Seymour Hersh, "The Killing of Osama Bin Laden"

www.politics-prose.com/book/9781784784362
Hersh has been synonymous with top investigative reporting for decades; he won a Pulitzer in 1970 for his revelations of the My Lai massacre and cover-up, and in subsequent work, much of it for The New York Times, he’s exposed repressed facets of national security and foreign policy. From the Nixon-Kissinger era through the Gulf War and the Abu Ghraib scandals, he’s consistently dug deep, earning multiple George Polk Awards, the National Magazine Award for Public Interest, the George Orwell Award, and many others. His latest book delves into a series of recent events, questioning the official story behind the Abbottabad SEALS mission and the circumstances of bin Laden’s assassination as well as the U.S. role in Syria’s unrest.
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  • @joeknockane8831
    @joeknockane8831 Жыл бұрын

    This guy is all over the place. The expressions on the faces in the audiences: from bewilderment to resignation and back again!

  • @eyesofpicasso
    @eyesofpicasso5 жыл бұрын

    "ill pimp out my book, but first..." lol

  • @dubjay111
    @dubjay1113 жыл бұрын

    if hersch can ever hold one thought I’d be amazed this guy is everywhere always

  • @Amidat

    @Amidat

    2 жыл бұрын

    often a sign of brilliance

  • @r.williamcomm7693

    @r.williamcomm7693

    Жыл бұрын

    Yes proof that ADD/ADHD is a gift at times. There’s a great interview of Hersh from 1997 by Charlie Rose on JFK. With what now know about Rose it’s now apparent why Rose took it so seriously.

  • @johnweerasinghe4139

    @johnweerasinghe4139

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you ...I thought there was something wrong with me .

  • @stephensampson9208

    @stephensampson9208

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Amidat qq

  • @larrylelemur6854

    @larrylelemur6854

    Жыл бұрын

    @@johnweerasinghe4139 Exactly what I wanted to say :)

  • @colinshaw3776
    @colinshaw37765 жыл бұрын

    The truth,is never what they want you to believe it is,all smoke and mirrors,never accept this as truth.

  • @stangaboy

    @stangaboy

    Жыл бұрын

    Perfectly stated

  • @Amidat
    @Amidat2 жыл бұрын

    Not sure why people in the comments have such a tough time following him... Learn about him first and this would have all made sense.

  • @artsmith1347

    @artsmith1347

    Жыл бұрын

    Following and bouncing between walls are different things. Twelve minutes in and I am not seeming there is anything to "follow." I don't know how many times he changed direction. I have seen him interviewed elsewhere and the seemed to have a train of thought. I haven't seen similar in this video so far.

  • @seltonk5136

    @seltonk5136

    Жыл бұрын

    I know exactly who he is. I would investigate how this babbling nut cobbled together any coherent journalism. I wouldn't trust him to fix my toilet

  • @G58

    @G58

    Жыл бұрын

    @@artsmith1347 It’s like he’s out of his comfort zone with the subject. He wears many coats. If he removed one, there would be another underneath, then another and another. He’s the perfect limited hangout. He was handed his ticket to ride decades ago. All these people need to be judged by what they DON’T say, what they DON’T reveal, and the areas they refuse to enter. You can confuse a lot of people by pretending to sound smart. Bill Gates has been getting away with it since before he bought QDOS (Quick & Dirty Operating System) for $125,000, and renamed it DOS. Only the very naive fall for these tricks.

  • @wallyballach9672

    @wallyballach9672

    5 ай бұрын

    He hasn’t completed one sentence since he started. His mind is a complete jumble of disjointed sentences that don’t connect. He is a great journalist but God, he’s so annoying to listen to.

  • @jacobjorgenson9285
    @jacobjorgenson9285 Жыл бұрын

    The most wanted man in the world caught, killed and dumped in the sea? That’s the most ridiculous story I’ve ever heard

  • @michaelmanning5379
    @michaelmanning53798 жыл бұрын

    One, very long, run-on sentence!

  • @tylerolson739
    @tylerolson7397 жыл бұрын

    Good God... Is this guy capable of finishing a thought? I was trying to listen.... get interested then boom, next sentence sort of thing. Damn... I really wanted to buy this but if he is nearly as scattered writing as talking, it'd be strung out chaos.

  • @patdwyer5204

    @patdwyer5204

    6 жыл бұрын

    Libraries have this book. Start it and see if it too is scattered for you.

  • @kassfischer5146

    @kassfischer5146

    Жыл бұрын

    His writing is more coherent than his verbalization. I read “the Samson Option”. I would recommend it.

  • @sixmillionsilencedaccounts3517

    @sixmillionsilencedaccounts3517

    Жыл бұрын

    @@kassfischer5146 Samson Option tells more about JFK assassination than all the JFK books...

  • @mh4zd
    @mh4zd Жыл бұрын

    I have an opinion about this guy. It's kinda like when I met Keith Richards. I was on my way to a restaurant in New York. I was living there because I had this job offer that fell through. The job was kinda in my field, which is thermodynamics, which I studied in college, which was Amherst, which I went to because my mom had a friend who said I should go there. She only went there because she got pregnant with her boyfreind and needed to get our of her small town, which is how it is in small towns I guess. I lived in a small town, or, rather a small one relative to her small town. I wasn't born there. I was born in England. My dad moved us to the states in '58....

  • @hoots187

    @hoots187

    Жыл бұрын

    I see what you did here 😂

  • @systemic_disclosure766

    @systemic_disclosure766

    Жыл бұрын

    ❔❕⚪

  • @OguzDemirelli

    @OguzDemirelli

    Жыл бұрын

    😂u jerk

  • @saelind73

    @saelind73

    Жыл бұрын

    Hersh is the classic "writing" journalist. I've read his books and articles. Excellent writing but not a good talker. There are those people. Taibi is another one who's much better with writing, while Greenwald is good at both.

  • @MillionDollarMullettt

    @MillionDollarMullettt

    Жыл бұрын

    😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

  • @JeffreyPappas786
    @JeffreyPappas7867 жыл бұрын

    The primary Saudi-CIA funding for Syrian rebels, prior to Turkey, was through Jordan not Lebanon.

  • @colinshaw3776
    @colinshaw37765 жыл бұрын

    My goodness what a painfully scatter brained speech.

  • @Amidat

    @Amidat

    2 жыл бұрын

    It's a lecture not a speech... You never went to college and had a professor like that?? matter of fact the owner of my current company talks just like that... Keep up or look for a new job

  • @colinshaw3776

    @colinshaw3776

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@Amidat are you always a tantrum kicker, when others state their comments, which go against your rigid oponions, temper, temper!

  • @Ididntaskforahandleyoutube
    @Ididntaskforahandleyoutube Жыл бұрын

    I've never seen Hersh like this. It's as though he's trying to give a highly sophisticated talk after waking up an hour before this after going on a bender for 3 or 4 days eve his mind is trashed. I don't know what in the world he's taking about. This is just a collection of asides put together with WTF tape.

  • @joeknockane8831

    @joeknockane8831

    Жыл бұрын

    LOL. And faking it all with a bunch of documents (on the desk) that he'd found in a trashcan when he entered the building via the service entrance.

  • @HaleysComet81
    @HaleysComet814 жыл бұрын

    This is the worse one you've ever posted. Did Hersh drink before this?

  • @bobingalls4643

    @bobingalls4643

    Жыл бұрын

    the raid was a farce.

  • @kimsmith8972
    @kimsmith8972 Жыл бұрын

    I very much enjoy listening to him, so much knowledge.

  • @bobbowie5334
    @bobbowie53345 жыл бұрын

    I thought that Sy was going to tell us that _OBL_ was hiding at *Camp David* all these years.

  • @jemshadow123

    @jemshadow123

    Жыл бұрын

    Yeah Cheney accidentally shot him while goose hunting

  • @odis-edgardavidsonthefamilyof

    @odis-edgardavidsonthefamilyof

    Жыл бұрын

    He did he did he thought putty tat

  • @mahjer
    @mahjer4 жыл бұрын

    Ffs- this guy cant string a sentience together. Lasted 5 mins now I wanna go and smash something

  • @johnweerasinghe4139

    @johnweerasinghe4139

    Жыл бұрын

    😀😀😀

  • @dubjay111
    @dubjay1113 жыл бұрын

    scatterbrain just get to the point already

  • @OguzDemirelli
    @OguzDemirelli Жыл бұрын

    How amazing thx you.. Its so dark out here we need light so much now

  • @krobar999
    @krobar9997 жыл бұрын

    He's a little too scattered for my taste....My curiosity was not piqued to buy the book he wrote....he barely talks about it....he rambles on about a whole bunch of stuff....hey I support his work on things he's done, but man....

  • @Dilly-Winkus

    @Dilly-Winkus

    6 жыл бұрын

    Pete Lund He has some very good discussions, but was definitely a bit scatterbrained in this dialogue.

  • @Chloe-rs7nw
    @Chloe-rs7nw4 жыл бұрын

    I must say, I really thought Seymour would of discussed the actual ‘Killing of Osama bin Laden’ more! I accept this sounds like I may have a little morbid in me, however, after reading the title, I cannot help but feel a little disappointed.

  • @levonparian6863

    @levonparian6863

    Жыл бұрын

    Not just a little. I thought he might bring out the truth - I have always suspected that the whole thing was an operation to kill the person who was already dead.

  • @joeknockane8831

    @joeknockane8831

    Жыл бұрын

    Would of, should of, could of... paid attention in class.

  • @andromeda3483
    @andromeda34837 жыл бұрын

    starts at 3:10

  • @tanakablack5271

    @tanakablack5271

    Жыл бұрын

    thanks mate

  • @favianrodriguez8014
    @favianrodriguez8014 Жыл бұрын

    OMG!!! Get to your point dude!

  • @phoebusapollo4677
    @phoebusapollo4677 Жыл бұрын

    This is so flaky and disconnected! What kind of medication is he on?

  • @bobingalls4643
    @bobingalls4643 Жыл бұрын

    A lot of SEAL TEAM 6 members mysteriously were killed, murdered after it happened.

  • @johnweerasinghe4139

    @johnweerasinghe4139

    Жыл бұрын

    I believe you are starting a rumor without fact 🙂

  • @Ridethebomb777

    @Ridethebomb777

    Жыл бұрын

    @@johnweerasinghe4139 I think "allegedly" would be a good word to have thrown in there. Weren't a bunch of them killed in a helicopter accident ?

  • @hoots187

    @hoots187

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Ridethebomb777 yes

  • @finnredmond3192

    @finnredmond3192

    Жыл бұрын

    ​@@Ridethebomb777 allegedly 😉

  • @jewulo

    @jewulo

    Жыл бұрын

    Is that true?

  • @CianODonnell
    @CianODonnell Жыл бұрын

    He really is a scatter gun of thoughts when it comes to speaking, hard to keep up with his mind at times.

  • @grtski

    @grtski

    Жыл бұрын

    He is a complete Phoney.

  • @johnpatterson6448
    @johnpatterson6448 Жыл бұрын

    I’m sure he’s a brave investigative journalist, and focused in his writing but, man, does he ramble.

  • @Johnconno
    @Johnconno6 жыл бұрын

    The SEALS all wore makeup and ladies underwear for the mission. It's a Greek thing. Apparently...

  • @DavidErdody
    @DavidErdody7 жыл бұрын

    VERY POOR SPEAKER. Can't finish a friggin thought.

  • 7 жыл бұрын

    Yes, and the Brits seem to be able to make complete sentences. I guess they are better educated.

  • @Johnconno

    @Johnconno

    6 жыл бұрын

    JP VOGEL Well, we tend to speak English...Then there's the problematic grammar with you lot. X

  • @Dilly-Winkus

    @Dilly-Winkus

    6 жыл бұрын

    Yet still vastly more educated and informed than the both of us combined.

  • @subversivelysurreal3645
    @subversivelysurreal36453 жыл бұрын

    the story of emoji has the most annoying cover. yes, you can judge some books by their covers.

  • @Kavala76
    @Kavala762 жыл бұрын

    Maybe Hersh was annoyed by the introduction he was given (it contained some barbs) and decided "F* you. I'm not going to help you sell the book". Hence his off-topic and disjointed talk.

  • @johnweerasinghe4139

    @johnweerasinghe4139

    Жыл бұрын

    😀😀😀

  • @seltonk5136

    @seltonk5136

    Жыл бұрын

    All of his "talks" from this book tour are mind numbing rambles

  • @akhtarhossain675
    @akhtarhossain6754 жыл бұрын

    Just beating about the bush.

  • @MaggieDozer
    @MaggieDozer3 жыл бұрын

    It's Bob Balaban! That's awesome.

  • @davidwilkie9551
    @davidwilkie9551 Жыл бұрын

    Interesting

  • @raymondjmcclain
    @raymondjmcclain Жыл бұрын

    Did he ever mention Bin Laden?

  • @eljumaidilbinahmad2464
    @eljumaidilbinahmad2464 Жыл бұрын

    Journalism is about reality, about truth!

  • @wailwoader1873

    @wailwoader1873

    Жыл бұрын

    Not in this realm.

  • @assimonem1189
    @assimonem11893 жыл бұрын

    Let us forgive Mr Semour Hersh;... He is bubbling over with so much information as a Savant(I think they call these ppl that) That he cannot put enough across in such a short time. Personally, I can take the info in without a problem. SH vs thousands of hours of banal Prop---How can one compete? He is like a human Zip File. And for those that criticize--look unto yourself.

  • @slowdivebreeze1
    @slowdivebreeze12 жыл бұрын

    The title of this is misleading.

  • 7 жыл бұрын

    There is no COW in Moscow

  • @blackbird5634
    @blackbird5634 Жыл бұрын

    The reason some writers write is because they're all over the map when they talk, this guy is super smart but he's scattered.

  • @lovedunkin
    @lovedunkin4 жыл бұрын

    Terrible speaker.

  • @jaysteve4442
    @jaysteve4442 Жыл бұрын

    I’m 35:00 in & haven’t heard OBL mentioned once

  • @nathankenyonpattillo7548
    @nathankenyonpattillo7548 Жыл бұрын

    Oh I forgot war, debt

  • @kimsmith8972
    @kimsmith8972 Жыл бұрын

    6 years later..we know he was right.

  • @TheBillaro
    @TheBillaro Жыл бұрын

    he died in SA in 2005 or so. i used to teach his relatives.

  • @JackBarrett7
    @JackBarrett74 жыл бұрын

    Hes figured out most ppl love telling secrets.

  • @nathankenyonpattillo7548
    @nathankenyonpattillo7548 Жыл бұрын

    Do they really believe speaking "proper" English along with a self given title absolves them of their crimes?

  • @touchtoomuch1000
    @touchtoomuch10007 жыл бұрын

    He dodged all of the Israel questions. My guess, he is Jewish?

  • @AlJalandhari

    @AlJalandhari

    6 жыл бұрын

    touchtoomuch1000 yes but he's anti-Zionist

  • @Johnconno

    @Johnconno

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@AlJalandhari Aren't they all?

  • @kbgirel6965
    @kbgirel69653 жыл бұрын

    Second last lady was fucking intelligent communist and I like her

  • @coshyno

    @coshyno

    Жыл бұрын

    communism sucks and is evil

  • @djignatin4043
    @djignatin4043 Жыл бұрын

    If Obama is so smart, how come his policy sucks so much? I voted for him the fist time. Not the second.

  • @vincentgallagher7562
    @vincentgallagher75624 жыл бұрын

    Lotsa bitching by folks in the thread...who cares. He rambles, but it is very interesting.

  • @choleworld4417
    @choleworld44173 жыл бұрын

    10/14/2020🍿🍿🍿

  • @daveyram2967
    @daveyram2967 Жыл бұрын

    everybody complaining about rambling. what about the rambling photo journal of president obama before his start in chicago?

  • @lesilluminations1
    @lesilluminations1 Жыл бұрын

    Surprisingly incoherent man.

  • @robhabraken8064
    @robhabraken80644 жыл бұрын

    Terrible speaker,can somebody tell were this story is about?

  • @peterbustin2683
    @peterbustin26833 жыл бұрын

    Interesting gentleman if a bit befuddled !

  • @juriko6
    @juriko6 Жыл бұрын

    Das ist echte Forscher !

  • @MillionDollarMullettt
    @MillionDollarMullettt Жыл бұрын

    Where’s Joe Rogan when you need him

  • @inraid
    @inraid Жыл бұрын

    impossible to follow, he is rambling and going on tangents all the time!

  • @larrybulthouse455
    @larrybulthouse455 Жыл бұрын

    The TRUTH should be of the utmost in honorable reporting, liars should be sent to another universe.Unfortunately lying has become the normal ,we live in a time of no return without mass destruction of the liars

  • @stangaboy

    @stangaboy

    Жыл бұрын

    Right on the money,without doubt

  • @nathankenyonpattillo7548
    @nathankenyonpattillo7548 Жыл бұрын

    And there tool to pull it off, central bank- world bank

  • @psychodrilla
    @psychodrilla Жыл бұрын

    Don't wish to sound unkind.... but seriously, this guy gives me a headache.....he's all over the place...... and anyway!

  • @rennhoalohaloren6211
    @rennhoalohaloren6211 Жыл бұрын

    Authors are often poor orators which is why they write: written words can be so much more carefully chosen and much more clearly expressed .

  • @joeknockane8831

    @joeknockane8831

    Жыл бұрын

    E-D-I-T-O-R-S

  • @arthurlincoln9093
    @arthurlincoln9093 Жыл бұрын

    What's the difference between Seymour M. Hersch and Vladimir Putin? Vladimir Putin only takes 2 hours to make a point.

  • @Piersmoron

    @Piersmoron

    Жыл бұрын

    What’s the difference between and Russia and Ukraine??? Russias winning 😂🖕🏻Putin sends his regards shit head

  • @odis-edgardavidsonthefamilyof
    @odis-edgardavidsonthefamilyof Жыл бұрын

    Ask him if he knows Amy Seymour top pa pajammi g ward

  • @NVET92
    @NVET92 Жыл бұрын

    "Anyway, Anyway, Anyway, Anyway.....Anyway"...👎

  • @uttaradit2
    @uttaradit2 Жыл бұрын

    check out hersh on how the americans blew up the Russian gas pipeline

  • @nathankenyonpattillo7548
    @nathankenyonpattillo7548 Жыл бұрын

    Want to send a shout out to DC, Nato, un, wef, Rome, city of London, here comes the secret handshake, while we whisper in each other's ear, hale hydra, God damN the cabAL

  • @gpl211212
    @gpl2112124 жыл бұрын

    terrible...just scatterbrained

  • @OguzDemirelli
    @OguzDemirelli Жыл бұрын

    Why are people so thin skinned these days.

  • @davidmeinie6699
    @davidmeinie6699 Жыл бұрын

    Damn, he's all over the place in this one. It's just a series of digressions, much like those cutaways on Family Guy. And I like the guy, which makes it all the more disappointing

  • @harrybutowsky7405
    @harrybutowsky74053 жыл бұрын

    kkkii

  • @johnweerasinghe4139
    @johnweerasinghe4139 Жыл бұрын

    I bet he is a religious man....

  • @rickgreen3874
    @rickgreen38744 жыл бұрын

    He is just a year or so ahead of Sleepy Quid Pro Joe and HRC?

  • @kassfischer5146
    @kassfischer5146 Жыл бұрын

    He said that Israel would much prefer Asaad to Nusra or ISIS. In fact, this is not true. Israel and by default US was fighting against ISIS in Iraq, but with ISIS-type groups in Syria. This is according to Robert Fisk. The Israelis prefer sunnis to shias.

  • @Magnum756

    @Magnum756

    Жыл бұрын

    Absolutely. If ISIS/Nusra/'moderates' had replaced the Syrian government, then Hezbollah could have kissed its supply route goodbye, much to the rejoicing of Israel.

  • @juriko6

    @juriko6

    Жыл бұрын

    Was für Quatsch, USA hat ISIS Weltweit großgezogen und viele Jahren bewaffnet , dann musste Putin hin reinmarschieren, und deine ISIS verschwunden.

  • @billk122
    @billk122 Жыл бұрын

    19 guys… right

  • @fukembabe4186
    @fukembabe41863 жыл бұрын

    OK...nothing but f'ing negative comments and yet that 'tail of the tape'

  • @geminijune5173
    @geminijune5173 Жыл бұрын

    Navy r the best from uk booya

  • @jumboshrimp5193
    @jumboshrimp51933 жыл бұрын

    Disinformationalist.

  • @dann5480

    @dann5480

    Жыл бұрын

    Sit in John Bolton lap, he'll tell you the truth about everything.

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