Navy SEAL Matthew Bissonnette, author of "No Easy Day", allegedly kept picture of Osama bin Laden's - Polidicks

[quote]A Navy SEAL who helped kill Osama bin Laden allegedly kept an unauthorized photo of his corpse, The Intercept reported Tuesday. Matthew Bissonnette [B]turned over a hard drive that contained the photo to U.S. investigators in exchange for an agreement that he wouldn't be prosecuted for unlawfully possessing classified material, according to the The Intercept.[/B] CNN cannot independently confirm this report. Naval Special Warfare Command referred CNN to the Naval Criminal Investigative Service and calls to NCIS were not returned. Bissonnette's lawyer, Robert Luskin, declined to comment to CNN on the contents of The Intercept article, the specifics of the information in question and whether there has been any ongoing contact between the Pentagon and Bissonnette's legal representation. He did, however, tell CNN that previously a "government investigation into alleged mishandling or improper disclosure of classified information by Matthew Bissonnette was closed in August 2015 with a declination." [B]The federal government has attempted to keep photos of bin Laden's corpse from being made public, fearing that the photos would trigger a backlash.[/B] The decision to hand over the hard drive reportedly allowed NCIS and Justice Department investigators to discover records tied to Bissonnette's work as a consultant while also serving as a member of Navy SEAL Team 6. Bissonnette was a liaison for SEAL Team 6's command to equipment suppliers, The Intercept reported, leading investigators to focus on whether his performance in that role might have been influenced by his business dealings.[/quote] [url]http://www.cnn.com/2016/01/19/politics/seal-osama-bin-laden-corpse-picture/index.html[/url] [editline]7th February 2016[/editline] Can a mod edit the typo in the thread title?

This is just a rumor with nothing to stand on, but I read that one of the reasons why that picture is still so tightly classified may be because the SEALs shot the shit out of his body afterwards. As the rumor goes, everyone wanted to be the guy who put a bullet in Bin Laden, so the story said that they took turns dumping magazines into his torso. I'm not too positive on that account though, since they were probably too preoccupied with collecting Bin Laden's files and intelligence to do something like that after they killed him. It would also leave a lot of bullet casings behind at his residence. If they did shoot the fuck out of his body, it would have been when they made a stop in Afghanistan. They would have most likely taken the picture of his body as part of the intel collection and "site exploitation" process back at his compound in Pakistan.

[QUOTE=StrykerE;49693031]This is just a rumor with nothing to stand on, but I read that one of the reasons why that picture is still so tightly classified may be because the SEALs shot the shit out of his body afterwards. As the rumor goes, everyone wanted to be the guy who put a bullet in Bin Laden, so the story said that they took turns dumping magazines into his torso. I'm not too positive on that account though, since they were probably too preoccupied with collecting Bin Laden's files and intelligence to do something like that after they killed him. It would also leave a lot of bullet casings behind at his residence. If they did shoot the fuck out of his body, it would have been when they made a stop in Afghanistan. They would have most likely taken the picture of his body as part of the intel collection and "site exploitation" process back at his compound in Pakistan.[/QUOTE] I'd think the navy seals are professional enough that they don't riddle corpses with bullets

[QUOTE=Yozora_Mikazu;49693274]I'd think the navy seals are professional enough that they don't riddle corpses with bullets[/QUOTE] You would think that, but considering the decades worth of hate towards Osama I wouldn't put it past them.

[QUOTE=Yozora_Mikazu;49693274]I'd think the navy seals are professional enough that they don't riddle corpses with bullets[/QUOTE] I think that the navy seals are people who would harbor resentment towards one of the leaders of the people that threatened the lives of them and their buddies

What happened in those moments will never see the light. It doesnt matter how many times he was shot.

It's great that the government refuses to tell us what it does for "fear of a backlash" Wouldn't want us peasants getting too uppity.

[QUOTE=zakedodead;49696368]It's great that the government refuses to tell us what it does for "fear of a backlash" Wouldn't want us peasants getting too uppity.[/QUOTE] They're not worried about people in the West, they're worried about fuckheads in Saudi Arabia, Iraq and Afghanistan.

[QUOTE=download;49696404]They're not worried about people in the West, they're worried about fuckheads in Saudi Arabia, Iraq and Afghanistan.[/QUOTE] And their collaborators in the west.

i wouldn't be surprised if we get a declassification of the photo 10 or so years down the line

[QUOTE=zakedodead;49696368]It's great that the government refuses to tell us what it does for "fear of a backlash" Wouldn't want us peasants getting too uppity.[/QUOTE] They don't want a bunch of soldiers to get bombed

[QUOTE=phygon;49696593]They don't want a bunch of soldiers to get bombed[/QUOTE] What kind of logic is that. We don't want repercussions of the illegal and bigoted killing of Bin Laden so we better hide the picture? I thought the killing was justified by using the "process in front of a jury would make him martyr/give even more media attention" argument.

[QUOTE=Killuah;49696871][B]What kind of logic is that.[/B] We don't want repercussions of the illegal and bigoted killing of Bin Laden so we better hide the picture? I thought the killing was justified by using the "process in front of a jury would make him martyr/give even more media attention" argument.[/QUOTE] The logic of the US government who made that happen, not me. Are you actually calling his killing "bigoted" though for real I mean it was many things but it was not "bigoted"

[QUOTE=Killuah;49696871]What kind of logic is that. We don't want repercussions of the illegal and bigoted killing of Bin Laden so we better hide the picture? I thought the killing was justified by using the "process in front of a jury would make him martyr/give even more media attention" argument.[/QUOTE] lol he was literally a terrorist leader, get off the high horse

[QUOTE=Killuah;49696871] illegal and bigoted killing of Bin Laden [/QUOTE] lol what yeah totally bigoted killing the perpetrator of 9/11. those seals just killed him because hes a dirty brown foreigner!! :( and "illegal?" what kind of world are you living in? [editline]d[/editline] also you want their identities to be discovered and their lives put in danger? i dont understand your viewpoint like at all

Ignore Killuah guys. He's basically a troll at this point.

[QUOTE=Rofl_copter;49696924]lol what yeah totally bigoted killing the perpetrator of 9/11. those seals just killed him because hes a dirty brown foreigner!! :( and "illegal?" what kind of world are you living in? [editline]d[/editline] also you want their identities to be discovered and their lives put in danger? i dont understand your viewpoint like at all[/QUOTE] Why are you rambling about "dirty brown foreigner"? What? The bigotry comes from the image the US government is trying to keep up vs their real actions. The bigotry comes from killing the guy without any trial or anything but somehow trumping to be the country of justice and a constitutional state. The bigotry comes from not even allowing any other government to confirm any info while spying on everyone and his grandmother. Execution without trial certainly is bigotry. Killing someone who is a problem is the same thinking that terrorists and despotism employ.

[QUOTE=Killuah;49697117]Why are you rambling about "dirty brown foreigner"? What? The bigotry comes from the image the US government is trying to keep up vs their real actions. The bigotry comes from killing the guy without any trial or anything but somehow trumping to be the country of justice and a constitutional state. The bigotry comes from not even allowing any other government to confirm any info. Execution without trial certainly is bigotry.[/QUOTE] I don't think you know what that word means.

[QUOTE=Coyoteze;49697126]I don't think you know what that word means.[/QUOTE] I mean it more in the sense of hypocrisy. [quote]This distortion – hypocrisy in its most destructive form – is characterized by the belief that (1) evil is the intentional and gratuitous infliction of harm for its own sake, (2) perpetrated by villains who are malevolent to the core, (3) inflicted on victims who are innocent and good.[26] Psychologists call this a myth because believing in this fiction often blinds one to the reality that evil is in fact perpetrated mainly by ordinary people, who respond to perceived harms, including “provocations” by their victims, in ways they feel are reasonable and just.[/quote] Applies to the "pure evil" Bin Laden just as well as to the US politics who are perceived as "pure evil" in a lot of countries.

[QUOTE=Killuah;49697117]Why are you rambling about "dirty brown foreigner"? What? The bigotry comes from the image the US government is trying to keep up vs their real actions. The bigotry comes from killing the guy without any trial or anything but somehow trumping to be the country of justice and a constitutional state. The bigotry comes from not even allowing any other government to confirm any info while spying on everyone and his grandmother. Execution without trial certainly is bigotry. Killing someone who is a problem is the same thinking that terrorists and despotism employ.[/QUOTE] i really dont know where to begin, i could write an essay on why every one of those statements is wrong. i don't even care though, because the guy is directly responsible for the deaths of 3,000 innocent people who were maimed, burned alive, crushed to death, suffocated, fell to their death, etc. stop treating him as though he's some common criminal fuck him all this bs about making a martyr out of him too.. yeah, ok. pretty sure the outcome wouldve been the same either way. there was no way he was getting out of this alive

[QUOTE=Killuah;49696871]the illegal and bigoted killing of Bin Laden[/QUOTE] Ignoring the thousands that he and the people beneath him killed

[QUOTE=Rofl_copter;49697185]i really dont know where to begin, i could write an essay on why every one of those statements is wrong. i don't even care though, because the guy is directly responsible for the deaths of 3,000 innocent people who were maimed, burned alive, crushed to death, suffocated, fell to their death, etc. stop treating him as though he's some common criminal fuck him all this bs about making a martyr out of him too.. yeah, ok. pretty sure the outcome wouldve been the same either way[/QUOTE] So were Pinochet and Duarte. One got a trial and one even got hospital treatment in the US. Ceausescus got trial in front of a military jury and executed later but at least the public had some form of access. Don't see the hypocrisy/bigotry?

yeah ok by the way germany and the rest of the eu have collaboarated on probably just as much equally shady things, yall arent exactly innoccent either bud. i guess this takes precedence though since its famous

[QUOTE=Rofl_copter;49697302]yeah ok by the way germany and the rest of the eu have collaboarated on probably just as much equally shady things, yall arent exactly innoccent either bud. i guess this takes precedence though since its famous[/QUOTE] This is not about who is the worst, I know we fucked up too. It's the same thing i criticize on my own government. (For instance profiting of weapon and machine sales to the Saudis and Turkey while being all offended when they use them for bad things) This is about trumping being the land of the free and justice and following ideals and the constitution but shitting on the principles as soon as it gets somewhat uncomfortable.

[QUOTE=Yozora_Mikazu;49693274]I'd think the navy seals are professional enough that they don't riddle corpses with bullets[/QUOTE] Youd be amazed what "professionals" will do behind closed doors. I've seen surgeons throw literal temper tantrums on the level of toddlers because they weren't presented with the specific brand of tool they personally like. There's also a guy who couldn't catheterize this guy because his dick wouldn't stop being hard for whatever reason. The surgeon actually slapped the dudes dick, and screamed "this is fucking ridiculous" and walked out

I like how one of our best almost got prosecuted for a photograph but Hillary Clinton gets away with sending classified information through her personal email.

[QUOTE=Killuah;49696871]What kind of logic is that. We don't want repercussions of the illegal and bigoted killing of Bin Laden so we better hide the picture? I thought the killing was justified by using the "process in front of a jury would make him martyr/give even more media attention" argument.[/QUOTE] You seriously get more weird every day. Are you seriously calling someone who has orchestrated a terror regime and has brought many deaths, citizen and military alike, along with backward extremism that has crippled Pakistan & Afghanistan as a victim? Not everyone should be tried or should have the attempt to arrest and extradite them (Especially Osama who's been in the middle of shit nowhere) for a fair trial. If a man is walking around gunning people down indiscriminately and then hides and as soon as he's found tries to resist then what use is making Police cannon fodder for your high horse? Seriously, I think you're deluded in your ideals that you call anything and everything out without actually attempting to comprehend the practice of the real world and how it acts, which is largely not by any textbook manner, and worse yet you're labelling and backing a known terrorist leader. Even if Osama was extradited or tried to be taken away then it would only provoke an immediate counter-attack to attempt to rescue him from US hands, and possibly in cities of the west as well.