[url]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-29945568[/url]
[quote]A public row has arisen over which US commando fired the shot that killed Osama Bin Laden, more than three years after the al-Qaeda leader's death.
Ex-Navy Seal Robert O'Neill, 38, has told the Washington Post in an interview that he fired the fatal shot.
This contradicts the account of Matt Bissonnette, another former Seal involved in the raid, in a 2012 book.
The al-Qaeda leader was killed in a 2011 Navy Seal raid on his compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan.
Navy Seals usually abide by a code of silence that forbids them from publicly taking credit for their actions.
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Mr O'Neill said he and another member of the team - whose identity remains secret - climbed the stairs to the third floor of the compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan, and saw Bin Laden poke his head outside the door of one of the rooms.
The unnamed commando, at the "point position" leading the column, fired at him but missed, according to Mr O'Neill.
An instant later, Mr O'Neill went into the room and killed the al-Qaeda leader with shots to the head, he says.
However, in the book No Easy Day, Mr Bissonnette claimed it was the point man who killed Bin Laden.
On Thursday, Mr Bissonnette did not directly dispute Mr O'Neill's claim, in an interview with NBC News.
"Two different people telling two different stories for two different reasons," Mr Bissonnette told the broadcaster.
"Whatever he says, he says. I don't want to touch that."[/quote]
[QUOTE=LoLWaT?;46429363]Everyone on the same team automatically gets equal credit on all fronts (without any direct financial gain)?
Plus, what about the years of intelligence work done by various agents, without which their little operation could never have happened. Those agents aren't even looking to seek credit.[/QUOTE]
wasn't it all because of that Jessica Chastain lady?
But what about the conspiracies about Binladen secretly still being alive? They never released pictures and they decided to dump the body.
What are they arguing over??
[QUOTE=Binladen34;46429387]But what about the conspiracies about Binladen secretly still being alive? They never released pictures and they decided to dump the body.
What are they arguing over??[/QUOTE]
The only conspiracy theory that's even remotely plausible is that bin laden has been dead since 2002 and they dumped his body in 2011. And no I don't believe it.
I wonder, if this was done by drone strike instead if different drone operators would claim the kill.
they should fight to the death to see who gets credit.
Personally I think the guy saying he was the one to do it is lying. He clearly wants publicity.
I imagine the whole argument to be an endless loop of gorilla warfare copypasta.
omg kill steal admins???
Honestly it seems to me that no one should have said anything about "Who fired the shot" No names, no details, there's something rather unprofessional about it.
[QUOTE=Mabus;46438431]Honestly it seems to me that no one should have said anything about "Who fired the shot" No names, no details, there's something rather unprofessional about it.[/QUOTE]
I'm speaking out of my lane here, but theres a few confirmed special forces blokes who post on 4chan occasionally (specifically, we have a trip called rickyrecon who is a ranger, and another guy who is a green beret) and apparently SEALs have acquired a reputation of unprofessional conduct in the special operations community. The so called "jocks" of SOCOM.
This is like "han or greedo" all over again
[QUOTE]"Whatever he says, he says. I don't want to touch that."[/QUOTE]
Ha. Smart man.
This guy showed his true colors after pulling a stunt like this.
Credit does not just go to one person, it goes to the entire operation and the people involved. A lot of people put a lot of man-hours in to track him down and finding him, let alone setting up the operation to go in and kill him.
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