So are you moving on now as you have stated we should do? Just curious since you are making a point of repeating this over and over again.

Interesting logic. Some won't believe therefore we won't release the pictures. Like burial at sea hasn't raised enough doubts anyhow. Why cut the grass it will just grow back.
I'm waiting for the liberals to say how we should not have don't this unilaterally and how we violated a sovereign nations space etc. Since their guy got a bump in the polls that won't happen. No honesty.
I'm glad Osama is gone but I believe he has been gone for a while. Thought he had end stage renal disease 8 years ago. If so where did he go for dialysis? Can't be one on every streetcorner in Pakistan. There are a lot of questions surrounding this operation and Barry is not very forthcoming in answering them. I am not taking the word of some politician in the White HOuse just because he is a politician in the WH. Governments lie, especially this one. Obama needed the push to offset Trumps allegations, the inability to get the leader of Libya, deteriorating situation in the mid east, the divisiveness he created in this country and the economy. This could be his attempt or it could be legit, don't know. One thing is for sure, he is continuing his arrogance in this decision. If we don't want to look at the pictures then click somewhere else.

I sure do agree with you.

Good enough for me.

the real photos havent been released... anything you have seen is a fake

There's probably fake ones all over the internet by now.

Great.. now im singing the damn song.

generic, condensending, fractional response

~extreme-vulgar-bigoted-insult~

Gene: Your comment is superb and directly on point. I would add that the only time GWB was "camera shy" was when he banned photographing thousands of caskets containing our dead as they were returning home for burial.

Touche! i can't believe i didn't think of that myself.

Let's not forget the camera shyness when Cheney was in the room with Enron bankrupting the entire fucking state of California either...

Didn't know vampires could be photographed...:) Have a great evening and a better tomorrow. (Oh, as an aside, Californication might have been a better choice of phrasing...)

Some of us define Californication as what's been happening to Colorado for the past thirty years or so.

That is one of the reasons I left. Still miss the old Colorado.

Me too. I'm going back for my first visit in two years next week. Every time I hit Boulder, my hometown, my blood pressure skyrockets and my mood plunges. The place is full of rude snotty idiots. Have been hit twice by bicycles on sidewalk, once by vehicle right-turning on red. O the joys of pedestrianism in a supposedly pedestrian-friendly town.

I was born in Boulder. Last time my wife and I took the kids we rented a car in Denver and drove to spend a couple days hiking the flat irons and visiting friends. I have a large family and my wife had reserved a minivan. When we got to the airport, they had no minivans and they gave us an SUV. My wife told the attendant we would not take it, as we were going to Boulder and Aspen, unless they threw in the extra insurance free. The guy looked at her like she was a pushy you know what, sighed, and did it. The first night in Boulder, both sides of the SUV were keyed and it was a flex fuel!

Hi, MM: I was actually referring to the use of expletive deletive used--have a great day and a better tomorrow.

What more sick is people believe with no proof. These PEOPLE loose family how many family you loos? AND YOU CALL THEM SICK FUCKS WHAT IT MAKE YOU.

How do you prove the death of one man to the population of Earth?

Did you know that Heath Ledger died? Do you want to touch his corpse?

Do you know how honestly retarded it would be to confirm that the most recognizable criminal in all of the world is dead only for him to release a video next month?

"Proofers" are dumb. The dude has been dead a day.

FUN FACT: When Soviets came across Hitler's burnt out bunker and body in Berlin they actually made a wax doll of Hitler and took pictures of it to keep the idiots of the world from crying foul.

I "loos" family like you lose any sense of arguing with your firm grasp on the English language.

I agree. What was the SEAL team supposed to do? Were they supposed to say: "Oh wait, don't kill him! The 911 families need to see his corpse".

The woman in yellow in the front row is Rosemary Cain, and she is holding a picture of her son George who was killed that day. He was a firefighter. And I don't think they are sitting there stating this because they think they are special people. They are doing it because their loved ones were killed and they are looking for closure.

JanforGore beat me to it... Arizona_Huey, seems like you should start givin in then. Unless you didn't notice the pictures in the picture. Oh and clearly you didn't read the parts referring to the firefighter in the article.

Again, like I said, I have a bit more sympathy for those police and firefighter relatives. Other than that - I could care less what the rest of them think. They do not garner some different status to dictate legislation or impact how the government acts regarding anything dealing with 9/11

Or Mussolini, perhaps?

I like that. Even better.

Slouching towards Bethlehem i heard.....

indeed

You are right.
Parading his body around is not only barbaric but would have caused untold outrage among many Muslims.

Who talked about 'parading' his body around? Some family members need to see a body for closure. I would be one of them as well. Having lost people I love I can understand that. If I had a family member or someone else I loved die in a foreign country for example and was told their body could not be found or returned for whatever reason, I could not go on feeling as though I had gotten closure. It is very important to some, and I don't believe it has anything to do with who is in the White House. Why must those who cheerlead for Obama always twist everything around as an attack on him and call people with legitimate questions or opinions conspiracy theorists? Is that all some can think of? Their precious politics? I think any members of families who died in any action related to this should be allowed the option to view those photos (since the "body" is now reported as buried) and other evidence if they wish to. Those who don't wish to surely have that option as well. But dismissing this as just an attack on Obama is in my view a slap in the face to those who have endured much loss already.

Well said Jan.

I believe the Prez. with be ready to show any of the families the pics. if they want to see them, Thursday when he visits them in N.Y. and before the pics. are released to the public.

I would expect no less from President Obama.

How anyone could get "closure" from viewing a mutilated corpse is beyond me.
I like what Jesus had to say on the matter: "Let the dead bury their dead."
Obama was dead right burying bin Laden at sea.
Less chance of inciting more Muslim violence and no chance of a pilgrimage site.
Seriously, what would YOU do with the bastard's body?

I would never have believed the Bush administration if it had gone down this way on their watch.

and they use questionable evidence

I definitely feel uneasy about how quickly bin Laden's body was thrown out, but the rational seems a bit fitting. US officials point out that the burial site of Osama bin Laden would have become a place to worship him as a martyr for his supporters, and a target for those filled with hate for him. Burying him on land would have meant making it the most top secret location. The best option was to quickly get rid of bin Laden's body in the ocean.

I think they should have gone "the most top secret location" route personally. What is happening now, is that US mosques are getting vandalized as the show of hate from the hooligans "celebrating" the death. I agree with queenofit, this was one of those times that the utmost transparency was required and not provided. This is the administration that just won the "Transparency Award". This gives the impression of being less than upfront about the whole thing. Just my opinion.

Agreed, they should have put a grave in the middle Pentagon, simply marked, "Here lies a Piece of S*** "!

I like it, Wrabon.

A great many families of 9/11 victims know that both the FBI and the CIA have admitted that they don't have any evidence to link bin Laden to 9/11.

That rationale doesn't hold water in view of the fact that Wahabi strict traditions and rules demand that the burial place should be unmarked and remain unknown, precisely to avoid worship. Casting a Muslim's body in the sea unless that Muslim died at sea so far that it would take more than 24 hours to bring it ashore is an insult to all Muslims, too.

That fact is the biggest red herring in all of this, Vierotchka. But after all the leg work had been done to paint Bin Laden as America's Most Wanted Terrorist, the government wasn't about to shift gears and introduce another villain. They had already created their ready to roll on day one evil incarnate and Bush/Cheney weren't going to ask for new cards to play when they knew they were already holding the winning hand in their neo-con dream scenario. Bin Laden only represents the symbolic "closure" for 9/11, whether real or fictional.

I totally agree that burying the most wanted terrorist at sea before showing a single photo or video clip is very odd. The rational I have heard from US officials is that by burying his body on land, the site would allow his supporters to worship him as a martyr, while those that hate him may feel driven to destroy his burial. Either way, his burial site would have had to become the most top secret place. Best idea was to toss him into the sea.

I agree with you, queenofit.

I think that the 911 families should be gathered up and those that want to should be shown the Seal operation and the photoes of the body. I. DO. NOT. NEED. TO. SEE.THEM. These photoes may cause an uproar with the fring elements of Islam. His supporters are already calling him the Lion of Islam." They do not need further reason to try and make this evil person a martyr.

I have also heard that there are some who think that bin Laden should not have been buried at sea ot of respect for his family. I ask what respect did he show he families of his victims?
And we should remaember that God fearing Americans were not bin Ladens only victims. There are many Musluims who did not support bin Laden who died by his hand the hand of those who followed him. The world is a better place without him.

Plue,
I agree about the 911 families. I personally don't need to see the pics either. But do we even know who it is that has established it indeed was OBL? I could give a shit about any respect shown OBL and agree the world will be better without him. His followers are going to make him a martyr regardless.

Tru dat! But if we pay attention the islamic world is on a path of change that seems to reject the thinking of those like bin Laden. We must support that change and hope that it leads to their version of democracy.

Another point of interest is that bin Laden was found to be living in the lap of luxury while his followers live in poverty. I hope that they realize that he was using them for his own power-trip and reject his twisted version of islam.

Oh wait! a message to the TEA Party: The Koch brothers and the organizations that they support are doing the same thing to you. They are leading you down a path that is great for them and not for you. WAKE UP!

Plue,
Great analogy! +^d!

You get the star for today, Plue. Well said.

When the president is with them tomorrow they should tell him they wish to see the picture. I don't want him to release it. We'll never stop talking about him.

I see your point, SFirman.

agreed,maybe they thought obl's death would bring closure.absent that,these familys will continue to demand a slow motion video of the bullets crashing thru the animals body,...sad.

I agree Jan, we are not getting the full/real story, and nothing wrong with asking questions. Matter of fact just a few minutes ago, I heard on NPR where the govt is "revising" their "official story" regarding the details surrounding the killing of OBL......here we go. It is ok for the govt to change their story, but not ok for us to ask questions? please....

Yes it shows a very subtle turn to a place where we as a nation should never go. Asking questions and seeking accountability from our government is imperative in maintaining transparency and justice. But then, this country is so polarized because of political parties that it isn't surprising to see an atmosphere where that is now frowned upon. When I questioned the events around 9.11 I got the same response from Bush supporters. This shouldn't be about Democrats or Republicans.