With the book, about the raid that killed Osama bin Laden, already steeped in controversy, the network's decision to publish the author's name has upped the stakes.
No longer anonymous, the former Navy SEAL behind the upcoming book detailing the raid that killed Osama bin Laden has begun to receive death threats from Al Qaeda-linked websites.
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Fox News Explains Supreme Court Reporting Mistake, Rips CNNCreator of Controversial Anti-Obama Video Will Remain at Fox News (Video)NBC News reported on Friday that the author of No Easy Day: The Firsthand Account of the Mission That Killed Osama bin Laden, is the subject of threats on "militant Islamic websites" that posted his name, photo and admonishments such as "Oh Allah, make an example of him for the whole world and give him dark days ahead."
The author, who was operating under the pseudonym Mark Owen, had his real name revealed on Thursday by Fox News, in both an online report about potential trouble he faces for writing the book, and a televised segment. The AP later confirmed the former SEAL's identity.
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Fox has come under fire for its publication of the name in other quarters of the media, including on rival MSNBC. The network defended its decision in a statement, saying, "Once you write a book, anonymously or not, you have no reasonable expectation of privacy."
