The Man
5th May 2011, 02:46
The government claims there is no need to release the photo because he is 'definitely dead'
House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) said today there is "absolute proof" Osama bin Laden is dead and that a photo of his dead body should not be released.http://cnsnews.com/news/article/hoyer-white-house-should-not-release-osa
In an interview with Steve Kroft for this Sunday's "60 Minutes" conducted today, President Obama said he won't release post-mortem images of Osama bin Laden taken to prove his death.
"It is important to make sure that very graphic photos of somebody who was shot in the head are not floating around as an incitement to additional violence or as a propaganda tool," said the president.
"We don't trot out this stuff as trophies," Mr. Obama added. "The fact of the matter is, this is somebody who was deserving of the justice that he received."
Read more: http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-20059739-503544.html#ixzz1LRyy5ZdA/
BREAKING NEWS: PHOTOS SHOWN TO THE SENATE WERE FAKE!
U.S. Sen. Scott Brown — who said earlier today he saw a picture of Osama bin Laden taken after the Sept. 11 mastermind was killed — fell victim to a fake photo of the al-Qaeda leader’s death that made the rounds after U.S. forces shot him on Sunday.
“The photo that I saw and that a lot of other people saw is not authentic,” Brown said in a statement.Before this he said he saw the photo and said "I saw the photo, he's definitely dead"
House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) said today there is "absolute proof" Osama bin Laden is dead and that a photo of his dead body should not be released.http://cnsnews.com/news/article/hoyer-white-house-should-not-release-osa
In an interview with Steve Kroft for this Sunday's "60 Minutes" conducted today, President Obama said he won't release post-mortem images of Osama bin Laden taken to prove his death.
"It is important to make sure that very graphic photos of somebody who was shot in the head are not floating around as an incitement to additional violence or as a propaganda tool," said the president.
"We don't trot out this stuff as trophies," Mr. Obama added. "The fact of the matter is, this is somebody who was deserving of the justice that he received."
Read more: http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-20059739-503544.html#ixzz1LRyy5ZdA/
BREAKING NEWS: PHOTOS SHOWN TO THE SENATE WERE FAKE!
U.S. Sen. Scott Brown — who said earlier today he saw a picture of Osama bin Laden taken after the Sept. 11 mastermind was killed — fell victim to a fake photo of the al-Qaeda leader’s death that made the rounds after U.S. forces shot him on Sunday.
“The photo that I saw and that a lot of other people saw is not authentic,” Brown said in a statement.Before this he said he saw the photo and said "I saw the photo, he's definitely dead"