Why you wont be reading the embassy house defense media. Sergeant morgan jones, as the authors name appears on the book, was a pseudonym for dylan davies, a real security officer who really was in the city of benghazi that terrible night but as we now know, was not at the consulate. Apologies galore from 60 minutes, riveting raw reality. Sep 20, 20 the deal at hbo comes just days after news broke that thunder road had acquired a different benghazi effort, the embassy house, an upcoming book penned by sgt. Lara logan apologizes for 60 minutes benghazi report. The explosive eyewitness account of the libya embassy siege by the man who was there. In the embassy house, a british army veteran writing under the pseydonym morgan jones recounts his heroic efforts to help us citizens involved in the attacks. The explosive eyewitness account of the libyan embassy siege by the soldier who. He admitted to the fbi in a separate report that he had remained at his villa that night. The embassy house gives the reader much to chew on. Apologies galore from 60 minutes, riveting raw reality from.
Cbs news defends its 60 minutes benghazi report the new. Nov 08, 20 the book titled the embassy house, written by davies under the pseudonym sgt. Appearing as morgan jones on the show, dylan davies, a security officer who helped train the libyan militia charged with security at the benghazi site, told the fbi a much different story than. He grew up in an impoverished area of the welsh valleys.
But we havent heard previously from this morgan jones fellow. Publisher pulls cbs sources benghazi book nbc news. Sergeant morgan jones, the books explains, enlisted at the age of 16 in the royal corps of signals, a combat support arm of the british army, and left in 2003. Thunder road plans benghazi siege pic based on book the. Nov 12, 20 as it turns out, davies also recounted his supposed interactions with the fbi in his recent book, the embassy house.
The embassy s secret access that no one but jones knew aboutand that allowed him entry as the savage firefight raged on jones s discovery of the murdered ambassadors body and his confirmation that the killing was. The explosive eyewitness account of the libyan embassy siege by the soldier who was there at. Benghazi book pulled from shelves after 60 minutes story falls. The contradictions between the versions offered in the incident report and what was presented on television and in the book, the embassy house mr. Lara logan apologizes for 60 minutes benghazi report cnn. Sergeant morgan jones, who headed the embassy s security detail for six months in 2012, goes behind the scenes to reveal. May 02, 2014 titled the embassy house, it was written under a pseudonym. In embassy house, jones also expresses his frustration that the administration continued to insist for weeks that the attack grew out of a protest over an antiislam video, despite the fact. Cbs admits error in benghazi story on 60 minutes las.
Nov 08, 20 davies book had been written under the pseudonym sergeant morgan jones. Includes bibliographical references and index discover what happened in benghazi from the british soldier who saw the horror unfold. Movie based on benghazi seige in the works, could impact 2016. Did the 60 minutes benghazi hoaxer also lie about his rank. Sgt morgan jones is what is what is known as a pmc private military contractor.
Benghazi movie from jerry weintraub in development at hbo. In the embassy house, a british army veteran writing under the pseydonym morgan jones recounts his heroic efforts to help us. The explosive eyewitness account of the libyan embassy siege by the soldier who was there sergeant morgan jones and damien. Cbs admits benghazi raid security officer dylan davies was.
Five years of injustice following chinas 709 crackdown july 8. Morgan jones and bestselling author damien lewis and will be published next month in the u. Jones returned to the compound the morning after the attack, where he documented the scene in photos. The embassy house the embassy house audiobook, by morgan jones. Nov 08, 20 a primary source for the 60 minutes report on october 27 was a security contractor using the pseudonym morgan jones, later identified as dylan davies. Supportive professor inspired jones to start victims advocacy office at utrgv. Jones had written a book, the embassy house that was. Benghazi book pulled from shelves after 60 minutes story. The explosive eyewitness account of the libyan embassy siege by the soldier who was there by jones, morgan, lewis, damien isbn. Co authored by damien lewis, embassy house was published. Nov 08, 20 simon and schusters decision to stop selling the embassy house written by security officer dylan davies under the pseudonym morgan jones followed an apology by cbs correspondent.
The 60minutes benghazi segment with lara logan aired on oct. Jones eyewitness account of that fateful night was made up ex nihilo and swiftly repudiatedbut only after the 60 minutes broadcast that embarrassed the swells at cbs. Logan said the embassy house, the book written under the morgan jones pseudonym, along with damien lewis, presents a version of. A quick glance suggested that this was an expose about the attack in benghazi, libya on sept. They were turned over to the fbi and have also been published in the embassy house, jones book about the libyan embassy siege. Author morgan jones, who is really dylan davies, was also the main. Coauthored by damien lewis, embassy house was published oct. Prc authorities continue to keep some human rights lawyers under house arrest jiang tianyong and have disbarred others wang yu, jiang. From the forthcoming book the embassy house by sgt. The explosive eyewitness account of the libyan embassy siege, by the soldier who was there.
Sergeant morgan jones, the books explains, enlisted at the age of 16 in. A strange inconsistency in morgan jones the embassy house. Morgan jones and damien lewis book the embassy house, which recounts the night four americans, including ambassador chris stevens, died in the attack on. Cbs correspondent apologizes for report on benghazi attack.
Edinburg cynthia jones was the first woman to be permanently hired by the university of texas rio grande valleys philosophy department, but had a college professor not intervened nearly three decades ago, she may not be where she is today. Cbs 60 minutes lara logan apologizes for erroneous. Davies, identified as morgan jones on the 60 minutes report and on the jacket of his book, the embassy house, gave three separate interviews to the f. Tv news hoax regarding benghazi incident smu physics. The title of the book was a hint that something might be wrong. A bizarre and telling book excerpt from 60 minutes. Nov 08, 20 davies book was written under the pseudonym sergeant morgan jones. Cbs 60 minutes reporter lara logan admitted on friday that a person who claimed to have been witness to the deadly september 11, 2012 attack on an american consulate in benghazi and who served as. On september 11, 2012, the american embassy at benghazi, in libya, came under siege by a heavily armed group of men. Feb 23, 2019 it was based on the book, embassy house and the testimony of its author morgan jones. Everything you need to know about the embassy house movie. The embassy house goodreads meet your next favorite book. Morgan jones and damien lewis book the embassy house. Publisher withdraws cbs sources benghazi book nbc connecticut.
Simon and schusters decision to stop selling the embassy house. It has since been learned that dylan davies writing undercover here as morgan jones was not actually at the benghazi consulate during the siege. Discover what happened in benghazi from the british soldier who saw the horror unfold. So let us discuss the embassy house by sgt morgan jones and damien lewis. Morgans book, the embassy house published by an imprint of simon. In chapter fifteen of the embassy house, davies writes that he and a libyan associate sneaked into the benghazi medical center and encountered a doctor who took them to see the body of an american. Davies had written the book under the pseudonym morgan jones, which.
In light of information that has been brought to our attention since the initial publication of the embassy house, we have withdrawn from publication and sale all formats of this book, and are. Davies book was written under the pseudonym sergeant morgan jones. Coauthored by damien lewis, embassy house was published. As it turns out, davies also recounted his supposed interactions with the fbi in his recent book, the embassy house. Oct 29, 20 the embassy house by sgt morgan jones, 97814767519, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide.
Morgan jones is a british soldier who has served for twelve years. Christopher stevens was killed in the attack, and ten others were injured in an attack on a cia annex the following day. In the embassy house, the author mentions his place of birth and. A bizarre and telling book excerpt from 60 minutes bogus benghazi source. Nov 09, 20 a primary source for the 60 minutes report on october 27 was a security contractor using the pseudonym morgan jones, later identified as dylan davies. The explosive eyewitness account of the libyan embassy siege by the soldier who was there has been pulled from shelves. Morgan jones recounts the september 11, 2012 attack on on libyas american embassy compound. Movie based on benghazi seige in the works, could impact. Sep 20, 20 the book, the embassy house, the explosive eyewitness account of the libyan embassy siege by the soldier who was there by jones and author damien lewis, is based on jones first hand account of what occurred on sept. Daviess book on the attack, titled the embassy house, by sergeant morgan jones, was published this week and largely comports with the 60 minutes account. Places allows you to see where your friends are and share your location in the real world. The embassy house audiobook, written by morgan jones. There are several previously unreported discrepancies in the personal biography dylan davies presents in the embassy house, which he wrote under the pseudonym sergeant morgan jones.
A security contractor identified as morgan jones provided a personal account of. Nov 14, 20 davies, who coauthored his memoir the embassy house under the name morgan jones, had talked to reporter eli lake on nov. It included interviews with former us embassy libya dcm gregory hicks, and green beret commander, lieutenant colonel andy wood. Nov 08, 20 the correspondent for the disputed 60 minutes segment about the attack on the united states special mission in benghazi, libya, last year apologized on the air friday morning. Download for printdisabled subjects accessible book.
What i found interesting was that within days of the cbs 60 minutes program that featured morgan jones suddenly we get an announcement of a. Nov 08, 20 the contradictions between the versions offered in the incident report and what was presented on television and in the book, the embassy house mr. Finally, jones told logan that smith was concerned about the security at the compound. Morgan jones, the cover for the former military contractor named dylan davies who purported to be an eyewitness to the benghazi attack. Davies appeared on the program and wrote the book under the pseudonym morgan jones have. Jul 11, 2017 joness book, the embassy house, was released two days later and contains a firsthand account of his time in benghazi and his actions during the series of attacks that resulted in the death of four.
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