The Pentagon Reacts to Mark Owen's No Easy Day: An Unauthorized Account of the Controversy Surrounding the Story of Osama bin Laden's Death [Article]

This article examines the controversy surrounding the release of No Easy Day: The Firsthand Account of the Mission That Killed Osama Bin Laden, the bestselling book by ex-Navy SEAL Matt Bissonnette (writing under the pseudonym Mark Owen). Bissonnette’s stunning account of the May 2, 2011 raid on bin Laden’s compound, in which Bissonnette was personally responsible for bin Laden’s death, became an instant bestseller. But it also blindsided the Pentagon, which had not reviewed the manuscript in advance. The Department of Defense has alleged that No Easy Day contains confidential information or otherwise breaches agreements to which Bissonnette was bound. Read this article now to find out why. [Article: 1,369 words]