We kick their ass, that's it," he said. or call us at 1-617-450-2300. The first SEAL in the stack, the point man, sees a tall man stick his head out of the bedroom door on the third floor. In going public, O'Neill joins fellow Team Sixer Matt Bissonnette who wrote an unauthorized best-selling book about the raid called "No Easy Day," under a fake name. In that interview, published in March 2013, he said that he burst into bin Laden's bedroom, saw a gun within bin Laden's reach, and shot him in the forehead. A Defense Department official told NBC News Tuesday that at the Defense Department's request, the Justice Department is investigating whether Bissonnette revealed classified information. The accusations came as O'Neill's claim contradicted the description of the operation in a book by Matt Bissonnette, an ex-member of SEAL Team Six who took part in the raid against bin Laden. Robert O'Neill's Twitter photos depict the member in SEAL attire. Before I turned over the Editor-in-Chief position to Jack Murphy, I did my best to warn them about bad things we heard on the street as it related to the main stream news press. 'We were expecting someone who was 6 ft. 8 in. The U.S. government has never confirmed which individual killed bin Laden. Overexposure in the Media:Publishing a book about the UBL raid so soon after, and coming out to openly talk to the press about the mission has created a media frenzy that comes with unexpected consequences. I don't think we know who killed bin Laden. Latest book reviews, author interviews, and reading trends. O'Neill came forward three years later and . 'All members exposed to classified information have a duty obligation to protect this information, regardless of what may be reflected in the media, accurately or otherwise. And as much as we try to stay out of Special Ops drama, some topics become unavoidable, and sometimes Operators themselves from commands or units force our involvement. The other man to speak, Bissonette, is under investigation over money he has earned from the speeches he has made since publishing his tell-all book under the pseudonym Mark Owen, The New York Times revealed. Is somebody likely not being entirely truthful? Get stories that empower and uplift daily. Exercise your Constitutional rights (if any have earned that, its a combat veteran) however, dont break the law in the process. All evidence that Im aware of points to the UBL mission as being a compartmentalized Special Access Program. A selection of the most viewed stories this week on the Monitor's website. He is Robert O'Neill, a 38-year-old Irish American from Butte, Montana.. How can you be holding it against me?. We had no interest in outing Robert O'Neill, it was only after we learned he intended to come out on Fox news that one of our writers named. And not one of those names did it for political gain or Hollywood., He said he still has plenty of friends in the SEAL community, and still gets messages of support. 20:06 GMT 07 Nov 2014. What are the motives? Martin Gould for MailOnline
Were known as being fair even as the world becomes as polarized as at any time since the newspapers founding in 1908. But as is often said at the Pentagon, No plan survives contact with the enemy a quote variously attributed to Napoleon, Dwight Eisenhower, or George Patton. His name is Robert O'Neill. (It was the collision of two US aircraft at a staging point in the Iranian desert that catastrophically ended the attempted rescue of 52 American hostages in 1980, killing eight US servicemembers likely a factor in former President Jimmy Carters reelection defeat that year.). Instead he has become a motivational speaker with an official biography which details a very generic version of his exploits. A third version of events was then presented to CNNby an unamed 'SEAL Team Six operative'. Ive fired my weapon in combat, called in airstrikes, put my own ass on the line in Iraq and Afghanistan, and done things post-military as a contractor working in Iraq which the general public will never know. Posted on 25 fevereiro, 2023 by 25 fevereiro, 2023 by Making false statements and slandering someone on an Instagram account doesnt reflect well on Bissonette and opens him up to further liability. I dont want to touch that.. The. O'Neill, who is 38, from Butte, Montana, is a highly decorated veteran who retired after 17 years in the forces. In an interview with the Washington Post this week, former Navy SEAL Robert O'Neill, 38, publicly identified himself as the man who shot Bin Laden. O'Neill said that bin Laden looked confused and 'taller' than he had expected. The interview, which was published in March 2013, began with a meeting in April 2012 as he prepared to leave the Navy. Bissonnette's lawyer, Robert Luskin, acknowledged Thursday that Bissonnette for some time had been under criminal investigation by both the Naval Criminal Investigation Service and the Justice Department for possible violations of a U.S. espionage law because he did not seek official clearance before publishing his book. Later, according to the story, the point man seems to accept that he didnt hit bin Laden. 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SEAL Team Six member Matt Bissonnette claimed in his book No Easy Day that O'Neill did not deliver the fatal shot. Unless the point man was confident that the threat was neutralized from the shots he fired to the head (the only exposed part he had to engage). 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. Both Boal and director Kathryn Bigelow, however, said they relied mostly on open sources for the details of the raid, and had received no classified documents. He was decorated 52 times, leaving as senior chief petty officer. These special forces operators, meant to be silent-but-deadly in their shadowy forays around the world, arent supposed to be popping off publicly about their exploits certainly not boasting for credit or financial gain. All Rights Reserved. O autor Mark Owen durante entrevista a CBS Reproduo/VEJA. Its a sad day to see this unfold the way it has, to see our small community being torn to shreds in the press. ONeills behavior prompted his superiors to counsel him that the operation was classified, the former official said. The Daily Beast. He most likely unknowingly killed UBL, and then moved on to the women, knowing that his threat had been neutralized. The narrative conflicted with many elements of Bissonnette's telling, and in his opinion it is the SEALs' story to tell. 19802023 The Christian Science Monitor. ), Ex-SEAL Matthew Bissonnette Probed Over Book on Bin Laden Raid, Exclusive: Mole Who Met Bin Laden Killed by Al Qaeda in Bosnia, Six Potential Al Qaeda Leaders Killed Since Bin Laden Raid, According to the Esquire story, when asked by an Obama administration official which SEAL had shot bin Laden, ONeill responded, We all did it., That response was in line with the SEAL code, and won him goodwill with fellow SEALs. Bissonnette was disciplined in November 2012 for sharing classified information with the makers of the popular video game Medal of Honor: Warfighter.
It certainly doesnt reflect well on the broader SEAL community, who are associated with him by proxy. The Navy SEALs sent to Pakistan were experienced combat veterans and highly trained for the mission, which included a mockup of bin Ladens compound. Im proud to have been associated with the incredible men and women who make up SOCOM and the SEALs. Such is the case with Bissonette and ONeill. Take the recruitment quiz. His decorations includetwo Silver Stars, four Bronze Stars with Valor, a Joint Service Commendation Medal with Valor, three Presidential Unit citations, and two Navy/Marine Corps Commendations with Valor. Printre membrii acelei uniti s-a numrat Matt Bissonnette, care mpreun cu un alt membru al echipei Seal 6, O'Neill, susine c a tras focurile de arm fatale. We O'Neill grew up in Butte, Montana, a former copper mining boomtown that has now fallen on hard times. Fear? I worry about these gentlemen. The editors of this website have heard other rumors floating around the Internet and not-so-secret SOF facebook pages regarding SOFREPs involvement in the UBL and Team 6 drama. I say I'll paint a big target on my front door and say come and get us O'Neill's father Tom on the SEAL being attacked by former commanders. Matthew Cole is an investigative producer for NBC News focusing on national security matters. LordLoko 5 yr. ago Why regarding the latter? . The encounter with bin Laden takes about 15 seconds, and only two men, ONeill and the point man, are in the room. The President is the Commander in Chief. In a letter last week, the admiral and senior enlisted man who run the United States Naval Special Warfare Command reminded all present and former SEALs that a critical tenet of the organizations ethos is: I do not advertise the nature of my work, nor seek recognition for my actions., Violators of our Ethos are neither teammates in good standing, nor Teammates who represent Naval Special Warfare, Rear Adm. Brian Losey and Force Master Chief Michael Magaraci wrote. According to the story, he says O'Neill "finished [bin Laden] off as he was circling the drain." Matt Bissonnette doesn't appear at all in this telling. It's tough to hear a lot of different SEALs that I've never met, I've never worked with and I don't know. A critical (tenet) of our Ethos is I do not advertise the nature of my work, nor seek recognition for my actions., We do not abide willful or selfish disregard for our core values in return for public notoriety and financial gain., The letter closes by reminding the teammates that classified information is protected by law, and warns that We will actively seek judicial consequences for members who willfully violate the law.. I deployed four times to the Middle East and once to Afghanistan. Bap! His identity had been a. 'We do not abide willful or selfish disregard for our core values in return for public notoriety and financial gain, which only diminishes otherwise honorable service, courage and sacrifice.'. They re-confirmed that the al-Qaeda leader was standing in his room when the SEALs entered and they shot him then, as he was able to access weapons that were already in the room. who could lift a house with his bare hands, but he was this normal guy. Magaraci and commander Rear Adm. Brian Losey, made it clear that the vow of silence remains one of the most important tenets of SEAL life. His second piece of work is a reaction to the Oscar-nominated film Zero Dark Thirty, which consulted former CIA director Leon E Panetta. Accusations were flying on social media forums, lines in the sand have been drawn, and friendships have been ended, a post on the site said. A draft report of the internal investigation later showed that CIA Director Leon Panetta had revealed some classified details during an event at CIA headquarters. By continuing to browse the site The two leaders made it clear that O'Neill's decision to go public translates into shame among former SEALs, and that he could even face legal action. IE 11 is not supported. Ill explain the meaning of these words later. As told to Phil Bronstein in Esquire magazine. Letters of reprimand, which are damaging to Naval careers, were sent to all seven. Were about kicking down the door of thought everywhere and saying, You are bigger and more capable than you realize. 'We're actually looking into changing my name,' his wife. According to the story, he says ONeill finished [bin Laden] off as he was circling the drain.. Both Bissonette and ONeill have conflicting narratives, and while no two people experience events alike, there are fundamental inconsistencies with their two stories. 'The families told me it helped bring them some closure,' he told the paper. [2] Contents Four years after a former Navy SEAL was threatened with prison for writing about the Osama bin Laden raid, the Pentagon has dropped its claim that Matt Bissonnette revealed secrets harmful to . His net worth has been growing significantly in 2021-2021. A former U.S. Navy SEAL and special warfare operator, O'Neill is best known for his claims that he had made in November 2014, of having fired the head shots that killed Osama bin Laden during the raid on his Abbottabad compound on May 2, 2011. But he has been heavily criticized for speaking out. He was one of three SEALs - the other two being Bissonette and 'the point man', whose identity remains secret - to make it to the top floor. Robert signed a movie deal based on his biography in 2019. I'm just gonna call him Tiny.". Two individuals widely understood to have taken part in the killing of bin Laden Robert O'Neill and Matt Bissonnette have spoken publicly about their respective roles in the. The CNN source said that it would have been impossible for The Shooter - O'Neill - to have seen a gun because the only two recovered from the bedroom were sitting on a shelf above the frame of the door, so invisible to someone rushing in the door. And Rob said if this guy could be a SEAL, then so could he.'. It was on my antiquated AT&T iPhone 4 and the cell records are all there, the call is well documented. (Update: Robert ONeill has now said in an on-the-record interview with the Washington Post that he killed bin Laden with a shot to the forehead. 'My ex-wife gave birth to a man. ONeill began talking to writer Phil Bronstein as early as March 2012, while still a SEAL. With regards to ONeills account. Who Shot Bin Laden? Matt Bissonnette, a member of SEAL Team Six, wrote in his 2012 book No Easy Day that this point man was still on active duty and was bin Laden's true killer. Why would someone like Bissonette do this? He donated his SEAL uniform to the museum's collection after the meeting, which was arranged by Carolyn Maloney, a Democratic member of the House of Representatives for New York. Everybody and their brother was talking about this, said Bissonnette. The leadership created that double standard.. Joint Service Commendation Medals are given for senior service on a joint military staff and is the most senior of the commendation medals. 'Members of SEAL Team Six havent discussed it publicly so theres a reasonable chance hes not being truthful. Ive lost two close friends (and teammates) because of his false statements. In the Esquire interview his wife spoke about her concerns over a retaliatory attack. Said Hatch, The same leadership that promoted and produced Act of Valor now want to punish people who did some heavy lifting. The decision of O'Neill to go public and speak at length will prompt fresh examination of that version of events, in which the SEAL said that 'The Shooter', now known to be O'Neill, had fired the first,non-fatal shot at bin Laden and that other SEALs finished him off. But the killing of terrorist leader Osama bin Laden by SEAL Team Six who was the shooter is causing considerable public debate within the SEAL community. Log in to hide ads. Robert O'Neill, 38, a former member of the elite SEAL Team 6, said that he was the assaulter whose two shots killed Bin Laden, according to an account in The Washington Post on Thursday. In the course of those tours he undertook more than 400 separate combat missions. When asked whether Bissonnette remained under investigation, Kirby said, Im not going to speak to the details of an investigation, but I can tell you that there is an investigation ongoing regarding the book No Easy Day and some of the assertions in it.. Join half a million readers enjoying Newsweek's free newsletters, American Trapped in Kabul Explains 'Bogus' Visa Email Sent to Thousands, Robert O'Neill speaks onstage during book signing and lecture at Richard Nixon Library on July 26, 2017 in Yorba Linda, California. 'With most of his career shrouded in a classified cloak. Common sense has me scratching my head at how someone (the point man in his story), that well trained, would drop cover on a male threat the point man actively engaged (with his weapon) with no follow up. Will we ever know what happened that night? Unlikely. US SOCOM and the Naval Special Warfare Command (WARCOM) are comprised of exemplary individuals who take their commitments and responsibilities to America, its citizens, and their teammates seriously. Bin Ladens guards and several other household members were shot and killed. People are asking if we are worried that ISIS will come and get us because Rob is going public. We want to bridge divides to reach everyone. Popular shows like True Detective and The Shield on TV, while fiction, do teach something about motive and consequence. Mr Gilliam was similarly critical of Matt Bissonnette, another Seal on the raid who has taken credit for shooting bin Laden, as well as Joe Biden, the gaffe-prone vice president who first revealed . Who shot Osama bin Laden? In the Esquire version of the raid, ONeill is second in the stack. Its not our preference, nor is it in our best interests, to dig up dirt on SOF units or commands. The Esquire article followed less than six months later, in the March 2013 issue. The Shooter (the pieces title) is not identified, but is now generally assumed to have been ONeill who now works as a motivational speaker. -- Courtney Kube contributed reporting to this story. Our attorneys informed his lawyer that we declined to speak to either of the NCIS agents on the subject of his client Bissonette and his former command (commonly known as SEAL Team 6). Personal life [ edit] Several accounts have claimed that an unnamed "point man" fired the fatal bullets that put down the Al-Qaeda leader. He had his hands on a womans shoulders pushing her ahead, not exactly toward me but by me, in the direction of the hallway commotion. He was referred to only as 'The Shooter.'. O Washington Post reporta que O'Neill reconheceu que ao menos outros dois soldados atiraram - e erraram - em Bin Laden, incluindo Matt Bissonnette, um ex-Seal que escreveu um livro em 2012 . Former Team Six member Matt Bissonnette, who wrote a bestseller under a pseudonym about shooting bin Laden, is about to publish his second book about being a Navy SEAL. But if the anonymous point man comes forward, ONeill wont have the last word.. On Oct. 31, Rear Adm. John Kirby cited the final lines of the finished report to deny that the Pentagon had provided any sensitive information to Zero Dark Thirty filmmakers. Barrett is the world leader in long-range, large-caliber, precision rifle design and manufacturing. Although he had previously been interviewed about the shooting of bin Laden, he remained entirely discreet about his role. At 19 he went to a Navy recruiter's office in an attempt to get over his lost love. Praesidus brings homage to the military watch tradition. Bissonnette released his controversial book No Easy Day in 2012 - under the pen-name Mark Owen - and immediately faced the ire of the Pentagon and fellow SEALs. People walk past Osama Bin Laden's compound in Abottabad, Pakistan, where he was killed by U.S. Special Forces on May 2, 2011, the day after the raid. The real story of who killed bin Laden may have gone to the bottom of the ocean or been plowed back into the dirt in Abbottabad, writes Shane Harris, intelligence and national Security correspondent for The Daily Beast. In August 2011, a New Yorker article quoted an unnamed counterterrorism official in describing the shooting. It's not about who that one person was, it's about the team Who cares who the one person is. This article represents my own opinions and in no way represents the Naval Special Warfare community. But when ONeill left SEAL Team Six and began making motivational speeches, with part of the unspoken lure for audiences his central role in bin Ladens death, the goodwill began to ebb away. When we were still friends, right before he left the Navy, he called me on the phone to ask me how much money he could get for a book. What theyve done is dishonorable, he said. Fanning the media fire further are the inconsistencies in the UBL story as told by Bissonette and ONeill, this make matters even worse. -Medal of Honor recipient Sal Giunta when recently asked about ONeill and other members of SEAL Team 6 who have spoken openly about the UBL mission. He showed that in a biography prepared for a course in hostage rescue he was instructing in his home state of Montana. "Two different people telling two different stories for two different reasons," Bissonnette said in an interview with NBC News. The team got him," Mr. O'Neill said in an audio interview with freelance journalist Alex Quade, a former CNN correspondent that aired Friday on CNN's "AC360.". But you know what? Mezi leny tto jednotky byl Matt Bissonnette, kter spolu s dalm lenem tmu Seal Team 6, O'Neillem, tvrd, e provedl smrteln vstely. O'Neill was the man on the ground we have never heard of but know exists,' it read. Anna Schecter is a senior producer in the NBC News Investigations Unit. On the day he arrived at the recruitment office, the Marine recruiter was not in. Pentagon officials have said that it's not clear whose shots actually killed bin Laden. Robert ONeill did not respond to an NBC News request for comment. Bissonnette, a former Navy SEAL, signed a consent decree today acknowledging he "breached his fiduciary duties" by failing to submit his book for a security review by the Pentagon before publishing it and for failing to get the government's permission to publish it. O'Neill initially sought to become a sniper and enlist as a U.S. Marine where he had known some friends. We shouldn't be cowering in fear.'. ONeill told Esquire that ultimately there were many more wounds on the body than the ones he inflicted. Were run by a church, but were not only for church members and were not about converting people. If youre looking for bran muffin journalism, you can subscribe to the Monitor for $15. Essentially deleting him from our lives, but for safety reasons. Yes, Im a bit puzzled by Bissonettes statements but it speaks to his character in my opinion, and the current situation he finds himself in. O'Neill first made his version of events in anonymous form, in an interview with Esquire magazine. Already a subscriber? A weekly update on music, movies, cultural trends, and education solutions. CNN reported than a 'senior US official' said the account 'has it right in my view'. 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