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| Terror Networks |
| Book on Osama bin Laden raid lifts veil on US special operationsÂ’ shadow war on terror |
| 2012-08-30 |
| ... In that regard, the bin Laden raid seems destined to become an anachronism. Nearly every top al-Qaida figure killed by the United States since the 9/11 attacks has died in a remote-controlled strike by unmanned drone aircraft — their deaths seen back in Washington via high-definition video. An estimated 80 top terrorist leaders have been killed in places like Pakistan and Yemen, according to The Long War Journal.com, which tracks such airborne strikes. Special operations troops often conduct raids similar to the bin Laden strike a dozen times a night in Afghanistan, and previously in Iraq, killing thousands of mostly mid- and lower-level terrorists. It’s all part of a war on terror that is winding down and giving way to the drone war outside traditional war zones, given the scheduled drawdown of most U.S. troops in Afghanistan by the end of 2014. |
| Posted by:tipper |
| #4 Just a few minutes ago I ordered my copy via Fred's Amazon site; Drudge is reporting that Bambi is pizzed and is threatening legal action agin Owen for divulging classified info. Guess his libtard 'movie' doesn't count as divulging.... |
| Posted by: USN, ret. 2012-08-30 23:45 |
| #3 that's good. they should really have allowed the entire unit to write the memoir for that raid - given that it's a special historic event. A one-time exception should have been made. You can bet this is not the end of it - more written accounts will be coming. |
| Posted by: Raider 2012-08-30 19:09 |
| #2 my understanding is he's giving all to charity the wounded warrior fund |
| Posted by: Jan 2012-08-30 17:14 |
| #1 Bissonnette is getting a lot of publicity for this book. The publisher is also doing a great job of "scaring up" news media coverage. But the question is ... is Bissonnette planning on splitting his proceeds with all the rest of the SEAL team? Because if the answer is NO - why does he deserve this money, and not all the other guys who went on the raid??? |
| Posted by: Raider 2012-08-30 17:10 |