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May 5, 2011 · Claim: Photographs show the corpse of Osama bin Laden. FALSE. Origins: Ever since the 9/11 terrorist attacks on New York City, much of the U.S. (and the rest. of the world) has been...
- Us Officials Feared His Grave Would Become A Shrine
- Bin Laden’s Body Was Cleaned, Wrapped and Buried in A Small Funeral
- President Obama Decided Not to Release Photos
When U.S. forces killed Osama bin Laden, who was 54, the U.S. government’s explanations for why it didn’t bury him in the ground were a little inconsistent. News articles quoted American officials both on and off the record who said that the U.S. didn’t want him to have a physical grave because it might become a shrine, but also because an unnamed ...
At the White House press briefing on Osama bin Laden’s killing and burial, John Brennan—then the assistant to the president for homeland security and counterterrorism—said U.S. officials had “consulted the appropriate specialists and experts” so that “the burial of bin Laden’s remains was done in strict conformance with Islamist precepts and practi...
When the U.S. announced bin Laden’s death, there was a question of whether it should release photos of bin Laden’s body—which officials claimed to have—in order to counter conspiracy theories that bin Laden was still alive. In an interview with 60 Minutes on CBS, President Barack Obamaexplained why he wasn’t releasing them. “It’s important for us t...
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Jan 22, 2016 · (AP Photo) WARNING: Graphic content. Ever since Osama bin Laden was killed by US special forces during a raid on his hide-out in Pakistan, photos of the September 11 mastermind’s dead body have been kept a closely guarded secret by the US government. Now it seems at least one special forces operative has kept a memento.
Bin Laden's body went into the sea Monday at 2 a.m. EST (11 a.m. in Pakistan), about 10 hours after his death. Islam requires that a body be buried within 24 hours, ideally before the...
May 3, 2011 · In this frame grab image taken from AP Television, President Barack Obama addresses the nation Sunday, May 1, 2011, in Washington. Osama bin Laden, the mastermind behind the Sept. 11 attacks against the United States, is dead, and the U.S. is in possession of his body, Obama announced. (AP Photo/APTN) ORG XMIT: NY217.
May 4, 2011 · September 11 2001. South and central Asia. Pictures allegedly showing US special forces' assault on Osama bin Laden's hideout in AbbottabadWARNING: This gallery contains graphic and...
Apr 28, 2023 · The operation to kill Osama bin Laden was an extraordinary moment in American history. Newly released photos, obtained from the Obama Presidential Library via a Freedom of Information Act request ...
