Laden's compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan, the commandos were told that it was not a kill-only mission.

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More News On The 60 Minutes Interview With Matt Bissonnette

SEAL's first-hand account of bin Laden killing
-- CBS 60 Minutes
How a SEAL's whisper saved the bin Laden raid -- 60 Minutes
Ex-SEAL on Osama bin Laden raid: "This is what we do. We're really good at it" -- CBS This Morning
What was in Osama bin Laden's closet? -- 60 minutes

SEAL team author offers '60 Minutes' more details on Bin Laden raid -- al.com
Navy Seal defends how Osama bin Laden was killed -- The Telegraph
'No Easy Day' Author, Ex-Navy SEAL: 'Why We Shot Osama Bin Laden on Sight' -- Books & Review
I didn't recognize bin Laden, SEAL who wrote 'No Easy Day' says -- CNN
Navy SEAL: Osama bin Laden killing ‘not like the movies’ -- Washington Post
SEAL Shares Secrets New Details on Bin Laden’s Killing With 60 Minutes -- New York Magazine
Navy Seal gives interview on Bin Laden book No Easy Day -- BBC
‘Feisty’ female agent spent five years tracking Osama Bin Laden, ‘teed up’ SEAL Team 6 raid, according to former SEAL’s book -- New York Daily News
Navy Seal author credits 'wicked smart' CIA agent with role in Bin Laden raid -- The Guardian

My Comment: If you have an hour to spare, this is a must watch interview. The 3 parts are the following .... Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3.

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