Obama refuses to release Bin Laden death photos

President Obama today decided not to release pictures of Bin Laden's corpse, saying 'we do not trot this stuff out as trophies'.The decision follows fierce debate among the President's senior advisers, many of whom had pushed for him to release the gruesome final shots of the al-Qaeda leader.It was hoped that releasing the images would also put an end to any wild conspiracy theories that Bin Laden was still alive.But within minutes of the White house announcement, graphic photographs - thought to show Bin Laden's son, trusted courier and another aide killed in Monday's raid - were made public today. The photographs, released by Reuters news agency, show the graphic aftermath of the raid on Bin Laden's Abbottabad compound. They were taken about an hour after the U.S. assault and show three dead men, believed to be trusted courier Arshad Khan, another trusted aide and Bin Laden's son Khalid, lying in pools of blood without weapons.The refusal by the White House to release the photos will anger members of Obama's senior advisory team who had pushed for them to be made public.Last night CIA director Leon Panetta said that ‘ultimately’ a photograph of Bin Laden’s corpse will be released - although the President has contradicted him today. He said: 'I don't think there was any question that ultimately a photograph......read more>>>...