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Old 02-03-2015, 09:32   #8
Streck-Fu
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http://www.amazon.com/Osamas-Angel-M...ael+mcwilliams

For an author with several books, there is very little info on the web?? No FB or linkedIn, not even sure there is a picture..

I suspect Michael McWilliams is a nom de gare?

Guy, DO you have any background on this fellow??
Amazon bio:

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Mike McWilliams works in the Renewable Energy and Climate Change field.He has been a television cameraman and the owner of a design consultancy. He did military service in 1970, starting as an infantryman at 6 South African Infantry but immediately volunteered to train as a Paratrooper at 1 Parachute Battalion in Bloemfontein. He served in 1 Para Bn, 2 Para Bn and 3 Para Bn completing many 3 month stints as Fire Force in Owamboland South West Africa until 1978. The Battle for Cassinga was his last operation. Mike was a skydiver and won the South African National Championships five years in succession from 1980 to 84 and also competed at World Parachuting Championships and World Cups in both Free Fall Relative Work as well as Canopy Relative Work. In 1983 he captained the South African 8 Way Team to a Bronze Medal at the World Championships. Mike is married to Frances and has three sons. His interests are classical music, chess, hunting, motorcycles and reading.
I bought the Kindle version out of pure curiosity....

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Book Description
Publication Date: January 6, 2015
What really happened during the raid on the bin Laden house? Was the leader of al Qaeda killed? Read Osama's Angel and find out how bin Laden was taken alive and interrogated. Learn about the new interrogation methods pioneered at Gauntanamo Bay and how they were perfected and used on Osama bin Laden to discover his plans for a world-shaking act that would eclipse the attack on the Twin Towers and bring apocalyptic destruction to America. Osama's Angel is an action-packed story that brings to light CIA involvement in al Qaeda in the organizations infancy. The story is told by an author who has intimate knowledge of the tactical operational details of Special Forces actions. Readers will come away from this important book with detailed knowledge of exactly how an operation is mounted. From the choice of infiltration methods to the actual use of equipment and special weapons, Osama's Angel has the details that are often missing in similar books on the Special Forces.
An insiders view of the White House and the politics that led to the decision to execute the raid give a rare insight on the interaction between the military establishment, career spies, politicians and support staff.
Osama's Angel explains the inexplicable events linked to the Abbottabad attack. Why was SEAL Team 6 killed in a helicopter crash shortly after the raid? How did the CIA and the military pinpoint so many al Qaeda leaders after the raid? More importantly, who escaped the net, and what were their plans for the spread of world-wide terror?
Osama's Angel is a profoundly thought provoking story, told in a very accessible way. It will interest anyone who is skeptical of official versions of government actions. Military buffs will delight in the detail of HAHO parachuting, Fast-Roping, house clearing, breaching of doors and detailed demolition tasks that only someone on the inside could tell. Osama's Angel is a fast-paced, thrilling novel about a story that is everyones business.
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