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Originally posted by sputniksteve
Originally posted by Annee
FOX NEWS - - will take your money.
If anyone thinks FOX NEWS is about anything by making money - - they're delusional.
I hope to God you don't believe they are the only ones like that, that would be a huge injustice.
On Wednesday, the publisher said the book had been vetted "for tactical, technical, and procedural information as well as information that could be considered classified by compilation" by a former "special operations attorney."
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"We will pursue every option available to hold members accountable, including criminal prosecution where appropriate," Admiral Bill McRaven wrote in an open, unclassified letter emailed to the active-duty special operations community, and obtained by Reuters on Friday.
"As current or former members of our special operations community, authors have a moral obligation, and a legal duty, to submit their works for pre-publication security review," the admiral wrote.
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A Naval Special Warfare spokesperson says NSW was not aware of the book and was not provided an opportunity to vet it prior to publication.
The spokesperson confirmed the author's real name is Matthew Bissonnette. He is a former SEAL who completed BUD/S training in 1999 and is now a civilian.
Bissonnette hasn’t piped up about the controversy, but he’ll soon have the chance to do just that: The author is slated for an appearance on CBS‘ “60 Minutes” on Sept. 9th.
Dutton, vaguely announced this week that Bissonnette would be donating “a majority” of his book’s profits to “unnamed” military-related charities.
Originally posted by Wrabbit2000
reply to post by r2d246
Ummm Gadaffi was repeatedly raped in a filthy street and then executed by the same rebels we supported there and now support in Syria. The whole world had and still has access to the footage of Saddam Hussein being executed by hanging. Iraq would have exploded if any funny business had been done around that man and his ultimate fate...which Iraq's administered themselves in the end.
I agree that Usama is a big question mark...because Obama decided we didn't rate anything like proof. His word and his word ALONE is supposed to be enough. Umm.. Yeah.. right... I wouldn't take a previous President's word that the sky was blue after Iraq...I won't take Obama's word for anything either.... Although I personally think Usama died screaming like a school girl while under the tender mercies of the CIA's best turkey doctors in some very secluded black site. I have a hunch which one too...but some day that will all come out as historical notes to fill the blanks.
I just can't believe folks would question the fate of Gadaffi or Saddam. No questions there..and the world DID get their proof. In the case of Gadaffi....the kind of proof I wish to God I could UN-see and forget ever happened.
don't be so damn gulliable people
You still think this is about his book. It's not. This is about FOX news revealing a soldier's name and location. Forget his book and focus on that. This thread is about FOX, not his book.
Originally posted by r2d246
Originally posted by Wrabbit2000
reply to post by r2d246
Ummm Gadaffi was repeatedly raped in a filthy street and then executed by the same rebels we supported there and now support in Syria. The whole world had and still has access to the footage of Saddam Hussein being executed by hanging. Iraq would have exploded if any funny business had been done around that man and his ultimate fate...which Iraq's administered themselves in the end.
I agree that Usama is a big question mark...because Obama decided we didn't rate anything like proof. His word and his word ALONE is supposed to be enough. Umm.. Yeah.. right... I wouldn't take a previous President's word that the sky was blue after Iraq...I won't take Obama's word for anything either.... Although I personally think Usama died screaming like a school girl while under the tender mercies of the CIA's best turkey doctors in some very secluded black site. I have a hunch which one too...but some day that will all come out as historical notes to fill the blanks.
I just can't believe folks would question the fate of Gadaffi or Saddam. No questions there..and the world DID get their proof. In the case of Gadaffi....the kind of proof I wish to God I could UN-see and forget ever happened.
They both had many body doubles. Naaa country leaders get a "get out of jail free card". They get to retire on special secret prison islands that are very posh resorts.
Now you're probably thinking, "that's crazy" and where do you come up with that.
All I have to say is one thing...Go to youtube and watch "Double Team" an old movie staring Van Damm and you'll understand.
Lastly never believe everything you see on tv or hear or read from main stream media. It's all just cover stories.
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Actually, I'm highly knowledgeable on the culture within that region...more so than your military who are over there.
You guys are in to your 11th year in Afghanistan and you learned NOTHING about these people.
That's why you lost the war before you even got over there. Russia told you so. Now I'm saying it and so are squillions of others.
Now going back to that book....can you REALLY positively identify this Seal? It's just a name any one can pull out. No Seal is involved in writing that book. But you go a head and believe whatever is fed to you.
Lastly never believe everything you see on tv or hear or read from main stream media. It's all just cover stories.