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Should the United States release the death photos of Osama bin
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THIS WEEK’S QUESTION:
“Should the United States release the death photos of Osama bin Laden?” Yes: 4 No: 8
- Karen Anderson: It may come to that. We now see the advent of a deather (as opposed to a birther). However, I say no. It will inflame the radicals even more. If we killed the wrong man, we will hear from bin Laden as we have in the past.”
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Dave Appling: “Tough call, but yes. At least one fake picture is already making the Internet rounds. Anyway, it’s only a matter of time until the real photos leak. Get that visual evidence out there while it might still make a difference. Domestic doubts of bin Laden’s death can be shrugged off, but not those of Islamist diehards and the Middle Eastern street. Present the evidence now, lest survival rumors hearten the mu’mineen (faithful) to prolong the jihad.”
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Bert Berson: “No. It will stir up unnecessary trouble and not accomplish anything.”
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Bob Chidester: “Yes. You can see much more graphic and gruesome pictures in the movies and on TV. Those individuals who are offended by reality, don’t have to look at them.”
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David Cohen: “No. It is unnecessary. Releasing the photos would create the Osama shrine, this country wants to avoid. He’s dead. I accept the president at his word.”
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Mary Anne Groen: “No, I don’t think releasing the death photos of Osama bin Laden would be advantageous to anyone. Claims that they were faked would inevitably be made. I am more convinced by DNA evidence. Showing pictures of his death would most likely inflame an already vengeful reaction by his followers.”
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Dennis Kennedy: “No! That would just add fuel to the fire! No matter what proof is provided, some people will choose to believe what they choose to believe.”
n Henry Miller: The ‘death photos’? No. A photo, perhaps Photoshopped to eliminate gruesome details, sure. We were forced to look at his face for 10 years in life. Why not make a proof-of-death, macabre photo available to those who want to see him in death?”
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Jeff Nunes: “If there are strategic, psychological, or political benefits to doing so in the ongoing battle against terrorist organizations and governments that support them then, as gruesome as they may be, the photos should be released.” n Lisa Pampuch: “No. Releasing the photos won’t do anything to convince the tin-foil-hat-wearers who are claiming bin Laden’s not really dead (note that when President Obama released his short-form and, later, his long-form birth certificate, it didn’t dissuade the not-interested-in-facts ‘birthers’). However, releasing these photos will likely inflame passions among people predisposed to do harm to the United States.”
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Jeff Smith: “Yes, I think they should. Our country needs a little good news and optimism, and the fact that this guy is dead is great news. Releasing the photos would remind us of this positive event.”
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Steve Staloch: “No. Not only would doing so be tasteless and provide no definitive proof of his death, we don’t need to contribute photos to be used in the beatification of this monster surely to take place in the ranks of jihadist movements throughout the world. And like Elvis, there would still be sightings.”Vote in
