Jihadist Websites Target Navy SEAL Author– – What do you think SodaHeads?

It only took one day
for Fox News to identify the ex-Navy SEAL responsible for a new book on
the death of Osama bin Laden. It took even less time for Al
Qaeda-affiliated websites to begin distributing his name and image while
calling for his "destruction."

As NBC News' Mike Brunker reports, "several
militant Islamic websites" such as the Al-Fidaa forum, which Al Qaeda
uses to distribute its propaganda, have been targeting Matt Bissonnette,
the 36-year-old author of No Easy Day, a firsthand account of
the killing of the Al Qaeda leader. The report mentions photographs of
Bissonnette posted on the forum but is very slim on details. Reaching
out to the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI), which monitors
online jihadists, Richard Wachtel offered more details on how
Bissonnette is being targeted.

One of the forums with Bissonnette's image is headlined "First Image of
One of the Dogs Who Killed Bin Laden." It vowed that "We ask Allah to
kill him sooner, not later." Another commenter said "Oh Allah, make him a
living example, and let us witness his dark day." Other comments were of a similar nature asking Allah to claim vengeance for bin Laden's death.

Though it's not clear where the cyber jihadists originally surfaced an image of Bissonnette, The New York Post and Business Insider posted photos as well. "We tracked down pictures of Bissonnett on PatriotFiles.com and Flickr," wrote BI's Geoffrey Ingersoll. Both
organizations have come under fire for disclosing identifying
information about Bissonnette for fear of reprisals against him.

In response, Fox News executive editor John Moody said, "Once you write
a book, anonymously or not, you have no reasonable expectation of
privacy." Others in the media defended the publication of Bissonnette's
information as well, noting that he surrendered all anonymity when
deciding to publish. "If you write a book about killing Osama bin Laden,
the American public is going to want to know your name," wrote Politico's Dylan Byers. The Baltimore Sun's David Zurawik had
a different take: "I'll go one further on behalf of Fox and say that
the cable channel served the interests of democracy by giving citizens
more information about this sensitive and controversial publication.
Really, I mean it, good for Fox."