Washington: US President Obama has decided not to release photographs of Osama bin Laden's body, CBS News reported on Wednesday. Mr. Obama said he concluded that images of bin Laden, bloodied by gunshots, would do nothing to persuade skeptics, but could inflame tensions in the Muslim world and pose problems for America's national security.
He disclosed his decision in an interview for the CBS program 60 Minutes, part of which will be broadcast on the network's evening news programs on Wednesday.
According to a transcript read aloud at a White House press briefing, Mr. Obama said that there was no doubt bin Laden was dead and that "we don't trot this stuff out as trophies - that's not who we are."
The debate over whether to release photos of bin Laden had consumed the White House over the last two days. Some senior officials said the release of photos was inevitable. On Tuesday, the director of the Central Intelligence Agency, Leon E Panetta, said he did not think "there was any question that ultimately a photograph would be presented to the public."
Read More
http://www.ndtv.com/article/world/we-don-t-trot-out-this-stuff-as-trophies-obama-on-osama-photo-103425
No comments:
Post a Comment