He told NBC News: 'Two different people telling two different stories for two different reasons. One other SEAL has previously gone public - Matt Bissonnette. Special Operations took the personal steps of asking members of SEAL Team Six whether that account was accurate.ĬNN's Pentagon reporter said that military officials concluded the account was inaccurate.Īlthough 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. When a previous SEAL went public, the then head of U.S. 'But again, the code of secrecy with these special operators would preclude that.'Ī second source told MailOnline that other SEALs were expected to speak out anonymously against O'Neill. 'There is no way O’Neill could really prove it was he who took the fatal shot on Osama bin Laden unless his comrades all attested to it. 'Members of SEAL Team Six haven’t discussed it publicly so there’s a reasonable chance he’s not being truthful. Team member: A picture of O'Neill as a serviceman shows him in uniform in Liberia, where the Navy was involved in operations to stabilize the war-torn countryĪ SEAL source told MailOnline: 'The real shooter would never discuss it publicly.
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