Earlier today, we posted about Fox News outing the name and location of the Navy SEAL involved in the raid that killed Osama Bin Laden – and who had written a book about his experiences under a pseudonym. Now we learn that websites affiliated with Al Qaeda have posted the man’s name and photo with calls for revenge. (h/t Think Progress)
NBC reports
Users on several militant Islamic websites affiliated with al-Qaida have posted the name and photo of a former Navy SEAL identified as the author of an upcoming book on the commando raid that killed Osama bin Laden. The posts called for his “destruction” in revenge for the al-Qaida founder’s killing.
NBC also reported that the Dutton, the publisher of the SEAL’s upcoming memoir asked news outlets not to report his name.
Ironically, Fox outed the SEAL’s identity and his location as part of its supposed concern for spilling national security secrets.
Because nothing says “concern for national security” like painting a virtual target on the back of a SEAL who helped assassinate one of our country’s biggest enemies.
Calling for his “destruction” on a website and actually being able to do something about it are two vastly different things. I’m sure the former Navy SEAL would love to have some “visiotrs” to his home post retirement. Gotta keep the skills sharp.
/\ yeah then he would go to jail for defending himself.
how ironic would that shit be
fucking press in this country is such an epic fail. every week it seems the shit pot get stirred with a shit stick and nothing but shitscapades come out of it.
vov is like my super hippy liberal gov’t teacher in high school. Yes, I’m sure fox news was solely the reason a multi national highly funded terrorist organization now knows who wrote this book. Jesus Christ take the fucking blinders off it gets old.