Osama Bin Laden dead: Gruesome photo is hoax, but White House debates release of real ones
Osama Bin Laden was killed by U.S. troops in a raid in Pakistan, but a photo
BY MICHAEL SHERIDAN
** EDITOR'S NOTE: GRAPHIC IMAGE BELOW IS NOT BIN LADEN. READ FOR DETAILS. **
The White House is debating whether or not it will release photos of Osama Bin Laden's corpse.
Officials say they have pictures of the Al Qaeda terror leader's dead body, ABC News reported Monday and "there's no doubt it's him."
However, because they are disturbing images, the Obama administration is uncertain if it would be okay to make them public.
"It is really, really graphic," an official told NBC News.
The White House is debating whether or not it will release photos of Osama Bin Laden's corpse.
Officials say they have pictures of the Al Qaeda terror leader's dead body, ABC News reported Monday and "there's no doubt it's him."
However, because they are disturbing images, the Obama administration is uncertain if it would be okay to make them public.
"It is really, really graphic," an official told NBC News.
Osama Bin Laden was killed by U.S. troops in a raid in Pakistan, but a photo… (Getty)
Osama Bin Laden dead: Gruesome photo is hoax, but White House debates release of real ones BY MICHAEL SHERIDANDAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER
The White House is debating whether or not it will release photos of Osama Bin Laden's corpse.
Officials say they have pictures of the Al Qaeda terror leader's dead body, ABC News reported Monday and "there's no doubt it's him."
However, because they are disturbing images, the Obama administration is uncertain if it would be okay to make them public.
"It is really, really graphic," an official told NBC News.
Officials say they have pictures of the Al Qaeda terror leader's dead body, ABC News reported Monday and "there's no doubt it's him."
However, because they are disturbing images, the Obama administration is uncertain if it would be okay to make them public.
"It is really, really graphic," an official told NBC News.
Officials said Monday that DNA evidence shows the body is in fact Bin Laden's, but suggest releasing a photo of his body may be necessary to quiet critics.
The Bush administration released gruesome photos of Saddam Hussein's two sons, Qusay and Uday, in 2003 for similar reasons after they were killed in a raid of their Mosul hideout.
An image of a bloody Bin Laden was shown on Arab TV late Sunday, as well as the front page of the Daily Mail. However, that image has since been shown to be a hoax.
The gruesome photo claiming to be of Bin Laden (r.) is actually a composite of two other photos, including the unidentified man on the left.
It was likely made at least two years ago, when it was used with a story claiming Bin Laden had been killed in 2009, according to England's The Guardian newspaper.
The gruesome image is constructed of at least two different photos, eagle-eyed Internet sleuths believe. One is of an unidentified man and the other a 1998 photo of Bin Laden.
The nose, mouth and beard were taken from the terror leader's picture, while the bloodied head and eyes were from an unknown victim.
The Bush administration released gruesome photos of Saddam Hussein's two sons, Qusay and Uday, in 2003 for similar reasons after they were killed in a raid of their Mosul hideout.
An image of a bloody Bin Laden was shown on Arab TV late Sunday, as well as the front page of the Daily Mail. However, that image has since been shown to be a hoax.
The gruesome photo claiming to be of Bin Laden (r.) is actually a composite of two other photos, including the unidentified man on the left.
It was likely made at least two years ago, when it was used with a story claiming Bin Laden had been killed in 2009, according to England's The Guardian newspaper.
The gruesome image is constructed of at least two different photos, eagle-eyed Internet sleuths believe. One is of an unidentified man and the other a 1998 photo of Bin Laden.
The nose, mouth and beard were taken from the terror leader's picture, while the bloodied head and eyes were from an unknown victim.
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