Wednesday, May 04, 2011

Obama 'Leaning Against' Releasing bin Laden Death Photo

 Some disappointing news is coming out of the White House today. Apparently the President is not immediately keen on the idea of showing the photograph of Osama bin Laden's corpse. This comes after yesterday CIA director Leon Panetta hinted that the picture would be made public.

Instead, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton are advising him not to release the photo:

Meanwhile, sources say, Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton are advising the president about concerns at the Pentagon and State Department that releasing a photograph could prompt a backlash against the US for killing bin Laden where one does not seem to currently exist.
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