How Bin Laden was found.....

[Teatownclown]

"we got him"

[Teatownclown]

It's real now!

[Red Arrow]

It's real now!

But now his face is backwards.

[Hoss]

But now his face is backwards.

Telling part is the flag patch on the arm of the soldier in the picture.  The Star Shield is on the wrong side.

Sorry.

[Red Arrow]

The Star Shield is on the wrong side.

I thought so but wasn't sure.

[Hoss]

Leeched this from CNN regarding the photos the WH has received:  3 sets of photos were received.

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.

[heironymouspasparagus]

A head shot with anything the SEALS carry would make a much bigger mess than either of those pictures.  (5.56 or 7.62)
And the mouth would be much more "slack jawed" than either.

[Hoss]

A head shot with anything the SEALS carry would make a much bigger mess than either of those pictures.  (5.56 or 7.62)
And the mouth would be much more "slack jawed" than either.

Reports now indicate CIA Dir Panetta is saying the photo WILL be released.

He just hasn't specified when.

If you're asking for a link I won't have it.  Anderson Cooper reported it to Piers Morgan about six minutes ago.  I know that Panetta said he thought it would be released, but the final decision would be made by the White House.  Now I'm not sure whether or not they're rehashing old news, but the phraseology he used was clear.  WILL BE RELEASED.

[guido911]

A head shot with anything the SEALS carry would make a much bigger mess than either of those pictures.  (5.56 or 7.62)
And the mouth would be much more "slack jawed" than either.

The way the government is playing up the gruesomeness of the head wound, I am thinking this SEAL unit was carrying one of these:

[Teatownclown]

http://www.cbs.com/late_night/late_show/video/?pid=2bc4aK5k5HdgEix1sNFSPiqc3xWLejTg

[patric]

Photoshopped from a still of "Black Hawk Down"

[Cats Cats Cats]

Obama decided not to release the photos.

"The risks of release outweigh the benefits," he said. "Conspiracy theorists around the world will just claim the photos are doctored anyway, and there is a real risk that releasing the photos will only serve to inflame public opinion in the Middle East."

"Imagine how the American people would react if Al Qaida killed one of our troops or military leaders, and put photos of the body on the internet," he continued. "Osama bin Laden is not a trophy - he is dead and let's now focus on continuing the fight until Al Qaida has been eliminated."
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[DolfanBob]

Ya I get that. Watching what they did to Nick Berg was bad enough.

[DolfanBob]

Does this change anything ?

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1383106/Osama-Bin-Laden-dead-Wife-watched-die-White-House-reveals-WASNT-armed.html

[Gaspar]

Well, the commandos were wearing helmet cams, so I assume there is video footage of the raid.  I guess we will know the whole story sooner or later.