Even more details on the OBL photos

[jakeXT]

1. Photos of OBLs body at a hangar after he was brought back to Afghanistan. This is the most recognizable with a clear picture of his face. The picture is gruesome because he has a massive open head wound across both eyes. It’s very bloody and gory.

2. Photos from the burial at sea on the USS Carl Vinson. Photos of OBL before the shroud was put on and then wrapped in the shroud.

3. There are photos of the raid itself that include photos of the two dead brothers, one of OBLs dead son (adult adolescent, maybe approx 18 yrs old) and some of the inside scene of the compound.

The official says the challenge is that the picture that includes the most recognizable image of OBLs face – from the hangar in Afghanistan – is so gruesome and mangled its not appropriate for say the front page of the newspaper. On the other hand, this is the one that is most identifiable as him.

http://whitehouse.blogs.cnn.com/2011/05/03/even-more-on-the-photos/

So they had to shoot an unarmed guy in the face?

[monmouth]

1. I'm glad they did the double-tap...n/t

[DCBob]

2. I think all they need to do is do a little Photoshop to block out or blur the most gruesome part..

The photos have to be released to verify to the world.

[Brickbat]

3. I don't see why that's a "challenge" for a newspaper. You either put it inside, or you put it on

your website -- in either case with a warning. But I'm sure editors across the country are looking forward to their meetings and ponderings and editor's notes about how they came to the conclusions they did.

[Leopolds Ghost]

4. I say release the photos. n/t

[JBoy]

5. If they'd shot him in the back of the head, the damage would be worse.

[roamer65]

6. People have already made the choice to believe or not.

The photos won't make a big difference therefore I see no reason to release them. Just let OBL "disappear".

[timesup]

7. Blur out the gore, irfanview could tidy it up in about a minute.

No need for photoshop....

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