Former Navy SEAL, Matthew Bissonnette; Osama bin Laden (Photo: Public Domain)
August 22, 201
By Lorra B.
Matt Bissonnette, a former navy SEAL, has been ordered to pay the U.S. Government $6.6 million for failing to first get permission from the Department of Defense before writing a book about his experiences during the raid that killed Osama bin Laden on May 2, 2011.
No Easy Way was published two years ago under the pseudonym Mark Owen and has stirred much controversy and publicity, none of which was lost on the government. An investigation by the Pentagon was opened to decide whether or not any classified information was leaked in the book but no criminal charges against Bisdonnette were ever filed.
The Justice Department released a statement, declaring that the action reinforced service members obligations “to protect classified information after leaving the U.S. military and government in an effort to protect our nation’s national security.”
Not only is Bissonnette ordered to pay all profits and royalties from the book or any movie rights that so far total $6.6 million but he also has just under 30 days to pay an additional $100,000.
According to the settlement, Bissonnette gave presentations using slides that he failed to first get approval from the Defense Department to use.
“As a Navy SEAL, Bissonnette signed a non-disclosure agreement that would prohibit him from releasing sensitive information from his time in the military,” stated RedState. “His book, the Justice Department claimed, contained sensitive and classified material. Under the agreement made, Bissonnette will acknowledge his mistake of not submitting the book for review. Between that and the payments, the U.S. Government will not pursue more liability claims.”
The accuracy of the story itself is not being questioned but simply the way with which Bissonnette went about telling it.
Bissonnette, however, had no problems when his second book detailing his journey as a SEAL Team Six member was published. The Government gave him the nod on No Hero: The Evolution of a Navy SEAL with only a couple of redactions.
No Easy Way was on The New York Times best seller list and sold out of 575,000 copies on its first run.
By Lorra B.
The Silent Soldier 
Absolutely! Put your life on the line for the safety of your country. Go on a dangerous mission. Succeed at that mission with flying colors and become a hero, and then when you try to do something that would financially reward yourself and your family, have the very same government that put you in that dangerous position in the first place, step in and take away millions of dollars that you legally earned. What a country!
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Boy, what a country indeed. He did know better, and his agent dropped the ball as well, in my opinion. BUT, what it comes down to is the all mighty buck and Uncle Sam takes what he wants, period.
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It has been so difficult for me to believe these guy killed Bin Laden. Too many variables. That brief burial was too much for me to digest. Perhaps, since Obama doesn’t really have a legacy to leave behind, he would like to be remembered as the one who killed Osama. I still have too many???????? Blessings.
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I think Bari want’s to fulfill his orders to collapse American, bring it down literally, morally and ethically. Then he’ll be rewarded.
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This is strange isn’t it! JC brings up some interesting points about how all this went down to begin w/ and the helicopter crash killing those involved – if that was even true. Who knows! Some much of this is fabricated (the Bin takeout) it’s really tough to know the full truth (acknowledging there’s a bit of truth mix in w/ a major leavening of lies)!
Of course, this strikes the cord of Justice and it sure sound out of tune. Boy Lorra you sure know how to pick ‘um don’t you! 🙄
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LOL! I try! 😉
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Great recall my friend. SEALS don’t fly in that gen Chinook, They usually fly in Blackhawks in teams of 4-8. In this case they didn’t even have a state of the art Chinook which could burst out sparks to deflect heat seeking missles, yes in this case it is alleged to have been an RPG. Here’s my article, You can decide. Please come back and visit our site, all your comments are appreciated. J.C. https://whatyouthoughtiwentaway.wordpress.com/2015/08/07/obama-refusing-to-hand-over-judge-ordered-seal-team-6-documents-video/
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Interesting. It just seems that anytime the propaganda media puts anything out it’s never really news, it’s more social conditioning. Even the ‘so-called wrapping ceremony and tossing his body overboard’ is so fabricated. Jonah’s big fish probably would have nothing to do with that body, but if spit out on shore, and the wrapping taken off, people who say, ‘Who’s THAT? She’s not Bin!!
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Just think Zip, it was all timed around Obama’s second election, and the timing fantastically removed the topic from his forged long form birth certificate a week earlier.
This of course is proof of nothing, but I never have trusted Obama, and I’m not a big fan of coincidence. J.C.
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Yep, diversion tactic 101 – Saul Alinsky’s mindset in operation. I think you trust him more than say JC – trust him to lie, cheat, kill, murder, underhanded dealing, etc, etc than NOT to. He’s anti-American and that’s why the shadow elite (who groomed him) put him in that position. Are we OT enough for you Lorra!! 🙂
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“Trust no one:” Fox Mulder~The X-Files who are you claiming I turst? LOL
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Here you go great woman…
So why doesn’t everyone believe this is true? When did Osama bin Laden actually die?
Bin Laden was killed in Pakistan on May 2, 2011, shortly after 1:00 am PKT (20:00 UTC, May 1) by United States Navy SEALs of the U.S. Naval Special Warfare Development Group.
Was he?
Obama stone walls SEAL Team 6 helicopter crash.(Source) Why?
No true member of the SEALS unless he had run a muck in the lust for money would have discussed this mission with anyone.
Osama Bin Laden’s Ghost Lurks
Navy SEAL FOX NEWS INTERVIEW – Rob O’Neill, How He Shot Bin Laden, Al Qaeda Leader: DON’T BELIEVE A WORD OF IT
Obama’s Big Ruse: Osama Bin Laden Died 14 Years Ago !
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Good stuff Jim! I KNEW you would jump on this one! Love it!
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You know me better than my X-files. I like you lots, her, LOL not a an angstrom !!
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well…now… I have conflicting feelings about this one… personally, its just a shakedown by the government for money, however, they did train these men and those men did sign a non disclosure. I can clearly remember when my husband was in the Marines and clearly could not tell me where or what he was doing…and was told this also when he got out…so…I get it…I wonder if their going to go after Taya Kyle next for her late husbands book and movie.
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Now that is a good question… Maybe it depends on how well the books sell, LOL! But, He DID know better and his publisher should have known as well, IMHO. That said, it was still a shake-down…just saying. 🙂
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I was gonna say the same thing Just Simply Linda. Totally agree. When a person joins the military, they own you. Period. That said, thought, it’s also a shake down. Our government is wicked and has been for a long time.
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Actually, I wrote an article on this, once taking the oath to become a member of the armed forces, the individual does not lose any of his constitutional rights, they may be abrogated, but absolutely can be appealed. Here you go, I found it. https://whatyouthoughtiwentaway.wordpress.com/2016/08/03/those-serving-in-the-united-states-military-have-their-constitutional-rights-restricted/
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I believe Taya is in good hands.
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I was reading somewhere that he/Kyle indeed sought and got permission—apparently there is a chain of command for these things.
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Gee, this makes me feel all warm and fuzzy about the IRS, you know I suppose that I’ve personally written over 25 well sourced articles that clearly show that Osama did not die at the hands of SEAL TEAM VI. Taking this to my place great job as usual. Hope you are feeling well, I broke my big toe in martial arts training on Saturday. I’m out of action for awhile. Cheers, J.C.
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Feel for you. Broke my right toe about 10 years ago, doing the same thing. Ouch. Blessings.
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Thanks so much my friend! Wow…sorry to hear about your toe! Man that stinks for sure, OUCH!!
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Thanks so much! Have a great day!!
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You’re welcome. You too, have a great day.
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