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Bin Laden raid book brings US warning to troops
The Associated Press via Equities.com ^ | August 24, 2012 | KIMBERLY DOZIER

Posted on 08/24/2012 8:01:10 AM PDT by Jimmy4Toes

The U.S. special operations chief has warned his troops, current and former, that he would take legal action against anyone found to have exposed sensitive information that could cause fellow forces harm. The threat comes as a new book with a firsthand account of the deadly raid on Osama bin Laden appears next month. "We will pursue every option available to hold members accountable, including criminal prosecution where appropriate," Adm. Bill McRaven wrote in an open, unclassified letter emailed to the active-duty special operations community Thursday and obtained by The Associated Press. A retired Navy commando has revealed he is publishing a firsthand account of the raid that killed bin Laden in Pakistan a little more than a year ago. Pentagon officials say they have not been given a chance to review the book, "No Easy Day," which comes out on Sept. 11, the anniversary of the 2001 attacks. The warning to troops also follows a media campaign by special operations veterans decrying alleged leaks by President Barack Obama's administration of secret operations and criticizing Obama's highlighting the bin Laden raid as part of his reelection campaign. McRaven also took former special operators to task for "using their `celebrity' status to advance their personal or professional agendas."

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1 posted on 08/24/2012 8:01:18 AM PDT by Jimmy4Toes
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To: Jimmy4Toes

It’s a pity he doesn’t go after the Obama administration as hard.


2 posted on 08/24/2012 8:05:39 AM PDT by Slump Tester (What if I'm pregnant Teddy? Errr-ahh -Calm down Mary Jo, we'll cross that bridge when we come to it)
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To: Jimmy4Toes
"We will pursue every option available to hold members accountable, including criminal prosecution where appropriate,"

I guess that does not include any members of the Obama administration.

3 posted on 08/24/2012 8:06:31 AM PDT by Slyfox
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To: Slyfox

Some animals are more equal than others.


4 posted on 08/24/2012 8:08:38 AM PDT by MtnClimber (I did not vote for Zero. Someone else did that.)
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To: Jimmy4Toes

Wonder how many military ballots sent out won’t arrive on time or arrive at all?


5 posted on 08/24/2012 8:15:54 AM PDT by AU72
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To: Jimmy4Toes

Well great; Admiral. Why don’t you start with the Chief FU in charge? He and his bunch have politically sown US security secrets far and wide in attempt to get his sorry ass reelected!


6 posted on 08/24/2012 8:24:24 AM PDT by arrdon (Never underestimate the stupidity of the American voter.)
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To: Jimmy4Toes

Perhaps the book has some information that will actually show the White House in a, shall we say, compromised position, with regards to leaked classified information. Also, if that were the case, it would also have to reveal some upper brass as having participated in the “compromised position” with the White House. Obama, the destroyer...


7 posted on 08/24/2012 8:25:27 AM PDT by dps.inspect (rage against the Obama machine...)
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To: Slump Tester

The guy’s a tool.


8 posted on 08/24/2012 8:25:56 AM PDT by kevao (Obama didn't kill Bin Laden. Someone else made that happen!)
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To: Jimmy4Toes

I don’t want any of our methods, sources, or tactics revealed either. The letter doesn’t necessarily disturb me. What does disturb me is that our Pres__ent Resident is all too willing to reveal these very things. And if he is willing to, imagine what his minions are willing to do.

Our enemies have more friends in this administration than we do. An article on the forum today, relates that the State Department wants us to destroy our complete nuclear arsenal.

I rest my case...

Some of these people should be removed for national security reasons.


9 posted on 08/24/2012 8:26:45 AM PDT by DoughtyOne (Americans want what Americans always wanted: Better lives for families; little government authority.)
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To: Jimmy4Toes

from what I have been reading, most of the soldiers on the Teams he was on, dont want it revealed either...

I would have to agree, it puts them at risk.

with dufus in the WH we have enough risk already...


10 posted on 08/24/2012 8:33:09 AM PDT by wyowolf
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To: Slump Tester

He can’t “go after” the civilian NCA, he has no authority over them, only those below him in his chain of command

His only option if he disagrees with his superiors, is to resign


11 posted on 08/24/2012 8:38:28 AM PDT by silverleaf (Age Takes a Toll: Please Have Exact Change)
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To: Jimmy4Toes

Weren’t the Producers of the campaign commercial... I mean movie, glamorizing this raid, given access to some of the same information?


12 posted on 08/24/2012 8:45:40 AM PDT by Chipper (You can't kill an Obamazombie by destroying the brain...they didn't have one to begin with.)
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To: wyowolf
most of the soldiers(sic) on the Teams he was on

SEALs are sailors, not soldiers.

13 posted on 08/24/2012 8:46:27 AM PDT by A.A. Cunningham (Barry Soetoro is a Kenyan communist)
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This political Admiral said nothing when the White House gave a friendly Hollywood producer the sensitive details of the raid. He belongs to a senior military leadership that court martials and imprisons our own troops for killing the enemy. This is an Admiral that court martialed two Seals for punching a terrorist in the nose. This is one of many senior officers who stood by and said nothing when the president decided to make the Armed Forces a playground for sexual deviants. Never in history havs our Armed Forces been led by such a coterie of carreerist moral cowards.
14 posted on 08/24/2012 8:53:03 AM PDT by Godwin1
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To: Jimmy4Toes
I have mixed feelings about books such as this .... I can see why they do it, but it's a risky thing exposing themselves (even if their identities are hidden, you just know the press will do everything in their power to 'out' them) and the operations they are involved in. HOWEVER, when you have statememts like this:

McRaven also took former special operators to task for "using their `celebrity' status to advance their personal or professional agendas."

and the Commander-in-Chief himself is using the Seals as a political tool to "advance their his own personal or professional agendas" ..... well, I trust the Seals to do what they feel is in the country's best interests and if that means some 'exposure' to expose arguably treasonous national security leaks & Obama's personal chest-pounding regarding the Osama raid, etc. ... then 'go for it'.

15 posted on 08/24/2012 9:02:18 AM PDT by MissMagnolia (Being powerful is like being a lady. If you have to tell people you are, you aren't. (M.Thatcher))
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To: arrdon

The admiral is in a tough spot. He is responsible for maintaining discipline in the ranks and operational security as they pertain to assets, methods. Most SpecOps troops are not glory-seekers. Those guys tend to get weeded out by the selection & training process. But these wars have forced an artificial enlargement of the SpecOps community, so I’m guessing more of the undesireable personality types are getting through.

I imagine that we might see a prosecution pretty soon. And here’s the thing: Obama’s misdeeds are going to get play at any trial.


16 posted on 08/24/2012 9:09:03 AM PDT by Tallguy (It's all 'Fun and Games' until somebody loses an eye!)
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To: Jimmy4Toes
apparently the obozo’s ass is worth more to the dear Admiral than all those he commands or his oath to this country. this self serving POS will make a good democrat politician one day.
17 posted on 08/24/2012 9:38:26 AM PDT by drypowder
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To: Jimmy4Toes
take legal action against anyone found to have exposed sensitive information that could cause fellow forces harm.

I'm not sure if the Military can draw up Articles of Impeachment but hey, this is the most "Unprecedented" Regime in US History so go for it....

18 posted on 08/24/2012 10:19:55 AM PDT by Feckless (I was trained by the US << This Tagline Censored by FR >> ain't that irOnic?)
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To: Jimmy4Toes

The SEAL in question formerly lived in Wrangell, AK. Matt and all of his family have been gone from Wrangell since before the Bin Laden raid. Fox is wrong on that account.

So any jihadist freaks listening in can go to hell instead of Alaska.

Matt’s name would have come out anyway because other SEALs, in the know, are mad at him for cashing in when they had all promised each other not to do so.

So they outed him to send a message to any future operators that cashing in on spec ops gets you looking over your shoulder for the rest of your life.


19 posted on 08/25/2012 10:43:44 AM PDT by gandalftb (The art of diplomacy says "nice doggie", until you find a bigger rock.)
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