U.S. SEAL who wrote bin Laden raid book identified

Matt Bissonnette, a Navy SEAL Team member, has written an account on the operation that killed former al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden. (Photo Courtesy of Heavy.com)

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By The Associated Press
WASHINGTON

The U.S. Navy commando who wrote an account of the raid that killed Osama bin Laden under a pseudonym was identified Thursday as Matt Bissonnette, who retired from the Navy last summer.

Bissonnette was first identified by Fox News. One current and one former U.S. military official confirmed the name, speaking on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss military personnel matters.

The book, “No Easy Day,” is scheduled to be released Sept. 11, with the author listed under the pseudonym of Mark Owen. Penguin Group (USA)’s Dutton imprint, the publisher, asked news organizations Thursday to withhold his identity.


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