亲历击毙本·拉登出书赔钱 前特种兵遭罚700万美元

A former US Navy Seal who wrote a bestseller about his role in the raid that killed Osama Bin Laden is to pay nearly $7m to the government for violating non-disclosure agreements.

因为违反保密协议，出书揭秘其在美军突袭击毙奥萨马·本·拉登时的角色的一名前美国海军海豹突击队队员，必须向政府支付约700万美元。

Matt Bissonette failed to get clearance from the Pentagon before the book No Easy Day was published in 2012.

在《艰难的一天》一书于2012年出版之前，作者马特·比索内特没有获得美国国防部的同意。

He has agreed to forfeit all profits and royalties, as well as film rights and speaking fees. In exchange, the government will dismiss other liability claims.

他已经同意放弃所有利润、版权费、电影改编权和演讲费收益。作为交换，政府同意放弃追究他的其他责任。

The al-Qaeda leader was killed in a May 2011 Navy Seal raid on his compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan, and his body was buried at sea.

基地组织领导人本·拉登于2011年5月，在海豹突击队突袭他在巴基斯坦阿伯塔巴德的一处居所时被击毙，随后他的遗体被海葬。

Navy Seals - special operations commandos - usually abide by a code of silence and do not publicly take credit for their actions.

美国海军海豹突击队是特种部队，通常情况下遵守缄默协议，而且不公开承担功劳。

In the settlement filed at a district court in the state of Virginia, Mr Bissonette acknowledged he had failed to submit his book for review ahead of publication.

在弗吉尼亚州地方法庭的和解书中，比索内特承认，在他的书出版之前没有提交内容接受检查。

He also apologised, saying in a statement that he had acted on the incorrect advice of his lawyer.

他同时发表道歉声明，表示他是在他的律师错误的指示下做出行动的。

"It was a serious error that I urge others not to repeat," CBS news quoted him as saying.

CBS新闻引述了他的话报道称：“这是一个非常严重的错误，我希望其他人不要重蹈我的覆辙。”

"Although I never intended to endanger my former colleagues, I now recognise that failing to seek pre-publication review could place them and their families at greater risk, for which I especially apologise."

“虽然我从来没有打算过要使我以前的战友置于危险之中，但是现在我意识到了，出版前没有审查可能将他们及其家人置于更大的风险之中，对此我深表歉意。”

The former commando, who wrote under the pseudonym Mark Owen, will have four years to pay the bulk of the money to the government, according to the Associated Press news agency.

据美联社报道，化名马克·欧文出版《艰难的一天》的这名前海豹突击队成员将在4年内支付这笔款项的绝大部分。

He has 30 days to pay $100,000 made from presentations he gave using slides that were not approved by the Pentagon, it says.

据悉，他还必须在30天内支付10万美元，这笔钱是他利用未经国防部核准的幻灯片做演讲推介得来的。