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Playinghardball

(11,665 posts)
Fri Aug 24, 2012, 05:47 PM Aug 2012

Al-Qaida linked websites threaten ex-Navy SEAL turned author with 'destruction'

Users on several militant Islamic websites affiliated with al-Qaida have posted the name and photo of a former Navy SEAL identified as the author of an upcoming book on the commando raid that killed Osama bin Laden. The posts called for his "destruction" in revenge for the al-Qaida founder’s killing.

"We pray to Allah for his destruction sooner rather than later," said one of the posts.

"Oh Allah, make an example of him for the whole world and give him dark days ahead," read another.

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Fox News on Thursday identified the author of the book, which is titled "No Easy Day: The Firsthand Account of the Mission That Killed Osama bin Laden," as a 36-year-old former SEAL from Wrangell, Alaska. The Associated Press later said it had confirmed the author’s identity. (NBC News is not identifying the former SEAL.)

Penguin Group (USA)'s Dutton imprint, the publisher, asked news organizations Thursday to withhold his identity.

http://openchannel.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/08/24/13458745-al-qaida-linked-websites-threaten-ex-navy-seal-turned-author-with-destruction?lite

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Al-Qaida linked websites threaten ex-Navy SEAL turned author with 'destruction' (Original Post) Playinghardball Aug 2012 OP
Why is there no outrage against FOX for revealing this SEAL's identity? nanabugg Aug 2012 #1
Look out! leonore Aug 2012 #2
 

nanabugg

(2,198 posts)
1. Why is there no outrage against FOX for revealing this SEAL's identity?
Fri Aug 24, 2012, 06:44 PM
Aug 2012

Just think if that had been NBC or MSNBC or even CNN. I don't know why the Obama camp has not commented on this.

leonore

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2. Look out!
Sat Aug 25, 2012, 12:32 PM
Aug 2012

So there are not too many people in Alaska so tracking him down should not be too difficult.If any bearded Arabs turn up in Alaska you know why they are there, they are not tourists!
If anything befalls this man we know that FOX is to blame.

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