In 2014, former SEAL Matt Bissonnette was forced to repay the federal government $4.5 million for writing an unauthorized, first-hand account of the slaying of terrorism mastermind Osama bin Laden . Joining is simple and doesnt need to cost a lot: You can become a sustaining member for as little as $3 or $5 a month. . We may know a little more about why former Navy SEAL author Matt Bisonnette rushed to publish his memoir No Easy Day before receiving Pentagon approval: to get his book out before Mark Bowden published his own big Osama bin Laden raid book. He said he still wishes the media would stick to his author pseudonym Mark Owen, as he has gotten death threats online and tries to keep his real face off-camera. Benedict Matthew Bissonnette is his full name. [9][7], The book was published by Dutton Penguin and went on sale 4 September 2012. The title clearly refers to his time in the military and is the first publicly released first-hand account of the mission that led to the death of Bin Laden. 53 votes, 12 comments. It is not only I who call Matthew Bissonnette of Alaska a traitor to the USA and the Constitution of the USA, as most Navy SEALs call it treason. According to Cole, the agency turned their focus to Bissonnette's business . The Cloud City Curling Club concluded a fantastic season with exciting league playoffs last weekend under . Bissonette attended theUniversity of North Texas'sjazzmusic program. 8. Matt Bissonnette, 36, of Wrangell, Alaska, is the USA Navy SEAL who compromised the security of the nation by publishing his tell-all history on the assassination of Usama bin Laden. In a gimmicky move, it comes out Sept. 11. How Bissonnette put himself as the author is noteworthy, for while he boasts and brags of the carnage he wrecks, he does not use his own reala signof insecurity,dysfunctionality and embarrassment. No Easy Day, the . George W. Bush, Laura Bush, and handler Karl Rove. /*-->