Sunday, August 26, 2012

Navy SEAL Team Six Author Receives Death Threats After @FoxNews Publishes His Name #p2 #tcot

With the book, about the raid that killed Osama bin Laden, already steeped in controversy, the network's decision to publish the author's name has upped the stakes.

No longer anonymous, the former Navy SEAL behind the upcoming book detailing the raid that killed Osama bin Laden has begun to receive death threats from Al Qaeda-linked websites.

NBC News reported Friday that the author of No Easy Day: The Firsthand Account of the Mission That Killed Osama bin Laden is the subject of threats on "militant Islamic websites" that posted his name, photo and admonishments such as "Oh Allah, make an example of him for the whole world and give him dark days ahead."

The author, who was operating under the pseudonym Mark Owen, had his real name revealed Thursday by Fox News, in both an online report about potential trouble he faces for writing the book and a televised segment. The Associated Press later confirmed the former SEAL's identity.

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