The US government's "war on terror" was launched in 2001 in response to the 9/11 attacks. The international military campaign was first alluded to by former US President, George W. Bush, and its initial focus was on countries affiliated with al-Qaeda. While the "War of Terror" was thought to have culminated with the assassination of Osama Bin Laden, it has lived on in various iterations ever since.

Osama Bin Laden, founder of the terror organisation, al-Qaeda, became a major target for the United States back in 2001 - with a bounty of $25 million being placed on his head. On May the 2nd, 2011 he was shot and killed in a covert operation - fulfilled on the orders of President Barack Obama.
Now, the former Navy SEAL who claims to have fired the fatal shot has been kicked off a plane for drunken and disorderly behaviour.

Rob O'Neill, the Navy SEAL who claims to have killed Osama Bin Laden, was allegedly thrown off a flight for being "too drunk to fly". The 41-year-old, who was travelling with his wife Jessica, boarded an American Airlines flight to Dallas at Nashville Airport, Tennessee on Sunday Night.

However, according to TMZ, witnesses stated that he was "noticeably drunk" and started to shout "vile slurs" at a flight attendant before passing out. O'Neill, who has since penned a novel about the assassination of the al-Qaeda founder, woke up to be told that he was "too drunk to fly". He was subsequently ordered to leave the plane.

A representative from American Airlines has since confirmed that police were called to deal with a drunken passenger. However, in a police reported obtained by The Daily Mail, O'Neill was reportedly not arrested, and was offered a place on a flight to Dallas the following day. The former US Navy SEAL purportedly declined, and he and his wife got a taxi back to Nashville.

The police report states that the couple "smelt of alcohol" but that they were "calm and cooperative" when officers came to meet them at the luggage carousel at the airport. The statement also says that there is an active warrant out for O'Neill but that it was "in-state for Texas only".

A representative for Rob O'Neill told the Daily Mail that he "believes he was treated fairly by both American Airlines and local authorities and that this really is a non-story."

The former Navy SEAL was part of SEAL Team Six in May 2001 when they stormed Osama Bin Laden's private residential compound in Abbottabad. And O'Neill claims to have fired the shots which ultimately killed Bin Laden.

The 41-year-old left the military the following year, and only revealed two years later in an interview with FOX News that he was the SEAL who killed the Al-Qaeda founder.

Speaking to the Daily Mail, O'Neill opened up about his decision to go public. "The people who wanted to find out [who killed Osama Bin Laden] knew by the time we set foot back in the U.S. I had heard my name in D.C., Virginia Beach and San Diego. I could've pretended my name wasn't out there but that would have been complacent because it was," he said.

The US government's "war on terror" was launched in 2001 in response to the 9/11 attacks. The international military campaign was first alluded to by former US President, George W. Bush, and its initial focus was on countries affiliated with al-Qaeda. While the "War of Terror" was thought to have culminated with the assassination of Osama Bin Laden, it has lived on in various iterations ever since.

Osama Bin Laden, founder of the terror organisation, al-Qaeda, became a major target for the United States back in 2001 - with a bounty of $25 million being placed on his head. On May the 2nd, 2011 he was shot and killed in a covert operation - fulfilled on the orders of President Barack Obama.
Now, the former Navy SEAL who claims to have fired the fatal shot has been kicked off a plane for drunken and disorderly behaviour.

Rob O'Neill, the Navy SEAL who claims to have killed Osama Bin Laden, was allegedly thrown off a flight for being "too drunk to fly". The 41-year-old, who was travelling with his wife Jessica, boarded an American Airlines flight to Dallas at Nashville Airport, Tennessee on Sunday Night.

However, according to TMZ, witnesses stated that he was "noticeably drunk" and started to shout "vile slurs" at a flight attendant before passing out. O'Neill, who has since penned a novel about the assassination of the al-Qaeda founder, woke up to be told that he was "too drunk to fly". He was subsequently ordered to leave the plane.

A representative from American Airlines has since confirmed that police were called to deal with a drunken passenger. However, in a police reported obtained by The Daily Mail, O'Neill was reportedly not arrested, and was offered a place on a flight to Dallas the following day. The former US Navy SEAL purportedly declined, and he and his wife got a taxi back to Nashville.

The police report states that the couple "smelt of alcohol" but that they were "calm and cooperative" when officers came to meet them at the luggage carousel at the airport. The statement also says that there is an active warrant out for O'Neill but that it was "in-state for Texas only".

A representative for Rob O'Neill told the Daily Mail that he "believes he was treated fairly by both American Airlines and local authorities and that this really is a non-story."

The former Navy SEAL was part of SEAL Team Six in May 2001 when they stormed Osama Bin Laden's private residential compound in Abbottabad. And O'Neill claims to have fired the shots which ultimately killed Bin Laden.

The 41-year-old left the military the following year, and only revealed two years later in an interview with FOX News that he was the SEAL who killed the Al-Qaeda founder.

Speaking to the Daily Mail, O'Neill opened up about his decision to go public. "The people who wanted to find out [who killed Osama Bin Laden] knew by the time we set foot back in the U.S. I had heard my name in D.C., Virginia Beach and San Diego. I could've pretended my name wasn't out there but that would have been complacent because it was," he said.