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New Book Disputes Obama Administration's Account of Bin Laden Raid
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jetblasted Offline
#1 Posted: Tue, Nov 1 2011, 4:50 PM EST
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(NewsCore) - A new book based on a series of interviews with the Navy SEALs involved in the mission to kill Osama bin Laden claims to directly contradict the Obama administration's depiction of the operation, The Washington Examiner reported Friday.

"SEAL Target Geronimo: The Inside Story of the Mission to Kill Osama bin Laden," by former SEAL commander Chuck Pfarrer, claims to tell the true story of the successful raid to kill the terror chief on May 2.

According to a press release, the book takes "readers on the helicopter flight over the wall that leads deep into the terrorist lair and describing what it looked, sounded and smelled like as the bullets flew."

The book also takes issue with the Obama administration's characterization of the mission.

"In a hasty effort to claim victory and make political haste, administration aides changed their stories several times," the release said. "Their leaks made SEAL Team Six look ineffective and clumsy."

The book claims the SEALs landed on the roof of bin Laden's compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan, rather than on the ground as the administration has stated. Pfarrer also writes that the mission took only 90 seconds, a far shorter time than the 40-minute raid the White House has described.

The 240-page book will be released on Nov. 8 by St. Martin's Press.

http://www.myfoxla.com/dpps/news/book-disputes-bin-laden-raid-dpgonc-20111021-to_15590563#ixzz1cUc34O6D

I thought that 40 minutes on the ground was a long time outside a potentially hostile army base . . . Think
DrafterX Offline
#2 Posted: Tue, Nov 1 2011, 4:55 PM EST
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I heard the war puppy-dogs chewed his face off..... Mellow
rfenst Offline
#3 Posted: Tue, Nov 1 2011, 6:01 PM EST
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The ex-Seal needs to keep his mouth shut about the mission. What gets me is that the team's names were not released. Hope this guy doesn't name anyone but himself. If there was any degree of secrecy about the mission, doesn't the author need permission to publish details?
pdxstogieman Offline
#4 Posted: Tue, Nov 1 2011, 6:32 PM EST
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rfenst wrote:
The ex-Seal needs to keep his mouth shut about the mission. What gets me is that the team's names were not released. Hope this guy doesn't name anyone but himself. If there was any degree of secrecy about the mission, doesn't the author need permission to publish details?


The press release, says a couple of times, the book "claims" this and the book "claims" that. And you're correct, any ex Navy Seal worth a damn, wouldn't be telling the details of a mission like that. I'm not sure what the security classification is of that info, but I'm willing to bet that there's plenty that's not de-classified such that it should be repeated or published.

This book more likely contains a pile o' politically motivated propaganda than any substantive insider knowledge.
gringococolo Offline
#5 Posted: Tue, Nov 1 2011, 7:16 PM EST
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pdxstogieman wrote:
The press release, says a couple of times, the book "claims" this and the book "claims" that. And you're correct, any ex Navy Seal worth a damn, wouldn't be telling the details of a mission like that. I'm not sure what the security classification is of that info, but I'm willing to bet that there's plenty that's not de-classified such that it should be repeated or published.

This book more likely contains a pile o' politically motivated propaganda than any substantive insider knowledge.




You watch too many movies. It isn't classified. You talk a mean game, but have no idea what you are talking about. Because it purports to disagree with your messiah, you attempt to discredit it.

Your first sentence with the "claims" quote is also idiotic.
wheelrite Offline
#6 Posted: Tue, Nov 1 2011, 7:19 PM EST
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gringococolo wrote:
You watch too many movies. It isn't classified. You talk a mean game, but have no idea what you are talking about. Because it purports to disagree with your messiah, you attempt to discredit it.

Your first sentence with the "claims" quote is also idiotic.



It's ok,,

He's a Lefty pseudo intellectual,,


besides,,,
Barry had no choice but to authorize the mission. Imagine the uproar had he not...
gringococolo Offline
#7 Posted: Tue, Nov 1 2011, 7:22 PM EST
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wheelrite wrote:
It's ok,,

He's a Lefty pseudo intellectual,,


besides,,,
Barry had no choice but to authorize the mission. Imagine the uproar had he not...



It pains me to agree with you. But I like boobs also.
ZRX1200 Offline
#8 Posted: Tue, Nov 1 2011, 7:38 PM EST
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Yeah he's prolly a racist cracker that hates Obama.
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