As an attorney myself, it is clear that the battle lines are drawn. The requisite provisions of the law in relation to Mark Owen’s claim for First Amendment Expression runs counter to the Government’s need for secrecy under the rubric of protecting lives. It is well settled, according to the US Supreme Court, that the government may regulate Free Speech according to time, place and manner restrictions that are justified vis a vis health and safety considerations. The DOD could make the argument that they are within their right to curtail Mark Owen’s freedom of expression because it would endanger the lives of other officers. Interesting, I too wrote a book entitled NO EASY DAY: A Fictional Account of the Mission that "Killed" Osama Bin Laden" (http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00505B5EU ) However, mine is total fiction. My book was published May 09, 2011. Conrad Powell, Esq. – Attorney-at-Law, http://conradpowell.blogspot.com