I pulled down the first part of my review of Chuck Pfarrer's SEAL Target Geronimo for reasons that will become obvious shortly. Sorry for the false start with that, as I'd like to think that I'm not one of those bloggers who alter posts that become an embarrassment with the passage of time.
In the meantime, the Associated Press's Kimberly Dozier, who has excellent sources in the Special Operations community, and who wrote one of the best early accounts of the Abbottabad raid [the link to which has expired, apparently . . . stupid AP], had a piece yesterday summarizing many of the criticisms of Pfarrer's book, including the reaction by Special Operations Command.
Most interesting is the reaction of two former SEALs. Retired Navy SEAL Read Admiral George Worthington said: "The reaction is stunned, chagrined, disappointment." Similarly: "This is exactly the sort of thing the special operations community does not need," added retired Navy SEAL Capt. Rick Woolard, known for commanding some of the most elite units, and a contemporary of Pfarrer's.
[NOTE: The Woolard quote appeared in the original version of the story, but for some reason was remvoed from the version currently online).
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