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If the photo exists, it should be released. Period. Tom Send a noteboard - 04/05/2011 10:31:09 PM
It's frankly typical for Obama and his administration's entire line of "we know better than you do what information to give you". We saw this in the health care debate, where they said, "You just don't understand the bill" and now we see it here, where the statement is "it's too grisly for you". I am not a fan of governments keeping secrets for no reason. I can understand keeping the identity of the SEAL team secret, to protect them and their families. But a photo of a dead bin Laden with a big gaping hole in his head? There's no reason NOT to disclose it, and so it should be disclosed.
Political correctness is the pettiest form of casuistry.

ἡ δὲ κἀκ τριῶν τρυπημάτων ἐργαζομένη ἐνεκάλει τῇ φύσει, δυσφορουμένη, ὅτι δὴ μὴ καὶ τοὺς τιτθοὺς αὐτῇ εὐρύτερον ἢ νῦν εἰσι τρυπώη, ὅπως καὶ ἄλλην ἐνταῦθα μίξιν ἐπιτεχνᾶσθαι δυνατὴ εἴη. – Procopius

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His head on a spike? - 04/05/2011 06:51:25 PM 1756 Views
My preference is against it - 04/05/2011 06:59:10 PM 1198 Views
I don't think they should release them - 04/05/2011 07:46:46 PM 1026 Views
I vote no. - 04/05/2011 07:02:39 PM 1125 Views
Agreed. - 04/05/2011 07:17:04 PM 1116 Views
I agree with you two. - 04/05/2011 07:17:58 PM 1106 Views
I agree as well. *NM* - 05/05/2011 04:34:22 PM 692 Views
It is the right decision - 04/05/2011 07:20:05 PM 1143 Views
No thank you. - 04/05/2011 07:53:15 PM 1046 Views
They'll probably leak out and be all over the internet regardless of what he does - 04/05/2011 07:56:22 PM 1175 Views
I have to admit that I thought of it that way. - 04/05/2011 10:01:58 PM 987 Views
No. - 04/05/2011 08:31:47 PM 1195 Views
Damn I posted as excalibur again - 04/05/2011 08:32:43 PM 996 Views
At least you're making him sound smart and sensible *NM* - 04/05/2011 08:36:20 PM 604 Views
*NM* - 08/05/2011 12:14:20 PM 624 Views
But how do we know you're not excalibur pretending to be Avienda? - 04/05/2011 08:40:17 PM 1160 Views
Or me, pretending to be you? - 04/05/2011 09:56:06 PM 1083 Views
Sorry, I'm such a jerkface for doing that *NM* - 04/05/2011 10:06:15 PM 1008 Views
You're very unoriginal. *NM* - 04/05/2011 10:07:27 PM 671 Views
Yes you are *NM* - 04/05/2011 10:08:11 PM 654 Views
I vote yes. We should have release the pictures. - 04/05/2011 09:38:37 PM 1201 Views
Is it about us? - 04/05/2011 09:48:41 PM 1127 Views
If the photo exists, it should be released. Period. - 04/05/2011 10:31:09 PM 1259 Views
I'm not sure that tells me why. - 04/05/2011 10:41:15 PM 1148 Views
That isn't the statement I saw from Obama, - 04/05/2011 10:55:57 PM 1084 Views
He always gives a bullshit reason for what he does. *NM* - 05/05/2011 03:17:28 AM 592 Views
So, you think "you're too delicate" is a less-bullshit reason? - 05/05/2011 03:22:16 AM 1218 Views
No. It's even more bullshit. There is no good reason to keep the photos confidential. *NM* - 05/05/2011 03:51:08 PM 603 Views
Heh. Ok. So says you, so it must be. *NM* - 05/05/2011 05:12:33 PM 640 Views
I seem to remember you asking for my opinion. I gave it. *NM* - 05/05/2011 06:10:33 PM 617 Views
Yes. And I appreciate that part of it. - 05/05/2011 07:14:21 PM 1115 Views
Is there a good reason to make them public? *NM* - 06/05/2011 02:19:42 PM 615 Views
There are good reason NOT to disclose them. - 04/05/2011 11:25:45 PM 1101 Views
Absurd. - 05/05/2011 03:18:34 AM 1138 Views
~shrugs~ - 05/05/2011 09:47:16 AM 1181 Views
If it exists, you should be able to consume it? - 05/05/2011 05:59:51 PM 1200 Views
It is a government document and we know of its existence, so YES, as a citizen I have a right to it. - 05/05/2011 06:21:00 PM 1058 Views
ha... - 05/05/2011 08:06:39 PM 1058 Views
Eh. - 06/05/2011 02:24:41 PM 1018 Views
I am against it - 04/05/2011 11:03:46 PM 997 Views
I see no point in doing so. *NM* - 05/05/2011 05:31:32 AM 624 Views
Will he release the death certificate instead? *NM* - 05/05/2011 03:04:04 PM 657 Views
*NM* - 05/05/2011 05:21:18 PM 608 Views
Good one, Tim! *NM* - 10/05/2011 03:41:19 AM 611 Views
Watch for the photos on Wikileaks - 05/05/2011 08:59:16 PM 1558 Views

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