Posts tagged ‘osama bin laden raid’

Last month, Esquire ran a story about the Navy SEAL who allegedly shot Osama bin Laden during a raid in Abbottabad, Pakistan in May 2011. That piece sparked different reactions from the netizens, former Navy SEALs, and Veterans Affairs officials. But while many people commiserated with “The Shooter” when he disclosed that he left the [...]

The Navy SEAL who was allegedly part of the team that raided Osama bin Laden’s compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan in May 2011 has spoken out for the first time. In an interview with US magazine Esquire, the commando — referred to as “The Shooter” in the article The Man Who Killed Osama bin Laden… is [...]

A new book from a former SEAL, set for release on November 8th, will reportedly dispel the account as told by the Obama administration, about what happened during the raid that resulted in the death of al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden. The details in the book, entitled “SEAL Target Geronimo: The Inside Story of [...]

The latest issue of Inspire, the official magazine of al Qaeda, hailed the self-proclaimed brains behind the 9/11 attacks, Osama bin Laden, in a eulogy for the slain terrorist leader. A feature on ABC News shared an excerpt from the article, which claimed that Bin Laden had fought back and engaged the Navy SEALs in [...]

Amid the controversy surrounding the raid conducted by U.S. forces on a suspected al Qaeda hideout in Pakistan, which was done without the knowledge of Pakistani authorities, President Barack Obama said that he would order such an operation again if it meant securing the United States. A feature on the Navy Times shared excerpts from [...]

The Secretary of Defense and the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff are calling for an end to the release of details regarding the operation carried out against the al Qaeda compound where Osama bin Laden was found. Secretary Robert Gates pointed out that disclosing any more details may jeopardize future missions, something that [...]