Obama decides against the release of graphic photos of bin Laden
Saturday, May 7, 2011
Portrait of Osama bin Laden from 1997.
U.S. President Barack Obama decided on Wednesday not to release graphic images of Osama bin Laden’s
corpse after a debate with his war council. Obama feared the
photographs could spur on retaliatory attacks and reprisals against the
United States and its allies.
In an interview to be aired on CBS News,
Obama will say: "The risks of release outweigh the benefits." Skeptics
have demanded the U.S. release the photographs of the corpse, and
officials in the White House have been debating whether to do so for the
past several days. But Obama is to add that conspiracy theorists
"will just claim the photos are doctored anyway," and say his decision
was partly based on fears that there could be anger in the Middle East
if the images were released. "Osama bin Laden is not a trophy—he is
dead and let's now focus on continuing the fight until al-Qaeda has been
eliminated."
According to White House officials, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton
advised Obama not to release images because of, as they argued, the
potential national security risk. It would do little to convince
sceptics that the leader and founder of al-Qaeda
had been killed after a raid on his compound on Monday. The images are
reported to show bin Laden shot above the left eye, with parts of his
brain exposed.
The director of the Central Intelligence Agency, Leon Panetta,
however, argued for the release of the images. "The bottom line is
that, you know, we got Bin Laden and I think we have to reveal to the
rest of the world the fact that we were able to get him and kill him."
Panetta added that the eventual release of the photos was inevitable.
According to White House sources, Obama is of the opinion there is
not sufficient scepticism worldwide to warrant the release of the
pictures. Similarly, officials said those doubting Bin Laden's death
were unlikely to be convinced by a photograph in today's age of photo
manipulation.
Related news
- "U.S. did not inform Pakistan of bin Laden mission because of suspicions he was being harbored by government" — Wikinews, May 7, 2011
Sources
- Mark Landler and Mark Mazzetti. "Obama Says He Won’t Release Photos of Bin Laden’s Corpse" — New York Times, May 4, 2011
- Jake Tapper. "Concerned About Potential Backlash, President Obama Won’t Release Photo of Bin Laden Corpse" — ABC News, May 4, 2011
- U.S. News Staff. "Concerned About Potential Backlash, President Obama Won’t Release Photo of Bin Laden Corpse" — US News, May 4, 2011
- http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Obama_decides_against_the_release_of_graphic_photos_of_bin_Laden
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