Writing on Instagram, he added: “As people will know by now, I’m not one to give up easily on a fight. I intended to appeal the court’s decision, but unfortunately, I was denied the right to appeal.
“As a point of note, the book focused on the January 2019 incident in Kenya and not on my career in 22 SAS. The story about that day in Kenya is not going away. I’m sure we will continue to see more videos and documentaries appearing on YouTube and other media platforms.
“However, a source of frustration to me is, that I and others know the real story and my role in it is much more brutal than what people think happened. Like the story, I’m not going away either.”
Mr Craighead could publish the book in the US but the MoD would seek a court order against him which would mean that he would receive no royalties for the book. The other option would be to write a fictional account of the incident.
Despite being extremely disappointed with how he has been treated by the MoD and the court, he still wants to remain on good terms with his former regiment, his friends said.
In a separate post on Instagram, he also claimed that he was regarded as having a “mutineer attitude” because he did not wait for orders before taking part in the terrorist attack.
‘It was never about getting a medal’
He said: “A senior member of the British military said Christian Craighead is a bad example to young soldiers because his mutineer attitude promotes lawlessness in the military.
“I’ve also heard of people in the Foreign Office saying Mr Craighead should not have done that thing in Kenya.
“There are lots of people in the Foreign Office who really support me but also senior members of the Foreign Office, who said he shouldn’t have done that because if I had failed they could have said it’s all failed because of that man, and I would have been a scapegoat.
“The last time I checked the motto of the SAS was Who Dares Wins – not Who Asks For Permission Wins. People need to remember that.
“On that day in 2019, it was never about getting a medal. It was about stepping up, doing the right thing and getting the job done.”
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