Fox News documentary: Soldier who killed OBL to reveal identity
US Navy Seal to share details of mission preparation and al Qaeda chief’s last moments
WASHINGTON:
The US Navy Seal commando who fired the shots which killed al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden (OBL) is to reveal his identity in a Fox News television documentary next month, the network announced on Wednesday.
“The Man Who Killed Osama Bin Laden” will air in two segments November 11-12, with the commando recounting his role in the raid that killed bin Laden at his Pakistani compound in 2011.
The Navy Seal “will share his story of training to be a member of America’s elite fighting force and explain his involvement in Operation Neptune Spear, the mission that killed bin Laden,” the network said in a press release.
“Offering never before shared details, the presentation will include ‘The Shooter’s’ experience in confronting bin Laden, his description of the terrorist leader’s final moments as well as what happened when he took his last breath,” it said.
The program would also offer a look at a “secret” ceremony in which the commando donated the shirt he was wearing during the mission to the National September 11 Memorial & Museum in New York City, it said.
The nighttime raid on May 2, 2011 saw a team of Navy Seals in Blackhawk helicopters swooping on bin Laden’s hideout in Abbottabad. There were no casualties among US forces, who killed bin Laden and four others at the compound.
The operation was ordered by President Barack Obama after the CIA traced bin Laden’s courier to the high-walled compound. Fox News Channel is owned by Rupert Murdoch’s 21st Century Fox.
Published in The Express Tribune, October 31st, 2014.
The US Navy Seal commando who fired the shots which killed al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden (OBL) is to reveal his identity in a Fox News television documentary next month, the network announced on Wednesday.
“The Man Who Killed Osama Bin Laden” will air in two segments November 11-12, with the commando recounting his role in the raid that killed bin Laden at his Pakistani compound in 2011.
The Navy Seal “will share his story of training to be a member of America’s elite fighting force and explain his involvement in Operation Neptune Spear, the mission that killed bin Laden,” the network said in a press release.
“Offering never before shared details, the presentation will include ‘The Shooter’s’ experience in confronting bin Laden, his description of the terrorist leader’s final moments as well as what happened when he took his last breath,” it said.
The program would also offer a look at a “secret” ceremony in which the commando donated the shirt he was wearing during the mission to the National September 11 Memorial & Museum in New York City, it said.
The nighttime raid on May 2, 2011 saw a team of Navy Seals in Blackhawk helicopters swooping on bin Laden’s hideout in Abbottabad. There were no casualties among US forces, who killed bin Laden and four others at the compound.
The operation was ordered by President Barack Obama after the CIA traced bin Laden’s courier to the high-walled compound. Fox News Channel is owned by Rupert Murdoch’s 21st Century Fox.
Published in The Express Tribune, October 31st, 2014.