Organizations he has addressed have praised him for the quality of his speech. We shouldn't be cowering in fear.'. Nina was prepared with a question for press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre at the kids briefing that morning with offspring of White House reporters, but she wasnt called on. However, the former commander of SEAL Team Six said in 2014 that O'Neill had not played a "singular role" on either mission, adding that "ONeill's specific role on any of these missions is irrelevant because everything we do is as a team. Kirby had no comment on Oct. 31 when asked about the upcoming Fox interview with the unnamed shooter of bin Laden, but cited the SEAL code of ethics. Its either OK to talk shop or it isnt., I have 40 names in the contact list of my cell phone that are dead. The second SEAL shoots bin Laden in the chest and the head and then reports, via radio, For God and country, Geronimo, Geronimo, Geronimo. He agreed to be interviewed on a Fox News special next week called 'The Man Who Killed Osama bin Laden. Featured Image Credit: Twitter/Robert O'Neill. [2] On his own, Bissonnette followed up with the films Who Loves the Sun in 2006, [3] Passenger Side in . Fragments of rounds fired as he and fellow US Navy Seals raided. Anna Schecter is a senior producer in the NBC News Investigations Unit. The SEALs then head through the door, and the first SEAL pushes two women aside. O'Neill was personally congratulated for killing bin Laden - in his account at close range with three shots to his forehead - during the SEAL raid on Abbottobad, in Pakistan, on 2 May 2011. 'He was one of the quiet professionals performing the most difficult tasks in the most difficult circumstances, serving his remarkable career in the shadows and keeping America safe in the process.'. "[13] In 2015, O'Neill and his family were allegedly threatened by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. On your last trip to Poland, what was your favorite thing there? 10-year-old NinaWakuska shouted to President Joe Biden as he headed into the White House.The president stopped, peeked inside, then gestured to Nina. There was no active participation by the Department of Defense in that movie to reveal any tactic, technique or procedures or classified information to the movie's filmmakers.. 'The families told me it helped bring them some closure,' he told the paper. Mr. Luskin said the fees dated back as far as 2006, when Mr. Bissonnette was the research and development representative for his squadron within Team 6. IE 11 is not supported. The public squabble among supposedly zip-lipped US Navy SEALs over who, exactly, killed 9/11 mastermind and al Qaeda founder Osama bin Laden has taken another turn. But he said the amount of friction in that world is very sad, and knows he may have contributed to it by writing his first book. I knew it was him immediately, ONeill says. The amount includes all of the $6.7 million in royalties he has earned on No Easy Day, as well as $100,000 in fees for six speeches he gave in early 2013 before the government approved the slides he used in such presentations. According to senior Navy officials, Bissonnette recruited his fellow SEALs to spend two days as paid consultants for Electronic Arts. Rob O'Neill: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know | Heavy.com Rob ONeill, meanwhile, is the unnamed shooter who was credited in numerous magazine articles with firing the fatal shots, and according to two SEAL sources will be presented again as the shooter in a Fox News interview that airs later this month. Neither man is the SEAL who was first up the stairs at bin Ladens Pakistan compound and fired the first shot at Osama. The Pentagon sent him a letter threatening legal action, and said he had revealed classified information. That's tough to hear., But, he added, They have every right to say it and that's fine.. And that's it,'" he said. ONeill then heads into the room as the point man pushes two women out of the way. As the 23 SEALs (and a combat dog) dashed off the helicopters toward their planned positions, several barreled upstairs toward what was thought to be bin Ladens living quarters, according to several accounts, including this lengthy piece in Esquire magazine published last year. If youre looking for bran muffin journalism, you can subscribe to the Monitor for $15. Who Shot Bin Laden? One author, Matt Bissonnette, earned millions for " No Easy Day ," a firsthand narrative of the Bin Laden raid, but had to forfeit the profits for failing to submit it for Pentagon review of. [4] He graduated from Butte Central High School in 1994, and has attended Montana Technological University. Former Navy SEAL Robert O'Neill has suggested that he fired the fatal shot that killed Osama bin Laden. O'Neill claimed that he and another unnamed member of SEAL Team Six cornered bin Laden, and that after the other SEAL fired and missed, O'Neill killed the terrorist leader with shots to the head. ONeill aimed his rifle and fired twice. We kick their ass, that's it," he said. You can renew your subscription or That appears to be a reference to unfounded claims of irregularities in the 2020 presidential election. I'm gonna walk through the streets and I'm gonna kill everyone I see, and I'm gonna grab the Americans. Unlike Matt Bissonnette, also known as Mark Owen, who burned down a lot of bridges when he decided to publish. I just remember combat SEALs laughing at it the first time they read it. Some Republicans charged that the Obama administration had provided secret access to the filmmakers. An update on major political events, candidates, and parties twice a week. In it he will talk of his training, and detail the mission to take out the al Qaeda leader. 'We were expecting someone who was 6 ft. 8 in. He donated his SEAL uniform to the museum's collection after the meeting, which was arranged by Carolyn Maloney, a Democratic member of the House of Representatives for New York. As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. The official was not aware of any similar request for an investigation of O'Neill. Magaraci and commander Rear Adm. Brian Losey, made it clear that the vow of silence remains one of the most important tenets of SEAL life. Copyright IBTimes 2023. They re-confirmed that the al-Qaeda leader was standing in his room when the SEALs entered and they shot him then, as he was able to access weapons that were already in the room. "We will get you home," the president said. He fires at least one shot. This contradicts the account of Matt Bissonnette, another former Seal involved in the . He showed that in a biography prepared for a course in hostage rescue he was instructing in his home state of Montana. The point man - the still nameless SEAL - then entered the room and zip-tied the two women he had already grabbed. The terror leader was standing up, and O'Neill said he saw a gun, the AK-47 which bin Laden was known to have, on a shelf. We change lives. Both men now face scorn from some brother SEALs. In the corner of the room, Bin Ladens 2-year-old son was wobbling on his two chubby legs, crying. Thousands of . Mr. Bissonnette has maintained that he cleared the consulting work in advance with a Navy lawyer, and Mr. Luskin said that helped persuade prosecutors that there was clearly on Matts part no intent to breach the conflict-of-interest laws. Navy officials say they have restricted such moonlighting since then. If you were to come up with a punchline to a joke about the Monitor, that would probably be it. Doesn't matter.. We talk about the aftermath of Rob O'Neill coming out publicly, along with his fellow SEAL who was a part of the raid, Matt Bissonnette (AKA Mark Owen). Details of three of his missions have been turned into Hollywood action hits. 1 best-seller. Did Robert O'Neill really kill bin Laden?(Opinion) | CNN [13] O'Neill estimated that with the Navy and SEALs, he annually earned US$60,000 (equivalent to $70,819 in 2021). ", Robert O'Neill speaks onstage during book signing and lecture at Richard Nixon Library on July 26, 2017 in Yorba Linda, California. One noted that he was speaking to them on 2 May 2013 - the second anniversary of the death of bin Laden, and not knowing his involvement in the most famous of all SEAL operations said: 'God Bless America.'. After a teammate shoots bin Laden Bissonnette puts more bullets into him and helps finish him off. The three most recent Christian Science articles with a spiritual perspective. O'Neill is not the only one who has come under fire. O'Neill has said the basic reason he became a SEAL was a teenage romance gone wrong. When asked whether Bissonnette remained under investigation, Kirby said, Im not going to speak to the details of an investigation, but I can tell you that there is an investigation ongoing regarding the book No Easy Day and some of the assertions in it.. Although it is not known if a similar operation is planned by the military, a SEAL Team Six 'operator' spoke to CNN in March 2013 to contradict the version of events O'Neill had then given anonymously to Esquire magazine. It isnt a game and sometimes feelings gethurt., The Navy is part of your life. In the end, the department did not bring any criminal charges, settling instead for the cash forfeitures. SEAL Team 5 member, Matt Bissonnette is seen in this undated photo from the US Navy. The Esquire article followed less than six months later, in the March 2013 issue. It comes after Bissonnette submitted a draft of his second book - No Hero: The Evolution Of A Navy SEAL - for approval from the Department of Defense, including slides and notes from his speeches. 'I need to havea head shot so he won't have a chance to clack himself off,' he said, 'In that second, I shot him, two times in the forehead. Shot Osama in the head thrice: retired Navy SEAL Robert O'Neill on Moments later, off she went, along with the son of a CNN cameraman, for a personal tour of the worlds most exclusive workspace.Her dad, Polish Radio reporter Marek Wakuski, had brought Nina with him Thursday for Take Your Child to Work Day at the White House. I think it's something that all individuals who are participating or have knowledge of sensitive operations should follow, said Kirby. Born in Butte, Montana, on 10 April 1976,[1] Robert J. O'Neill[2] is the son of Tom O'Neill, Jim and Diane Johnson, and the brother of Tom O'Neill. More than three years after SEAL Team Six killed the terror leader, the elite group of warriors is at war with itself. O'Neill was the man on the ground we have never heard of but know exists,' it read.