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Navy SEAL Author Rejects the Pentagon's Legal Threat
.theatlanticwire ^ | August 31 | John Hudson

Posted on 08/31/2012 9:34:58 PM PDT by Rabin

Defense Department's top attorney , "all remedies legally available" against the publication of No Easy Day, (of the) firsthand account of the mission (which culminated in the demise of 0 bin Laden).

"You are in material breach and violation of the nondisclosure agreements you signed," wrote Pentagon general counsel Jeh Charles Johnson. The letter; threats of a criminal prosecution seizure of as well as go after publisher Dutton, an imprint of Penguin Group.

In a written response, "Mr. Owen sought legal advice about his responsibilities before agreeing to publish his book and scrupulously reviewed the work to ensure that it did not disclose any material that would put his former comrades at risk," wrote Robert D. Luskin, an attorney at D.C. Patton Boggs. "Mr. Owen is proud of his service and respectful of his obligations.

The Pentagon said that because the author is a retired service member, any potential criminal prosecution would be handled by the Department of Justice.

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


TOPICS: Heated Discussion
KEYWORDS: binladen; bissonette; boal; corpse; dutton; jehjohnson; markboal; markowen; mattbissonnette; navyseal; noeasyday; oblraid; owen; penguingroup; seals
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General Dempsey mini-grovel, kisses the 0 ring, OPSEC, gently kicks ass. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BD75KOoNR9k No Easy Day A book by Navy SEAL Mark Owen $4.95 while supplies last. Mmm? $22 Off List http://shop.newsmax.com/shop/index.cfm?page=products&productid=981&s=al&promo_code=FDCE-1&gclid=CICKzdCkk7ICFURxQgodsn0Amw A spokesman at Dutton, a division of Penguin Group, said proceeds from the book will be donated to charitable causes that benefit the families of fallen Navy SEALs. Rab
1 posted on 08/31/2012 9:35:03 PM PDT by Rabin
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To: Rabin

Obummer was the one that leaked it first.
Arrest his ass, Pentagon.


2 posted on 08/31/2012 9:37:28 PM PDT by bunkerhill7 (Attack!- where?? who knew?)
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To: Rabin

Odumbo orders the Pentagon to pass on secret information to Mark Boal, the writer for the full-length movie, and this retired SEAL is the one who gets into trouble??


3 posted on 08/31/2012 9:41:11 PM PDT by max americana (Make the world a better place by punching a liberal in the face)
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To: Rabin

The Obama administration opened the door to disclosure by giving Hollywood access to confidential information; Obama is equitably estopped from prosectuing Bissonette as a result.

Classic waiver.


4 posted on 08/31/2012 9:55:29 PM PDT by reagandemocrat
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To: Rabin

General Dempsey kisses the 0 ring, OPSEC kicks ass.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BD75KOoNR9k

No Easy Day. A book by Navy SEAL Mark Owen
$4.95 while supplies last. Mmm? $22 Off List
http://shop.newsmax.com/shop/index.cfm?page=products&productid=981&s=al&promo_code=FDCE-1&gclid=CICKzdCkk7ICFURxQgodsn0Amw

A spokesman at Dutton, a division of Penguin Group, said proceeds from the book will be donated to charitable causes that benefit the families of fallen Navy SEALs.

Rab


5 posted on 08/31/2012 9:55:51 PM PDT by Rabin
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To: bunkerhill7

A few editorials to some major newspapers regarding investigating obama’s leaks would be a good thing. After all, when the COMMANDER IN CHIEF LEAKS INFORMATION he absolutely betrays his oath of office.


6 posted on 08/31/2012 9:58:06 PM PDT by Republic (Keep uhbama desperate - seems to force slips of honesty from his angry interior)
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To: Rabin
How it really happened;

http://wilmington.craigslist.org/rnr/3236345072.html

7 posted on 08/31/2012 10:01:39 PM PDT by Hillarys Gate Cult (Liberals make unrealistic demands on reality and reality doesn't oblige them.)
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To: max americana
and this retired SEAL is the one who gets into trouble??

I Don't think he's in any trouble. I do think the Pentagon is being pushed to do it, and cooperating because they know there is nothing that would damage national security.

The only damage is to personal security, the risk is to the holders of office who violated laws, treaties, lied to the public.

AND THAT is what 'they' wish to stop most. They LIED and continue to LIE to the public.

8 posted on 08/31/2012 10:04:14 PM PDT by UCANSEE2 ( Lame and ill-informed post)
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To: max americana
I think that's what this is about. Obama ordered the Pentagon and CIA to cooperate in Kathryn Bigelow’s movie. If this new book becomes a movie it could be released before Bigelow’s movie which is the “official version.” Harvey Weinstein is already making something called “Code Name Geronimo” that is supposed to beat Bigelow’s picture to the theaters.
9 posted on 08/31/2012 10:07:59 PM PDT by Brad from Tennessee (A politician can't give you anything he hasn't first stolen from you.)
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To: Hillarys Gate Cult

I saw that earlier. Pretty funny.

While we are talking about made up stuff...

The whole ‘government’ version is that they wrapped Bin Laden in ‘something’ and threw him over the side while out at sea, in respect of the Islamic customs.

Anyone ever hear of an Islamic Burial at Sea ? That they would have preferred that over having the body returned to his homeland ? Does any of that make sense ?


10 posted on 08/31/2012 10:08:23 PM PDT by UCANSEE2 ( Lame and ill-informed post)
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To: bunkerhill7

11 posted on 08/31/2012 10:21:39 PM PDT by Slyfox
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To: Brad from Tennessee

What you say makes a lot of sense. Thanks Brad.


12 posted on 08/31/2012 10:24:35 PM PDT by bronxville (A 'media fact checker' equates to an Obama operative.)
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To: bronxville

I forgot to add, I hope Harvey Weinstein’s movie makes it out before their “official version”.


13 posted on 08/31/2012 10:26:42 PM PDT by bronxville (A 'media fact checker' equates to an Obama operative.)
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To: bronxville

Given the information that the WH has leaked, would you like to be the lawyer that tries to prove that the info in the book is more or damaging? There will shortly be a movie out that was based on info supplied by the WH,DOD and CIA.


14 posted on 08/31/2012 10:29:10 PM PDT by Oldexpat
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To: bronxville

Given the information that the WH has leaked, would you like to be the lawyer that tries to prove that the info in the book is more or damaging? There will shortly be a movie out that was based on info supplied by the WH,DOD and CIA.


15 posted on 08/31/2012 10:29:14 PM PDT by Oldexpat
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To: UCANSEE2

Well heck , the (shoot an un-armed man down) isn’t a Seal concept.

Snips hit on spotter spots (Ruby Ridge & kill by command).

Gentle Ben Lodin is a south Saudi (Arab) hard ass with lots of relatives, friends and cronies.

Im not a grunt but pretty close to it. How come we to kill the unholey grail of 911, with no SQEEZ, no question & questions asked???

ToraBora aint all caves. Americans aint all that easy.

whob have not but for the wind and 0.


16 posted on 08/31/2012 11:32:44 PM PDT by Rabin
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To: bronxville
If the Justice Department decides to prosecute this guy a trial will open up the whole can of worms—the Stuxnet Virus, drone target hit list, Bin Laden raid, etc.—of secrets leaked by the White House. Subpoenas delivered to the National Security Council would probably get the government to drop the case.
17 posted on 08/31/2012 11:57:53 PM PDT by Brad from Tennessee (A politician can't give you anything he hasn't first stolen from you.)
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To: Rabin

He signed a nondisclosure agreement. Does he or his attorney get to decide what he should or should not disclose? Is that in his agreement?


18 posted on 09/01/2012 1:11:25 AM PDT by stuartcr ("When silence speaks, it speaks only to those that have already decided what they want to hear.")
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To: stuartcr
"Does he or his attorney get to decide what he should or should not disclose?"

They certainly get to decide what is and isn't covered by the agreement based on its plain terms.

19 posted on 09/01/2012 2:38:59 AM PDT by circlecity
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To: reagandemocrat
The Obama administration opened the door to disclosure by giving Hollywood access to confidential information; Obama is equitably estopped from prosectuing Bissonette as a result. Classic waiver.

Agree
20 posted on 09/01/2012 2:47:31 AM PDT by TheLawyerFormerlyKnownAsAl
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