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Navy SEAL Turns Over Picture of Bin Laden’s Body, Faces Investigation of Business Ties
The Intercept ^ | 19 Jan 2016 | Mattew Cole

Posted on 01/19/2016 12:10:58 PM PST by Theoria

A FORMER NAVY SEAL who shot Osama bin Laden and wrote a bestselling book about the raid is now the subject of a widening federal criminal investigation into whether he used his position as an elite commando for personal profit while on active duty, according to two people familiar with the case.

Matthew Bissonnette, the former SEAL and author of No Easy Day, a firsthand account of the 2011 bin Laden operation, had already been under investigation by both the Justice Department and the Navy for revealing classified information. The two people familiar with the probe said the current investigation, led by the Naval Criminal Investigative Service, expanded after Bissonnette agreed to hand over a hard drive containing an unauthorized photo of the al Qaeda leader's corpse. The government has fought to keep pictures of bin Laden's body from being made public for what it claims are national security reasons.

The retired SEAL voluntarily provided investigators with a copy of his hard drive as part of an agreement not to prosecute him for unlawfully possessing classified material, according to the two people familiar with the deal.

The two people who spoke about the case, and other former SEALs The Intercept interviewed about Bissonnette, asked that their names not be used because they were describing an ongoing investigation and classified matters.

"I can confirm that the criminal investigation of Mr. Bissonnette for alleged wrongful handling or disclosure of classified information was closed through declination by the DOJ in August 2015," said Robert Luskin, an attorney who represents Bissonnette.

(Excerpt) Read more at theintercept.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Government; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: binlade; bissonnette; bookreview; classifedmaterial; harddrive; manhunt; mattbissonnette; matthewbissonnette; navyseal; noeasyday; obl; obldead; osamabinladen; pages; roboneill; seal

1 posted on 01/19/2016 12:10:58 PM PST by Theoria
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To: Theoria
The government has fought to keep pictures of bin Laden's body from being made public for what it claims are national security reasons.

Ergo, lingering doubts about whether he was killed in the first place. "Just trust us" doesn't cut it.

2 posted on 01/19/2016 12:15:14 PM PST by ScottinVA (If you're not enraged...why?)
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To: Theoria

:: whether he used his position as an elite commando for personal profit while on active duty ::

I’d hope he would reference SoS HIllary in court...


3 posted on 01/19/2016 12:15:59 PM PST by Cletus.D.Yokel (Catastrophic Anthropogenic Climate Alterations: The acronym defines the science.)
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To: Theoria

“whether he used his position as an elite commando for personal profit”

Only elected officials may do that.


4 posted on 01/19/2016 12:23:21 PM PST by rey
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To: Theoria

So Obama’s constant campaigning on killing bin laden all through the 2012 election wasn’t for personal profit then, huh?


5 posted on 01/19/2016 12:35:04 PM PST by Obadiah
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To: Obadiah

I think the guy is a liar, Obama’s said all along that HE got Bin Laden /s


6 posted on 01/19/2016 12:35:51 PM PST by bigbob ("Victorious warriors win first ande then go to war" Sun Tzu.)
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To: Theoria

Bissonnette MUST release this photo to Drudge NOW. Don’t let Obama’s Sharia rules stop you


7 posted on 01/19/2016 12:46:27 PM PST by montag813
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To: Theoria

used his position as an elite commando for personal profit while on active duty?

Sounds a like HC


8 posted on 01/19/2016 12:51:39 PM PST by TribalPrincess2U (0bama's agenda�Divide and conquer seems to be working.)
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To: Theoria

Still angry that OBL received some sort of ceremonial burial at sea. Any ceremony should have involved pictures of the bastard’s corpse being eaten in a pig pen.


9 posted on 01/19/2016 12:55:28 PM PST by Made In The USA (Rap music: Soundtrack of the retarded.)
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To: rey

Only elected officials may do that......Only APPOINTED officials may do that. Fixed it.


10 posted on 01/19/2016 12:59:41 PM PST by Safetgiver ( Islam makes barbarism look genteel.)
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To: Theoria

I still think he’s in the U.S. driving a cab somewhere.


11 posted on 01/19/2016 1:02:29 PM PST by fruser1
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To: Cletus.D.Yokel

Exactly my thoughts as well. What is good for the goose is good for the Hillary!

MFO


12 posted on 01/19/2016 1:22:53 PM PST by Man from Oz
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To: Theoria

There are 2 SEALS claiming to have made the kill shot.

This isn’t the same one I’ve seen interviewed on FOX.

Neil...???


13 posted on 01/19/2016 1:29:41 PM PST by G Larry (ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS impose SLAVE WAGES on LEGAL Immigrants.)
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To: G Larry

Robert O’Neil

He’s the one I find more credible.


14 posted on 01/19/2016 1:30:52 PM PST by G Larry (ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS impose SLAVE WAGES on LEGAL Immigrants.)
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To: Theoria

Here’s the picture;

http://rockinconservative.com/2012/05/09/how-osama-bin-laden-died/


15 posted on 01/19/2016 1:34:14 PM PST by Hillarys Gate Cult (Liberals make unrealistic demands on reality and reality doesn't oblige them.)
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"...A FORMER NAVY SEAL who shot Osama bin Laden and wrote a bestselling book about the raid is now the subject of a widening federal criminal investigation into whether he used his position...for personal profit while on active duty..."

He11 yes!

What a dummy!

Doesn't he know that you have to be at least a congressman or SOS to pull chit like this?

16 posted on 01/19/2016 1:46:49 PM PST by skimbell
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To: Theoria
Obama brags about killing Bin Laden and then prosecutes the SEALS that actually did it.
17 posted on 01/19/2016 2:11:24 PM PST by detective
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To: TribalPrincess2U

Hillary commando. Ewwwww.


18 posted on 01/19/2016 7:21:28 PM PST by ViLaLuz (2 Chronicles 7:14)
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To: ScottinVA
Ergo, lingering doubts about whether he was killed in the first place. "Just trust us" doesn't cut it.

Actually, I've been pretty surprised that Trump hasn't promised to release those photos on day one. I have no doubt that he will do so at some point between now and November.

19 posted on 01/21/2016 6:44:02 PM PST by presidio9 (Islam is as Islam does.)
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