I like the fact that the author gets right down into the action and stays on point. Heres a look at the navy seal 6 the team that got osama. In about 40 minutes, the seal team accomplished what the whole world has been trying to achieve for over a decade kill osama bin laden. Obama put a target on their backs, seal team 6 family. Now that an official investigation regarding the scandal is about to commence after sustained pressure from the families of the victims, author rick wells lists here, point by point, the scandalous details of the set up and subsequent cover up of seal team 6s death at the ugly hands of obamas handlers at the bowls of americas deep. Their missions are shrouded in secrecy and for a good reason. Bin laden s code name was jackpot or geronimo, although some sources say that geronimo was code for bin laden if captured or dead. A former navy seal who contends he killed osama bin laden says he and other team members did not believe they would survive the raid on the terrorists compound. Inside the vehicle were one or two rifles, as is customary in afghanistan, but none of the men. On the night of 19 december 1989 the united states invaded panama. Meet seal team 6, the badasses who killed osama bin. Hated losing one of the unique characters along the way in the story though. Talk show host michael savage is relentless in his pursuit to uncover the truth about why all the members of the seal team that took out bin laden, have died.
Seal team six 22 members 21 dead 1 survivor agriculture. Meet seal team 6, the badasses who killed osama bin laden and whose members are now going public. Or as kissinger said to be an enemy of the united statesread israel is dangerous, but to be a friend is fatal. Most information concerning devgru is classified and details of its activities are not usually commented on by either the department o. As part of the elite force that takes on the worlds most dangerous assignments and took down the worlds most wanted terrorist, members of seal team six are never identified, according to. Members of seal team 6 carried out the raid that killed osama bin laden. A navy seal from the elite seal team 6 was killed and another seal injured thursday night during a parachute training accident in marana, arizona, the military said. A secret history of quiet killings and blurred lines, june 6. Yesterday, the intercept published the results of a twoyear investigation on alleged war crimes and war profiteering of seal team six in its rapid expansion of operations in afghanistan and iraq. Seal team six raided an alqaeda compound in abbottabad, pakistan, in may 2011 and killed the worlds most wanted terrorist. Members of seal team 6 and other units parachute from a plane near the navy frigate halyburton, in the indian ocean, to start the rescue of capt. The official name of the operation in which seal team 6 raided osama bin laden s compound was operation neptune spear. In the dead of night on 2 may 2011, approximately twodozen highly trained commandos and one military working dog from red squadron, naval special warfare development group seal team 6, geared up and boarded two modified stealth black hawk helicopters to conduct the most daring and infamous special operations raid of the 21st century. Obama put a target on their backs, seal team 6 family members say.
It was americas single greatest loss of life in afghanistan and the largest number of seals ever killed in one. This claim that biden revealed the names of seal team 6. Seal team six made headlines recently when they killed the worlds most wanted man, osama bin laden, in pakistan. Makes the seals out to be total douchebags so who knows how true it is. The unit is often referred to within jsoc as task force blue.
Politifact, no, biden did not leak the names of seal team 6 members to alqaida, aug. Seals are the best and this story tells how and why. The thing is, is the military wont go up against this guy, because it will expose the lie that it was. Seal team 6 was murdered video produced by produced, written, and edited b. In fact,the mot devastating blow to the naval special warfare community was when the entire gold squadron of devgru who were called in as a qrf to the aid of a ranger unit was wiped out in an rpg attack as. Matt bissonnette, a former member of navy seal team 6 who wrote an account of the raid that killed osama bin laden, agreed on friday to forfeit. Memoirs of an elite navy seal sniper wasdin, howard e. Navy and a component of the joint special operations command jsoc. Members of the grey squadron, known as the vikings, are trained specifically to drive the highspeed boats and other vehicles used by team six, while the black squadron, which began as team six. The second remains hospitalized in stable condition. Navy seal team 6 members among dead two west coast navy seals were.
Everyone wanted to know more about this elite team of the miltarys best men, and luckily former team member howard e. As a result, the us navy seal team 6 mission operation neptune spear ultimately led to the killing of osama bin laden. A halfdozen feet or so to his right, john chapman, an air force technical sergeant acting as the units radioman. The seal team bands together to complete their mission of. The seal team 9 was lured into a ambush which they later realize. The team located and confronted osama bin laden on the third floor. There has been much speculation on the deaths of seal team 6i liked the lsm takes. Stunned and shocked, seal members immediately realized they were going to be hunted by al qaeda sympathizers. Facts about seal team 6 and the death of osama bin laden. Because i worked for the times last year and have no interest in joining the shitonthenewyorktimes brigade, i have nothing to say about the article itself except to say im glad. My name is listed as a contributor at the end of four pages of derringdo. For some this topic of discussion starts on may 1st 2001 during the operation to kill alqaida leader in osama bin laden, when some two dozen members of seal team six took part in operation neptune spear in abbottabad, pakistan the result one very dead bad guy.
For you conspiracy theorists out there, feast on this. Did the obama administration put a target on the backs of members of navy seal team 6. Why have 22 members of navy seal team 6 in afghanistan turned up dead shortly after their unit killed osama bin laden. Wasdin, along with stephen templin, had written seal team six. Exseal member who wrote book on bin laden raid forfeits. Seal team 6 member killed in afghan rescue identified. If they open this can of worms, theyll both be caught up in lies, and the whole thing will be called a hoax. Did seal team 6 members strangle green beret to cover up fake bin laden killing. A secret history of quiet killings and blurred lines reads the headline in last weekends new york times. Extortion 17, seal team six and what really happened on the deadliest day in the history of naval special warfare and the u. On may 2, 2011, seal team 6 allegedly infiltrated the compound of osama bin laden in pakistan, a raid during which he died. Marcinko held the command of seal team six for three years, from 1980 to 1983, instead of the typical twoyear command in the navy at the time. Majority of those killed in helicopter crash were from navy seal team 6.
One seal was pronounced dead on arrival at the university of arizona hospital. Cbs news national security correspondent david martin reports the member of seal team 6 killed in the rescue mission has been identified as. That scandal is the elite navy seal team 6 helicopter. The offical statement claims that bin laden resisted and posed a threat for a us navy seals team six and they had no choice but to kill him. The surprising reason why six was added to the name of. This is the question that parents of slain seals are now asking and rightly so.
For the multinational police force, see special team six. The name seals represents the environments in which they. By max emfinger one of the biggest obama scandals of the year is one that has not even been brought to the attention of the american people as an obama scandal and then the consequent coverup. The naval special warfare development group, commonly known as devgru or seal team six, is the united states navy component of the joint special operations command. For the television series, see seal team tv series and six tv series. Seal team 6 special forces minifigure seal team 6 special forces minifigure commando made with real legor minifigure parts seal team 6 special forces minifigure this sale is for a one battle brick seal team 6 minifigure please note. Basically the oic of the team was later kicked out of devgru for this and another incident. Joe biden exposes seal team 6 families to alqueda youtube. Ch47d chinook military helicopter operating with the call sign extortion 17 pronounced oneseven was shot down while transporting an immediate reaction force attempting to reinforce a joint special operations command unit of the 75th ranger regiment in the tangi valley in maidan wardak province, southwest of kabul, afghanistan. Why are 22 members of navy seal team 6 dead shortly after their unit killed osama bin laden. Did seal team 6 members strangle green beret to cover up. It was the first firefight for his sixman reconnaissance unit from seal team 6, and it was outnumbered, outgunned and taking casualties on an afghan mountaintop.
The assassination of seal team 6 dead men dont talk the execution of seal team six part 1 posted by ann barnhardt august 6, ad 2011 4. His reckless action put at risk the lives of every member of seal team 6. Washington the pentagon on thursday released the names of the 30 americans who were killed when their helicopter was shot down in afghanistan over the weekend. All seal teams receive extensive parachute training. Did joe biden publicly reveal the identity of the special. The families of some of the 17 seal team 6 commandos who were. The naval special warfare development group nswdg, commonly known as devgru development group or seal team six, is the united states navy. I am a seal team six warrior memoirs of an american soldier about the book teachers guide by howard e. Devgru is administratively supported by naval special warfare command and operationally commanded by the joint special operations command. It would be easier if and when this seal team 6 all disappear.
Moron seal team six operatives based mutilations off of. Now two seal team 6 members being investigated for murdering a green beret who may have learned too much. How many members of the navy seal team that killed osama. How seal team six took out osama bin laden history. Seal team 6 more people walk past osama bin ladens compound, where he was killed during a raid by u. This is a list of notable current and former members of united states naval special warfare command s navy seals and underwater demolition teams. Details of the accident are not immediately available. Extortion 17, seal team six and what really happened on. Despite inconclusive evidence that bin laden is inside the compound, and ignoring the possible ramifications of an unannounced attack on pakistani soil, the pentagon orders the attack.
Operation neptune spear the killing of osama bin laden. But have you ever wondered why six was added to their name. The taliban and other jihadists eager to avenge bin laden now knew which unit to target. Seal team 6 assassinated, dead men tell no tales 12160. On may 5th i had an email conversation with a retired military man with spook contacts.
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