Contrary to various media outlets report that
Osama bin Laden was armed and showed no
intention of giving up without a fight, a blow-by-
blow account of what transpired in the early
morning hours of May 2, 2011 has been revealed
in a soon to be released book.
The book, No Easy Day: The Firsthand Account of
the Mission That Killed Osama bin Laden, was
written anonymously under the name Mark
Owen, who was one of the SEAL Team Six
members who saw the terror leader die in May
2011.
A copy of the book, obtained by The Huffington
Post, says that the mission was quite unlike the
popular version of what went on at the house in
Abbottabad.
Owen wrote that a member of the elite squad
saw the terror leader as he ducked into his
bedroom, and the soldiers, who were climbing
stairs to the third floor, followed.
He said: ‘We were less than five steps from
getting to the top when I heard suppressed
shots. BOP. BOP. I couldn’t tell from my position
if the rounds hit the target or not. The man
disappeared into the dark room.’
While Owen writes that as bin Laden lay dying, he
and another commando ‘trained our lasers on
his chest and fired several rounds. The bullets
tore into him, slamming his body into the floor
until he was motionless.’
The book described bin Laden as wearing a white
t-shirt, loose-fitting tan pants and a tunic.
While photographing the terror leader’s body,
two guns were found in the room, but neither
was loaded
The book was originally slated to hit book stores
on September 11 but will now come out seven
days earlier
Meanwhile, it has already stirred a considerable
amount of controversy as it was revealed that the
Pentagon, the CIA, the Office of the Director of
National Intelligence, and even the White House
appeared to have no idea that the book was
being written.
The autobiography may also be heading to the
big screen, as it was revealed on Sunday that
director Steven Spielberg met with the retired
commando to discuss making a movie about his
experience
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