Osama Bin Laden Raid: Photos of the Bodies

Hat tip to the newest member of the newest member of the Mega Bloggers Club, LCR.

To protect the sqeemish, photos of the bodies and Osama's compound are posted below. SCROLL DOWN...

The photos were obtained by Reuters.

The photos were originally published by Reuters, then they were withdrawn, then unwithdrawn.

The philosophy of political correctness has prevailed. The Enlightened Ones™ have determined that "the international community of mild-mannered, peace-loving Muslims would be whipped into a kinetic frenzy of quasi-military despondence if Obama were to release pictures of their dead Islamic non-islamic islamist extremist hero, Osama." (Translation from Newspeak to plain English is not yet available.)

Some Republicans are as stupid, delusional and cowardly as the other guys.

Background info on the pictures:

Photographs acquired by Reuters and taken about an hour after the U.S. assault on Osama bin Laden's compound in Abbottabad in Pakistan show three dead men lying in pools of blood, but no weapons.

The photos, taken by a Pakistani security official who entered the compound after the early morning raid on Monday, show two men dressed in traditional Pakistani garb and one in a t-shirt, with blood streaming from their ears, noses and mouths.

The official, who wished to remain anonymous, sold the pictures to Reuters.

None of the men looked like bin Laden. President Barack Obama decided not to release photos of his body because it could have incited violence and used as an al Qaeda propaganda tool, the White House said on Wednesday.

Based on the time-stamps on the pictures, the earliest one was dated May 2, 2:30 a.m., approximately an hour after the completion of the raid in which bin Laden was killed.

Without further ado (most captions via Guardian News)...

Via Big Fur Hat (click image to enlarge)

The unidentified body of a man is seen after a raid by US Navy Seal commandos on the compound where al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden was killed in Abbottabad

Via BBCW (click image to enlarge)

Unidentified body of a man is seen after a raid by US Navy Seal commandos on the compound where al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden was killed in Abbottabad

Via LCR (click image to enlarge)

The unidentified body of a man is seen after a raid by US Navy Seal commandos on the compound where al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden was killed in Abbottabad

via BBCW (click image to enlarge)

Via BBCW (click image to enlarge)

A section of a room in the interior of the compound where it is believed Osama bin Laden lived.

Via Guardian News (click image to enlarge)

Part of a damaged helicopter is seen lying near the compound

Via Guardian News (click image to enlarge)

Part of a damaged helicopter is seen lying near the compound

Via BBCW (click image to enlarge)

Wreckage in the compound

Via Guardian News (click image to enlarge)

The grounds of the compound are seen after US Navy Seal commandos raid

Via Guardian News (click image to enlarge)

The grounds of the compound, allegedly after US Navy Seal raid

Via Guardian News (click image to enlarge)

So far, all we have of Osama Bin Laden is this hoax image. And now this.

Update: Protein Wisdom summarizes the lunacy.

Update II: McCain says we'll get the photos. It's just a matter of time.