The Virginian-Pilot reports that retired Rear Adm. Lou Sarosdy denies that he wrote a wide-circulated email that criticizes President Barack Obama for not authorizing the military to act more aggressively during the stand-off, which ended with snipers killing three Somali pirates. The e-mail claims that Obama rejected two proposed rescue plans and that Phillips was saved only after naval officers at the scene decided on their own to proceed.
The email starts off: “Having spoken to some SEAL pals here in Virginia Beach yesterday and asking why this thing dragged out for four days, I got the following…â€
The only problem is Sarosdy told the Virginia-Pilot that he doesn’t know any Navy SEALs.
The email – attributed to Sarosdy- has popped up on message boards across the political spectrum, for the Sean Hannity Show, Military Times and MSNBC.
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