Call Sign Extortion 17
The Shoot-Down of Seal Team Six
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Don Brown
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On August 6, 2011 - three months after members of Navy SEAL Team Six killed Osama Bin Laden - Taliban forces took down a United States helicopter, call sign Extortion 17. The attack killed the Air National Guard crew, seven unidentified members of the Afghan military, and 17 members of Navy SEAL Team Six - warrior brothers from the same team that had killed Osama Bin Laden just 90 days prior. Were the seven Afghan soldiers aboard that helicopter really undercover Taliban who either maneuvered the chopper within easy range of being shot down or sabotaged it from within? Were the SEALs sacrificed on the altar of political correctness and deliberately flown into a known Taliban hot zone?
Don Brown, a former US Navy JAG officer stationed at the Pentagon and a former special assistant United States attorney, re-creates the wartime action, tells the life stories of the elite warriors our nation lost on that day and tears apart the official military explanation of the incident contained in the infamous Colt Report, which reveals either gross incompetence or a massive cover-up.
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- By dexter on 09-21-18
By: Leigh Neville, and others
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The Final Mission of Extortion 17
- Special Ops, Helicopter Support, SEAL Team Six, and the Deadliest Day of the US War in Afghanistan
- By: Ed Darack
- Narrated by: John Pruden
- Length: 7 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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The downing of Extortion 17 spurred a number of conspiracy theories, such as the idea that the shootdown was revenge for bin Laden's death. In The Final Mission of Extortion 17, Ed Darack debunks this theory and others and uncovers the truth behind this mysterious tragedy. His account of the brave pilots, crew, and passengers of Extortion 17 and the events of that fateful day is interwoven into a rich, complex narrative that also discusses modern joint combat operations and the history of the Afghan war to that date.
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What the "Lone Survivor" wasn't.
- By Douglas on 09-29-17
By: Ed Darack
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Above and Beyond
- By: Casey Sherman
- Narrated by: Maxwell Hamilton
- Length: 12 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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From the authors of the best-selling The Finest Hours comes the riveting, deeply human story of President John F. Kennedy and two U-2 pilots, Rudy Anderson and Chuck Maultsby, who risked their lives to save America during the Cuban Missile Crisis. During the ominous two weeks of the Cold War's terrifying peak, two things saved humanity: the strategic wisdom of John F. Kennedy and the U-2 aerial spy program. On October 27, 1962, Kennedy, strained from back pain, sleeplessness, and days of impossible tension, was briefed about a missing spy plane.
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Narrator’s mispronunciations detracted from the story
- By Stephen E. Smith on 08-01-18
By: Casey Sherman
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Eyes on Target
- Inside Stories from the Brotherhood of the U.S. Navy SEALs
- By: Scott McEwen, Richard Miniter
- Narrated by: Holter Graham
- Length: 6 hrs and 27 mins
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Told through the eyes of current and former Navy SEALs, Eyes on Target is an inside account of some of the most harrowing missions in American history-including the mission to kill Osama bin Laden and the mission that wasn't, the deadly attack on the US diplomatic outpost in Benghazi where a retired SEAL sniper with a small team held off one hundred terrorists while his repeated radio calls for help went unheeded.
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Just an attempt to cash in
- By John on 09-24-16
By: Scott McEwen, and others
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Area 51
- An Uncensored History of America's Top Secret Military Base
- By: Annie Jacobsen
- Narrated by: Annie Jacobsen
- Length: 16 hrs and 11 mins
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It is the most famous military installation in the world. And it doesn't exist. Located a mere s75 miles outside of Las Vegas in Nevada's desert, the base has never been acknowledged by the US government - but Area 51 has captivated imaginations for decades. Annie Jacobsen had exclusive access to 19 men who served the base proudly and secretly for decades and are now aged 75-92, and unprecedented access to 55 additional military and intelligence personnel, scientists, pilots, and engineers linked to the secret base, 32 of whom lived and worked there for extended periods.
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Disappointing
- By Mike From Mesa on 06-06-11
By: Annie Jacobsen
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Relentless Strike
- The Secret History of Joint Special Operations Command
- By: Sean Naylor
- Narrated by: Sean Runnette
- Length: 19 hrs and 18 mins
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Relentless Strike tells the inside story of Joint Special Operations Command, the secret military organization that, during the past decade, has revolutionized counterterrorism, seamlessly fusing intelligence and operational skills to conduct missions that hit the headlines and those that have remained in the shadows - until now. Because JSOC includes the military's most storied special operations units - Delta Force, SEAL Team Six, the 75th Ranger Regiment - as well as America's most secret aviation and intelligence units, this is their story, too.
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Horrible narrator
- By Michael on 08-19-19
By: Sean Naylor
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Someone Is Hiding Something
- What Happened to Malaysia Airlines Flight 370?
- By: Richard Belzer, George Noory, David Wayne
- Narrated by: L. J. Ganser
- Length: 6 hrs and 26 mins
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A year after the disappearance and commencement of the international search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, no sign of the plane has been found - no debris, no bodies, no sign of the much-talked-about black box. Richard Belzer, George Noory, and David Wayne want to know why.
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Bored stiff
- By AM on 11-29-19
By: Richard Belzer, and others
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My Lai
- Vietnam, 1968, and the Descent into Darkness
- By: Howard Jones
- Narrated by: James Patrick Cronin
- Length: 17 hrs and 3 mins
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On the early morning of March 16, 1968, American soldiers from three platoons of Charlie Company entered a group of hamlets located in the Son Tinh district of South Vietnam, located near the Demilitarized Zone and known as "Pinkville" because of the high level of Vietcong infiltration. The soldiers, many still teenagers who had been in the country for three months, were on a "search and destroy" mission. Three hours after the GIs entered the hamlets, more than 500 unarmed villagers lay dead, killed in cold blood.
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Outstanding audiobook
- By D. Littman on 07-22-17
By: Howard Jones
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Military Encounters with Extraterrestrials
- The Real War of the Worlds
- By: Frank Joseph
- Narrated by: Andy Rick
- Length: 10 hrs and 11 mins
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Revealing his extensive research and the verifiable evidence he’s discovered, Frank Joseph presents a comprehensive military history of armed confrontations between humans and extraterrestrials in the 20th and 21st centuries. He explains how, with the development of atomic bombs and ballistic missiles, the frequency of extraterrestrial intervention in human affairs increased dramatically. He documents incidents both famous and little known.
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Quote-unquote
- By Mike & Tammy V on 06-18-19
By: Frank Joseph
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Above Top Secret
- The Worldwide UFO Cover-Up
- By: Timothy Good
- Narrated by: Victor Talmadge
- Length: 2 hrs and 48 mins
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Renowned UFO researcher Timothy Good has gathered reports from all over the world to show that UFO sightings are an international phenomenon. In Above Top Secret, Good argues that U.S. government agencies, in collaboration with the Defense Intelligence Agency, the CIA, and NASA, have conspired to keep people from the truth about UFOs. The author presents persuasive evidence for his argument in this well-documented work.
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Beyond Top Secret here we come!
- By Shaun on 04-08-13
By: Timothy Good
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Vanished Hero
- The Life, War and Mysterious Disappearance of America’s WWII Strafing King
- By: Jay A. Stout
- Narrated by: Joe Barrett
- Length: 9 hrs and 56 mins
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A hell-bent-for-leather fighter pilot, Elwyn G. Righetti remains one of the most unknown, yet compelling, colorful, and controversial commanders of World War II. Arriving late to the war, he led the England-based 55th Fighter Group against the Nazis during the closing months of the fight with a no-holds-barred aggressiveness that transformed the group from a middling organization of no reputation into a headline-grabbing team that had to make excuses to no one. Indeed, Righetti's boldness paid off as he quickly achieved ace status.
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Great Performance for a Great Story!
- By Carter L. on 11-03-17
By: Jay A. Stout
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Civilian Warriors
- The Inside Story of Blackwater and the Unsung Heroes of the War on Terror
- By: Erik Prince
- Narrated by: Jeff Gurner
- Length: 13 hrs and 12 mins
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Blackwater is one of the most misunderstood companies of our time. As Erik Prince, its founder and former CEO, writes: "Hundreds of American citizens employed by private military contractors, or PMCs, would lose their lives helping our government wage wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, only to have their memory tarnished by the unfair and/or ignorant depiction of PMCs as profiteers, jackbooted thugs, or worse."
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A different look a Security Contractors
- By Ryan on 01-20-14
By: Erik Prince
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Black Ops
- The Rise of Special Forces in the C.I.A., The S.A.S., and Mossad
- By: Tony Geraghty
- Narrated by: Mirron Willis
- Length: 10 hrs and 35 mins
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After eight challenging years in Afghanistan, the new U.S. strategy, aimed at winning hearts and minds rather than search-and-destroy, refocuses the conflict on Special Forces: unorthodox soldiers who work outside of traditional military forces to combine secret military operations with nation building.
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Painful narration
- By JWS on 12-18-20
By: Tony Geraghty
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The Presidents and UFOs
- A Secret History from FDR to Obama
- By: Larry Holcombe
- Narrated by: Oliver Wyman
- Length: 9 hrs and 39 mins
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The UFO enigma has been part of our culture since the 1940s and is building to a worldwide explosion of acceptance today. Now, as governments around the world open their files and records on internal UFO investigations, the US remains steadfast in its denial of interest in the UFO issue. As more of the world's population accepts the possibility of an extraterrestrial presence, the demand is building for disclosure from the United States.
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The most magnificent book ever
- By nadia on 06-15-15
By: Larry Holcombe
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- NAWestbrook
- 11-03-21
Incredible story
Tons of repetition but a story that needs to be told and fully investigated….for the families!
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- Dan !
- 06-16-24
Definitely needs to have independent investigation
The information was great and definitely needs investigated. But the repetition of national guardsman air crew and the unknown afghani’s. Probably could hit some more on known investigations and what hasn’t been. I couldn’t make it past the 12th chapter, I believe 😬
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- jhlackie
- 12-30-20
Vital information, great call to action
Made me angry at the cover-up. Damning indictment of military incompetence at the highest levels.
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- G Bonsonto
- 04-05-24
Question, never asked
If you listen to the book, you’ll understand the title. Wonderful and compelling information. The narrator voice on the other hand was very radio like.
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- James A.
- 06-16-15
Disgusting leadership
Having spent over 15 years of service to this country. I think I know what it's capable of. At least I thought I did. From Gen. Mattis on down to the lowest ranking person on the investigation board, they are all so clouded in their capabilities as leaders. And from the highest ranking civilian on down that chain there is horrible corruption. So many questions and not so many answers. Lies, cover ups, misleading a and half truths are strewn all through this story. I hope someone, somewhere can finally tell the truth to this tragedy. Just like the JFK assassination.
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- Dan G.
- 08-13-23
Great book, I enjoyed every minute..
This is a great story about coverup in our military high rankers. They think they are 10 Feet and Bullet Proof. Not the case in this book…
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- RR
- 12-10-23
Never Forget
Good book, well researched and written. As a 3 tour Iraq Vet I’m thankful for his due diligence in reporting inconsistencies with the reports, statements and aftermath concerning Extortion 17. However, the tone of the narrator and the incessant inference of conspiracy theory in seemingly every sentence overrides the presentation of the facts. Having read “The Last Flight of Extortion 17” it presents the story in a very different first person, factual narrative with numerous interviews, eyewitness accounts and aftermath also, without screaming at the reader throughout.
This book is still worth a read and contemplation of the incredible sacrifice of the brave warriors aboard Extortion 17 that fateful night.
RR
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- Andrew Sparks
- 03-11-23
As if we needed another reason
As if we needed another reason to despise the Obama Administration and the current one. Mattis included. Sadly, this story along with the Benghazi tragedy are indicative of Washington’s inability to take responsibility for anything at all.
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- Mary J.
- 09-08-23
Thought provoking
The book did raise questions about why the crash occurred and what happened after. If there was a coverup, it wouldn’t be the Government’s first or its last. The narrator’s tone was angry, almost off putting, if the subject wasn’t so important. I’ve read Ed Darak’s book…The Final Mission of Extortion 17…(and may again) and was glad audible made this book available as part of membership.
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- G
- 05-03-15
WTF REALLY HAPPENED?!?!
Another awesome book on Seals. I pray the truth of how and why they all died will finally come to fruition now that this book was released. What to do now AMERICA?????? Somebody, somewhere. HAS TO KNOW SOMETHING. We are not ignorant. God bless the families of those Troops.
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