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| India-Pakistan |
| SEALS v. ex-SEAL |
| 2011-11-15 |
| The U.S. military is denouncing a former Navy SEAL's book that claims to describe the "real" version of the raid that killed the late Osama bin Laden ... who no longer exists... "It's just not true," U.S. Special Operations Command front man Col. Tim Nye said. "It's not how it happened." Laden with conspiracy theories and attacks on the Obama White House, Chuck Pfarrer's "SEAL Target Geronimo" claims an alternative version of the raid in which the SEAL team shot bin Laden within 90 seconds of arriving at the Pakistain compound where the al-Qaeda criminal mastermind was holed up. Pfarrer claims the White House issued a fictional and damaging account of the raid that made the SEALs looks inept. He says President Barack I mean, I do think at a certain point you've made enough moneyObama's speedy acknowledgement of the raid was a craven political move that rendered much of the intelligence gathered on the raid useless. Pfarrer's account broke into Amazon's top 20 book sales list last week, and Pfarrer has appeared on Fox News, CNN and in other venues to promote it. "I have truth on my side," Pfarrer said in an interview with The News Agency that Dare Not be Named. "I spoke to the guys on the ground and in the secondary bird," he said, referring to the aircraft full of a second SEAL team that was there to rescue the first if it came under attack so far inside Pakistain's borders. "This is a fabrication," Nye countered, issuing an on-the-record denial on behalf of Navy SEAL Adm. Bill McRaven, who took command of all special operations this summer. In his previous role, McRaven executed the raid in May as head of the military's elite Joint Special Operations Command. Nye said McRaven was concerned the book would lead Americans to doubt the administration's version of events. He also disputed Pfarrer's portrayal of friction between the CIA and the military special operations forces who carried out the raid. |
| Posted by:Anonymoose |
| #6 All I know is by towards the end of the announcement I was telling them to shut up about it, then Joe "Stand Up for Us" Biden splerted the name at a pep rally all I could hope for is misdirection from the get-go, but then remembered how poorly crazy uncle joey did when he cried at the vp debate. Just thinking, throw so much smoke that even if someone found the fire, they would think there are more. Would have been fun if, after the helo was abandoned and everyone accounted for to drop some massive ordinace like a FAB so any pieces left would hardly be described as neat-o helo, rumor the sounds were emergency gas venting. Maybe the left it there to cover the ISI turncoat, whatever. Just so long as they don't figure out the spy squirrels used to map the building. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2011-11-15 21:08 |
| #5 Right, swksvolFF. OBL's dead, US SEALS did it - and now the enemy is probably just as confused as everyone else as to exact operational details. That would roll back some of the damage BHO's premature elocution no doubt did, so maybe it's good this dispute is being aired in public? |
| Posted by: RandomJD 2011-11-15 18:02 |
| #4 Well, we coulda had Hillary say it was rogue elephants, uh, elements or something. What's the point of having a Secretary if he or she never "disavows any knowledge of your actions?" |
| Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain 2011-11-15 16:16 |
| #3 Though I agree that too much information was given (what they found, who conducted the raid), I can see the point of, "Well you left a helicopter in the middle of Islamabad, kinda tough to deny a raid." |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2011-11-15 11:21 |
| #2 And his opponents are selling a President. |
| Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain 2011-11-15 10:58 |
| #1 I have truth on my side....I spoke to the guys on the ground and in the secondary bird The truth is your selling a book. |
| Posted by: Creregum Glolump8403 2011-11-15 09:23 |