Bin Laden Raid Book: First-Hand Account Of Navy SEAL Mission Will Be Released On Sept. 11

[Marauder06]

Ah, that is a critical detail- and no. I neglected that in Mara's post. The incidents I mentioned regarding VIPs and General Officers were all overseas, not CONUS.

Specifically within the US there have been a few cases where service members have been targeted by shooters- including recruiting stations, an instance where military members were seated in a restaurant and were targeted because they were wearing camouflage utilities, and perhaps one might even add the Ft. Hood incident to that list.

Absolutely there have been attacks against Servicemembers CONUS. But they were all RANDOM attacks, nothing specific AFAIK.

 

[goon175]

Word on the street: Not a good week to be in NSW.... apparently the hammer is coming down, and hard, on those guys.

 

[Ravage]

There is also news that the book release has been shifted to October - not confirmed yet.

 

[goon175]

apparently he is a pretty artistic individual as well.....

http://www.matthewbissonnette.com/

 

[Ravage]

You sure thats him?

 

[Ravage]

Sep 9th 60 mionutes will show an interview with the books author:

 

[Centermass]

apparently he is a pretty artistic individual as well.....

http://www.matthewbissonnette.com/

Pretty sure this one's a hockey player from that place up north.......

 

[Marauder06]

Word on the street: Not a good week to be in NSW.... apparently the hammer is coming down, and hard, on those guys.

On which guys? The only people that anyone would have the guts to go after (i.e. the ones still on active duty) haven't done anything wrong, AFAIK.

 

[goon175]

yeah, the active duty guys.

 

[AWP]

There is also news that the book release has been shifted to October - not confirmed yet.

Closer to election day is good, adds a little more color and a few more clowns to this circus.

 

[Ravage]

Some time ago a book written by a former CIA guy/goverment contractor was taken off the shelfs, and sensitive stuff was taken out. Maybe it will work in this case also.

 

[Viper1]

I just want to point out an interesting public relations irony. A couple weeks ago you have the viral video of "special operators telling the President to zip it" (yes, i'm using the media tag line). And now this book by a former member of NSW.

Couple this with the Act Of Valor movie and the irony just sort of slaps you in the face right?

And no, I won't be purchasing or reading this book.

 

[goon175]

I have a backlog of books right now, but eventually I will probably want to see what all the hype is about.

 

[Red Ryder]

Seems fitting-

 

[SpitfireV]

Absolutely there have been attacks against Servicemembers CONUS. But they were all RANDOM attacks, nothing specific AFAIK.

IIRC the Captain of the ship that shot down the Iranian airliner was killed by the Iranians, but that was back in the 80s.

 

[CDG]

ADM McRaven tells troops to "pipe down": http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2012/08/23/2072240/seal-who-wrote-bin-laden-raid.html

It'll be interesting to see if there are any actual legal consequences, or if it's just tough talk for the media.

 

[AWP]

IIRC the Captain of the ship that shot down the Iranian airliner was killed by the Iranians, but that was back in the 80s.

No, he's alive and well. A pipe bomb was attached to his minivan and detonated, but his wife was driving and she was unharmed.

 

[Marauder06]

IIRC the Captain of the ship that shot down the Iranian airliner was killed by the Iranians, but that was back in the 80s.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_C._Rogers_III

 

[JBS]

Al Qaeda Threats Against Outed Navy SEAL Begin:

http://openchannel.nbcnews.com/_new...navy-SEAL-turned-author-with-destruction?lite

Users on several militant Islamic websites affiliated with al-Qaida have posted the name and photo of a former Navy SEAL identified as the author of an upcoming book on the commando raid that killed Osama bin Laden. The posts called for his "destruction" in revenge for the al-Qaida founder’s killing.

"We pray to Allah for his destruction sooner rather than later," said one of the posts.

"Oh Allah, make an example of him for the whole world and give him dark days ahead," read another.

Among the website publishing the death threats was the "Al-Fidaa" web forum, which al-Qaida uses to distribute its media and public communications, said Evan Kohlmann, an NBC News consultant and a terrorism analyst at Flashpoint Partners, a global security firm.

http://news.yahoo.com/ex-navy-SEAL-behind-bin-laden-book-faces-013612266.html

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The former U.S. Navy SEAL who authored a soon-to-be-published book about the raid that killed Osama bin Laden is now facing threats against his life in addition to possible criminal prosecution.
An official al Qaeda website on Friday posted a photograph and the name of the former Navy commando responsible for the book, calling him "the dog who murdered the martyr Sheikh Osama bin Laden."

By early on Friday, the man's name, photograph and age had been posted on the "the Al-Fidaa Islamic Network" online forum, one of two websites officially endorsed by al Qaeda, according to Evan Kohlmann, founder of the New York-based security firm Flashpoint Global Partners.

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."

 

[JBS]

Someone tell me again why FOX News outed this guy?