Call Sign Extortion 17: The Shoot-Down of SEAL Team Six
Don Brown, a former U.S. Navy JAG officer stationed at the Pentagon and a former Special Assistant United States Attorney, re-creates the wartime action, tells the life stories of the elite warriors our nation lost on that day, and tears apart the official military explanation of the incident contained in the infamous Colt Report, which reveals either gross incompetence or a massive cover-up.
Were the seven Afghan soldiers aboard that helicopter really undercover Taliban who either maneuvered the chopper within easy range of being shot down or sabotaged it from within? Were the SEALS sacrificed on the altar of political correctness and deliberately flown into a known Taliban hot zone? Through a serious examination of the evidence, and the lack thereof, Brown tackles the issues of the case as only an experienced military prosecutor can.
“Were the SEALS sacrificed on the altar of political correctness and deliberately flown into a known Taliban hot zone?”
Even the dumbest Taliban guy knows that if you engage US forces for more than an hour or so more are coming. Ex17 was seconds from touch down putting it in the hot zone. I live very close to a Chinook base. They are not quiet and I can tell when they are coming home long before they are visible. The opportunity presented itself and some goat lover got off a good shot. The battle of Mog was the same scenario - twice.