White House Still Debating Release Of Bin Laden Death Photo

Already fake images purporting to show Bin Laden shortly after he was killed (such as this one) are being passed around the internet

White House Split Over Release Of Gruesome Pictures Of Bin Laden's Mangled Corpse -- The Daily Mail

Taliban demands to see proof of Al Qaeda leader's death
White House may also release video of his burial at sea
Three sets of photos taken - during raid, at Afghanistan airbase and at sea
U.S. used 'multiple means' to identify Bin Laden
One report said he had a 'massive head wound above his left eye, with brains and blood visible'

The White House was today split on whether to release the gruesome pictures of Bin Laden's corpse as conspiracy theorists and the Taliban questioned whether the terror chief was actually dead.

President Barack Obama is reluctant to make public images of the body because it is bloodied and badly wounded, and a perceived lack of respect for the dead could lead to a backlash.

But CIA Director Leon Panetta says there has never been any doubt that ultimately a photograph of the Al Qaeda leader would be released to the public.

In the absence of any pictorial evidence that Bin Laden is dead, some have claimed that he was not killed at all.

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More News On Releasing The Osama Bin Laden Death Photo

Releasing dead bin Laden photos is tough call -- USA Today
Panetta: Public Likely to See OBL Picture -- Time
White House: bin Laden photo 'gruesome' -- Houston Chronicle/AP
Many urge release of death photo -- Boston Herald
USS Cole Victim's Family Wants to See bin Laden's Death Photo -- FOX News
People At Ground Zero Debate Whether Bin Laden Photo Should Be Released -- CBS
Why The United States Should Be Cautious About Releasing Osama's Death Photos -- Radio Free Europe
20 Ethics Questions to Consider Before Using Osama bin Laden Death Photos -- RTDNA
The Osama Death Pictures: Why Not to Release Them -- James Fallows, The Atlantic

My Comment: I say .... release the photos.

Update: Gates, Clinton Advising President to Not Release OBL Photograph; Obama Increasingly Concerned No Good Would Come from It -- ABC News