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Conservative group sues over bin Laden death photos

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Conservative group sues over bin Laden death photos - CNN.com


Washington (CNN) -- A conservative legal watchdog group has filed the first lawsuit seeking public release of video and photographs of the U.S. military raid and aftermath that left al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden dead.

Judicial Watch is asking the Department of Defense to comply with a Freedom of Information request for the material, especially photos of the September 11 mastermind lying dead on the third floor of his Pakistan hideout. The legal complaint to force compliance was made in federal court in Washington on Friday.

The group says it is being "irreparably harmed" by the Obama administration's "unlawful withholding of requested records."


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Obama had barred any public release of photos or video, telling CBS News, "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." He added, "We don't trot this stuff out as trophies. We don't need to spike the football."

Judicial Watch calls itself a "a conservative, nonpartisan educational foundation (promoting) transparency, accountability and integrity in government, politics and the law."
 
one question...why???
 
Why not? Whats to hide?

Everything was done by the book, right?
what is the point in showing the picture? what does it accomplish? al qaeda admits he is dead, what is there to prove?
 
Why not? Whats to hide?

Everything was done by the book, right?

Your question assumes that the reason for not releasing the photos has something to do with hiding. It doesn't.

That said, they will probably be "leaked" eventually.
 
I didn't realize that withholding footage of special operations units in action was "unlawful" and that doing so causes me "irreparable harm!"
 
I didn't realize that withholding footage of special operations units in action was "unlawful" and that doing so causes me "irreparable harm!"

Are you one of those Leftists that is always harping about our, "right to know"?
 
Nothing says America more than a picture of a bloody corpse aye.
 
Your question assumes that the reason for not releasing the photos has something to do with hiding. It doesn't.

That said, they will probably be "leaked" eventually.

Given the whole "Osama had porn thing" I suspect they are actively making sure they leak the right bits of information to discredit him. Its a smart move.
 
Conservative group sues over bin Laden death photos - CNN.com


Washington (CNN) -- A conservative legal watchdog group has filed the first lawsuit seeking public release of video and photographs of the U.S. military raid and aftermath that left al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden dead.

Judicial Watch is asking the Department of Defense to comply with a Freedom of Information request for the material, especially photos of the September 11 mastermind lying dead on the third floor of his Pakistan hideout. The legal complaint to force compliance was made in federal court in Washington on Friday.

The group says it is being "irreparably harmed" by the Obama administration's "unlawful withholding of requested records."


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Obama had barred any public release of photos or video, telling CBS News, "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." He added, "We don't trot this stuff out as trophies. We don't need to spike the football."

Judicial Watch calls itself a "a conservative, nonpartisan educational foundation (promoting) transparency, accountability and integrity in government, politics and the law."

Hopefully they are successful in getting the photos released. Everybody should have the opportunity to see the photos of him dead,especially his victims and victims families.
 
Oh...I dunno...because it's their right?

These people will also be the first ones to cry "woe is me" when innocent American civilians die because of a terrorist attack.
 
I for 1 don't need tosee Osama dead. I believe he is dead and to release the photos would do nothing but create more trouble foe us here at home and for our troops.

This would be worse than when the picutures of Abograde prison were released.

This is a dumb-assed idea and any harm some idiots are seeking to do to Obama will hurt more than it cold ever help anyone.
 
I for 1 don't need tosee Osama dead. I believe he is dead and to release the photos would do nothing but create more trouble foe us here at home and for our troops.

This would be worse than when the picutures of Abograde prison were released.

This is a dumb-assed idea and any harm some idiots are seeking to do to Obama will hurt more than it cold ever help anyone.

In complete agreement with you -- mark the day and time! :)
 
As far as I know there aren't sources for hypothetical situations such as this.

Right. I just wanted to you to clarify that you were making empty claims and generalizations purely for emotional pull.
 
Right. I just wanted to you to clarify that you were making empty claims and generalizations purely for emotional pull.

Surely this is the first time anyone has expressed their opinion rather than fact on this message board.
 
Surely this is the first time anyone has expressed their opinion rather than fact on this message board.

Correct. This also isn't the first time baseless generalizations have been called out either. :shrug:
 
I am in kinda an odd place with this. I think that groups should be able to force under FoI to get these documents within a reasonable time frame, but I also think it is stupid to push the issue and release them to the public as it could very well have negative effects.
 
Are you one of those Leftists that is always harping about our, "right to know"?

Aren't you one of those Righties that is always harping about it's not our "right to know"?
 
It's incorrect to think only conservatives want the photos released. There's bi-partisan agreement there. On the flip side, there are conservatives and liberals who think they shouldn't be released (although likely for different reasons). Personally, I don't care either way. I have no interest in seeing them and certainly don't need to see them to believe he's dead, but I can understand why others want to.
 
It's incorrect to think only conservatives want the photos released. There's bi-partisan agreement there. On the flip side, there are conservatives and liberals who think they shouldn't be released (although likely for different reasons). Personally, I don't care either way. I have no interest in seeing them and certainly don't need to see them to believe he's dead, but I can understand why others want to.

I agree, but personally I fail to see how this group is being "irreparably harmed."
 
what is the point in showing the picture? what does it accomplish? al qaeda admits he is dead, what is there to prove?

I tend to agree. However this administration has failed to comply with the Freedom of Information Act before. That's what should be the story.
 
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