Wednesday, May 4, 2011

President Obama Will Not Release The Bin Laden Death Photo

Photo: President Obama interviewed on "60 Minutes," May 4, 2011. (Credit: CBS)

Obama: I Won't Release bin Laden Death Photos -- CBS News

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."

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My Comment: This is not going to go well with many Americans.

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