To preempt a FOIA request, Pentagon destroyed bin Laden death photos
Jefferson Morley
February 11, 2014
Admiral William McRaven ordered the immediate destruction of any photos of Osama bin Laden’s death within hours of a FOIA request from the watchdog group Judicial Watch.
Rather than destroying all the photos, the U.S. government could have — and should have — released one non-graphic photo without fanfare or gloating to show a commitment to full disclosure, without offending global sensibilities.
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