EXCLUSIVE - SEALS AT WAR: Fellow Warriors Brand Rob O'Neill A LIAR After He Claims He Was The Shooter Who Fired Three Bullets Into Bin Laden's Head -- Daily Mail
* MailOnline revealed that O'Neill is 'The Shooter' and the man who will be interviewed next week publicly discussing the death of bin Laden
* His account says that he rushed into bin Laden's room and shot him in the head, killing him dead
* SEAL source: 'The real shooter would never discuss it publicly... there's a reasonable possibility he's not telling the truth'
* Sources expected to claim he was not the first to the al Qaeda overlord's room
* SEAL commanders have written angry letter freezing him out of Special Forces circles for going public
* Family man, 38, spent 16 years as elite serviceman, and heroics have inspired three Holllywood movies
* Went public after telling families of September 11 victims when he met them for opening of memorial in New York and said it gave them 'closure'
* Donated his SEAL uniform to museum where it is now on display
The SEAL Team Six member who was named as the man who shot Osama bin Laden dead is facing a whispering campaign from other SEALs claiming that his account of the killing is not truthful.
MailOnline yesterday revealed that Rob O'Neill, a retired 16-year veteran of the elite squad is the man who says he shot bin Laden in the head to kill him.
His identity had been a closely-guarded secret but he is due to reveal his account in an interview with Fox News next week.
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My Comment: No one is going public with these claims, and the Pentagon is remaining quiet .... I suspect that this debate is going to go on for awhile.
Update #1: Bin Laden ‘Shooter’ Story Is FUBAR, Special Ops Sources Say -- Shane Harris, Daily Beast
Update #2: Shooter: 'It doesn't matter anymore if I killed bin Laden' -- CNN
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