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[quote=Anonymous]Having read the book, I'd like to point out a few things:

1.  He didn't shoot Bin Laden.  He was on the assault but he was not on point.

2.  Bin Laden didn't resist.  Make of that whatever you will.  But the author says that he found two weapons over the door to the apartment, and Bin Laden did not draw either of them.

3.  His claim is that he wants the story to be told correctly.  He claims that he is bothered by the misreporting of events, that he sees stories in the press that are not correct.  He did leave the service and so that brings up the question of financial motive.  He states as his intention that the majority of the proceeds are to be given to charities, and rather than reassure me of his motives it suggests some awareness that financial gain is something that people will question.  After all, he could have sat down for three weeks of interviews with Woodward and Bernstein or some similar reporter of great stature, with the intention of a serial news article or a book written by them.  BTW he does not seem to like the idea that politicians are going to benefit from this, and he gives the strong impression that he is not a fan of Obama.  So pure political motivation is unlikely.

FWIW I bought the book because I want to know.  I think the public has a right to know about a major political event.  I did not think that it contained information that is sensitive or classified, although there were a few tactics that were new to me and therefore could conceivably be classified information.  But I have no way of knowing how obvious those particular details are to foreign combatants.  For instance I had not heard of the practice of marking cleared rooms with infrared glow sticks and that sounded like giving away a secret.  But now I google them and I find web sites that sell "tactical infrared glow sticks" all over the place.

And to answer the OP's original question, his story does seem to contradict written accounts that I read, and it contains quite a bit more detail about the planning and execution, as well as the unfolding of the events of that day.

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