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Dutton, the imprint of penguin that acquired the book, said he used a pen name and changed the names of other seal members for security reasons. Matt bissonnette, calling himself mark owen, was a member of navy seal team 6 and took part in the raid that killed osama bin laden in abbottabad, pakistan. Former navy seal team member investigated for bin laden. Osama by lavie tidhar meet your next favorite book.
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