reports for not releaseing the photo is not due to the sensitive nature of the photos themselves, and how the public will feel (horrified, scared, squeemish from the blood ect). but rather by releasing the photos, they fear OBLs zealots will use the photos for marterdome pics, and as fuel to further spur hatred of America, and infact persuade those zealots, maybe even the loner zealots that followed OBL, to take it upon them selves to make another attack.
impo, killing him will do that in and of itself. We shouldnt try to fool ourselves into thinking his death, regardless of when, or how it happened (could of been 5 yrs from now from kidney failure ), will spur these zealots into taking action. Its the hurdle thats part of the hurdle race. ie, to be expected. but they feel the picture of him with a hole in his head from a US Military weapon, will make these zealonts more zealotous in thier actions.
I find this perticularly moronic, and idiotic. They try to save some face, but performing some half-assed Burial Ritual, that undoubtably was a bad decision to do, as they did it mostly wrong, which now has offended many muslims regardless of who was killed.
they also have reported he did resist, but was Un Armed, yet was shot in the head? He should of been captured alive and taken into custody to stand up to a UN Trial for War Crimes agains Humanity. Killing him, only solidfied the zealots thoughts of us even more.
So not releasing the photo of OBL with a bullet hole in his head, will not make a bit of differance to those that followed OBL. They are going to do what the are going to do, and the fact he was killed while unarmed is far more incitefull than releasing a pic of him with an extra hole in his melon.
while i understand things didnt go as planned with a heli dropping out, but fact is, he should of been taken alive and tried and THEN put to death in a Public Execution, Showing HOW TERRORISTS that kill Thousands for self gains are treated.