First things first, this is the 大象传媒 Livepage if you want to follow the latest updates on the story. And in no particular order these questions are the most discussed at the moment:
1) Should a photo of Bin Laden's body be released however graphic it is?
2) Should America and other countries continue to give aid to Pakistan?
3) Should America continue to work with Pakistan in countering Islamist extremism (clearly Leon Panetta didn't like the idea when it came to this operation)?
4) Is Pakistan right to call this a worldwide intelligence failure, rather than a failure of the ISI?
We'll talk all of through on the radio later. But you can get posting here on the blog now.
@大象传媒_WHYS those wanting proof are just blood thirsty themselves. those doubting are sympathetic to obl..let's defeat terror people
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Momanyi in Kenya emailed: His death is a sigh of relief. We lost friends in nairobi embassy bombings.
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Lane in the US: I am a US citizen and the government is supposed to work for me. I want to see the photo(s), they should show them to me, without questioning my reasons. It should be that simple.
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Jill emails: Yay Obama thanks for being level headed here! Now get those photos under wraps before wikileaks gets their hands on them.
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John emails: Conspiracy theorists get their thrills from proposing conspiracies and denying obvious evidence to the contrary. Get over it.
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Usman in Pakistan emails: Releasing a photo is not barbaric. If Sadam Hussein can be hanged publicly then why not Osama's photo cant be released
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Bush in the US posts on the Daily Mail website: It's simple. You don't release the photos - he's not dead. Nobody's going to believe he's been killed if you don't provide the evidence. We can handle the photos - you don't need to "protect" us from possible retaliation.
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Ajay in Bahrain emails: Don't release photos but do allow independent 3rd party examination of all the documentary evidence
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Jenny posts: I think the issue is that a body was quickly disposed of at sea together with photos not being released. This was exactly what someone who had something to hide would do. I don't think releasing photos now would help.
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@大象传媒_WHYS agreed. argueing over photos of a dead man is pointless. i say release the photos and leave it alone.
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@大象传媒_WHYS @bbcwhys A Photo won't prove anything more. In 1967 ,we got to see the corspe of a dead Che Guevara. (cont)
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@大象传媒_WHYS : If OBL weren't dead wouldn't he try and get a message out to the world. My point: That might mean blowing his cover.
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Lisa in Las Vegas: Releasing the photograph of a dead Osama bin Laden to provide a sense of closure to the people of the US is absurd. I am a citizen, born in the US, and I do not see this as providing closure, any more than pictures of Elvis in his coffin provided closure to his fans.
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I think that 'officially' the images should not be released but if they were 'leaked' it would put alot of minds at rest!
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Gordon posts on usnews.com: Let the U.S see the photo so we can tell justice has been served and it's not some fake to get Obama support.
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#nowlistening @大象传媒_WHYS if they cud show Saddam Hussain,wy not Osama? The USA sud release d photos so dat whole world beliv
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Arlene posts: Showing photos will not benefit anyone, and as the comments here show, released or not, people will believe whatever they wish.
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@大象传媒_WHYS I think that Osama's body being thrown in sea is absolutely an act of disrespect
On air at 17&18GMT: Should the photo be released?
| Wednesday, 5 May 2011 | 18:00 - 19:00 GMT
First things first, this is the 大象传媒 Livepage if you want to follow the latest updates on the story. And in no particular order these questions are the most discussed at the moment:
1) Should a photo of Bin Laden's body be released however graphic it is?
2) Should America and other countries continue to give aid to Pakistan?
3) Should America continue to work with Pakistan in countering Islamist extremism (clearly Leon Panetta didn't like the idea when it came to this operation)?
4) Is Pakistan right to call this a worldwide intelligence failure, rather than a failure of the ISI?
We'll talk all of through on the radio later. But you can get posting here on the blog now.
Your comments
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@大象传媒_WHYS those wanting proof are just blood thirsty themselves. those doubting are sympathetic to obl..let's defeat terror people
Comment sent via YOURSAY
Momanyi in Kenya emailed: His death is a sigh of relief. We lost friends in nairobi embassy bombings.
Comment sent via Facebook
Lane in the US: I am a US citizen and the government is supposed to work for me. I want to see the photo(s), they should show them to me, without questioning my reasons. It should be that simple.
Comment sent via YOURSAY
Jill emails: Yay Obama thanks for being level headed here! Now get those photos under wraps before wikileaks gets their hands on them.
Comment sent via YOURSAY
John emails: Conspiracy theorists get their thrills from proposing conspiracies and denying obvious evidence to the contrary. Get over it.
Comment sent via YOURSAY
Usman in Pakistan emails: Releasing a photo is not barbaric. If Sadam Hussein can be hanged publicly then why not Osama's photo cant be released
Comment sent via YOURSAY
Bush in the US posts on the Daily Mail website: It's simple. You don't release the photos - he's not dead. Nobody's going to believe he's been killed if you don't provide the evidence. We can handle the photos - you don't need to "protect" us from possible retaliation.
Comment sent via YOURSAY
Ajay in Bahrain emails: Don't release photos but do allow independent 3rd party examination of all the documentary evidence
Comment sent via Facebook
Jenny posts: I think the issue is that a body was quickly disposed of at sea together with photos not being released. This was exactly what someone who had something to hide would do. I don't think releasing photos now would help.
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@大象传媒_WHYS agreed. argueing over photos of a dead man is pointless. i say release the photos and leave it alone.
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@大象传媒_WHYS @bbcwhys A Photo won't prove anything more. In 1967 ,we got to see the corspe of a dead Che Guevara. (cont)
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@大象传媒_WHYS : If OBL weren't dead wouldn't he try and get a message out to the world. My point: That might mean blowing his cover.
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Lisa in Las Vegas: Releasing the photograph of a dead Osama bin Laden to provide a sense of closure to the people of the US is absurd. I am a citizen, born in the US, and I do not see this as providing closure, any more than pictures of Elvis in his coffin provided closure to his fans.
Comment sent via Twitter
I think that 'officially' the images should not be released but if they were 'leaked' it would put alot of minds at rest!
Comment sent via YOURSAY
Gordon posts on usnews.com: Let the U.S see the photo so we can tell justice has been served and it's not some fake to get Obama support.
Comment sent via Twitter
#nowlistening @大象传媒_WHYS if they cud show Saddam Hussain,wy not Osama? The USA sud release d photos so dat whole world beliv
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Arlene posts: Showing photos will not benefit anyone, and as the comments here show, released or not, people will believe whatever they wish.
Comment sent via Twitter
@大象传媒_WHYS I think that Osama's body being thrown in sea is absolutely an act of disrespect