The retired Navy SEAL who says he shot al-Qaida mastermind Osama bin Laden in the forehead has publicly identified himself amid a debate among the special operations community about breaking silence about their secret missions.

Seven members of the secretive US Navy SEAL Team 6, including one involved in the mission to kill Osama bin Laden, have been punished for allegedly disclosing classified information to the maker of 'Medal of Honour: Warfighter', a senior defence source said today.

A former Navy SEAL’s insider account of the US raid that killed Osama bin Laden contains classified information, an official said today.

The publisher of an insider account of the US Navy SEAL raid that killed terror mastermind Osama bin Laden said it would begin public sales next week despite a Pentagon warning of possible legal action against the author and others.

A firsthand account of the US raid that killed Osama bin Laden contradicts previous accounts by administration officials, raising questions as to whether the terror mastermind presented a clear threat when the navy Seals first fired upon him.