Quote:Oh great. Just heard that the administration has decided NOT to release the photos of Bin Laden's body.Logan, as your own post of a 'discrediting conspiracy' story, trying to delegitimize the actions of the President in regards to the death of Bin Laden aptly demonstrates; you should know that the release of the photos of Osama (or the long for Birth Certificate for that matter) will do nothing to silence the conspiracy kooks or those seeking to somehow poison the perception of the President's actions. The President could have Ron Jeremy skull-screw the exit wound on live TV and the cries of Fake, Totally CG (and of course ew...) would start before the money shot exploded out the entry wound.
(Facepalm) WTF? Are they TRYING to get the conspiracy kooks going?
The Administration has done a very good job of using diplomatic jiu-jitsu in regards to the event. They denied the faithful a shrine, while still following reasonable practices in regards to showing respect to the religion (whether real or percieved) of the deceased. By not releasing the photos they are denying the opportunity for manufactured outrage - or rather that in the event of the manufactured outrage surfacing, they are perceived as the calm and reasonable ones; not the outraged. Releasing the graphic images of the flow-through-ventilation would damage this.
Very smart. Very civilized.
Shayne