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Matt bissonnette, the seal behind oneill when bin laden was shot, made millions out of his book no easy day but was forced to hand over the cash after the pentagon sued him for not getting the. Speaking to the daily mail, a representative for oneill said. In his book, he does not identify the man who fired the fatal shots at. Nov 05, 2014 former navy seal robert oneill has been identified as the individual who killed osama bin laden in 2011.
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Stepping out of the shadows and into the spotlight, exnavy seal robert oneill confesses, im still trying to figure out if its the best thing ive ever done or the worst thing ive ever done. Nov 06, 2014 navy seal who shot osama bin laden revealed as rob o neill rob o neill identified as the highly decorated navy seal who shot alqaeda leader dead during 2011 secret raid in pakistan. Oneill began talking to writer phil bronstein as early as march 2012, while still a seal. Rob oneill and his wife, jessica, boarded an american airlines flight from nashville to dallas on sunday night but was noticeably drunk, according to witnesses. Oneill was a member of seal team 6 that conducted the may 2, 2011 raid on osama bin laden s compound in abbottabad, pakistan. Robert oneill, navy seal who killed bin laden, slams trump. Navy seal and special warfare operator, oneill claims to have fired the shots that killed osama bin laden during the raid on his abbottabad compound on may 1, 2011.
Apr 08, 2016 records from the jail show that rob oneill was released at 4. Oneill was born april 10, 1976 in butte, montana, where he was raised. Us navy seal robert oneill backs off claim that he was bin. Nov 06, 2014 navy seal who shot bin laden leaked secrets 24 dec 2014. Us navy photo the man who claims he was the seal team 6 operator who shot osama bin laden in 2011 has written a new book, and his retelling of that. In the article, he was only referred to as the shooter. Exseal robert oneill reveals himself as shooter who.
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