# Should Obama have released the photos?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-obama-have-released-the-photos/580799>\
**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [May 5, 2011, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-obama-have-released-the-photos/580799 "2011-05-05T03:23:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2011, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-obama-have-released-the-photos/580799/141 "2011-05-10T23:04:31Z")

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[http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2011/05/10/news-organizations-press-white-house-to-release-visual-proof-of-bin-ladens-death/](http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2011/05/10/news-organizations-press-white-house-to-release-visual-proof-of-bin-ladens-death/) The news services are wading in. They want the photos. They claim Obama is deciding what is and what is not newsworthy.  
I don’t think the story needs the pictures, but having access will get a lot of readers and lookers for one day or two.

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