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Should U.S. release pictures of Osama bin Laden's body?
(CNN) - CIA Director Leon Panetta said Tuesday he thinks a photograph of Osama bin Laden's body will be released at some point, but that it is up to the White House to make the final call. A senior administration official said that no decision has been made yet as to whether to release the photo.
According to a senior U.S. official, the White House has received three sets of photographs. The first batch, which clearly show bin Laden's body, was taken at a hangar in Afghanistan, the official said. The official described one of the images as a clear, but gruesome, picture of his face. Bin Laden is shown with a massive open head wound across both eyes, the official said, adding that the image would not be appropriate for the front pages of newspapers.
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Rep. Rogers: 'It was very important we took out an inspirational leader...but we are nowhere close to being done.'
Are we safer after Osama bin Laden's death? CNN speaks with Rep. Mike Rogers,Chairman of the House Select Intelligence Committee. and Rep. Sanchez, the number two ranking Democrat on the House Homeland Security Committee on the war on terrorism moving forward.
Rumsfeld on bin Laden death: 'It is a good day for America that he is gone.'
Osama bin Laden's compound was in Abbottabad, Pakistan. Did the Pakistanis know? What does this mean for U.S. relations with Pakistan? Should U.S. troops begin an immediate pullout from Afghanistan? Former defense secretary, Donald Rumsfeld responds to the killing of Osama Bin Laden, crediting good intelligence for the successful operation.
Osama bin Laden's dead, now what?
What did the Pakistani know about Osama bin Laden's compound? What does this mean for the war in Afghanistan and U.S. troops? CNN speaks with national security adviser to the president John Brennan, he was with the president as they were briefed on the operation against Osama bin Laden
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Ret. Navy seal speaks on how bin Laden kill mission unfolded
(CNN)–In the dark of night, U.S. helicopters approached a high-walled compound in Pakistan on a mission to capture or kill one of the world's most notorious terrorist leaders.
Less than 40 minutes later - early Monday morning in Pakistan - Osama bin Laden was dead, along with four others inside the complex, and the U.S. forces departed with the slain al Qaeda leader's body to fulfill a vow that originated shortly after the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the United States. And as he announced the raid at the White House Sunday night, U.S. President Barack Obama called bin Laden's death "the most significant achievement to date in our nation's effort to defeat al Qaeda." One senior administration official called the investigation a "team effort" and a "model of really seamless cooperation" across agencies. Read More
CNN speaks to retired Navy Seal, Dick Couch speaks about just how the elite group did it.
Former Secy. Rice: 'There are elements within Pakistan that are still tied to extremism,'
CNN speaks to former former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice about the killing of Osama bin Laden and what the future holds for U.S. relations with Pakistan.
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