With the contenders GOP Herman Cain and Mitt Romney, the latest being to the the demanding censorship liberation photographic evidence of the disappearance of Osama Bin Laden, the problem has gone from being simply another in a list of fools by the administration of Obama following the announcement of the PR Sundaya fully bipartisan denial of the freedom of America to access the information. Unfortunately for those who hold this position, his argument for retaining these pictures have no water.
In general terms, the arguments against the release of the photos is divided into three categories, which are easily dismissed the subject of scrutiny.
1. The jihadists will use pictures for purposes of propaganda.
This argument not for two reasons.
Firstly, if jihadi advocates want to use images of a dead bin Laden to remove the sentiment against the United States, may simply make one. They have done in the pastand this time will be no different. There are no less than a half dozen images as floating internet is intended to be images of the body of bin Laden. They have been tested to be Photoshop of course, but that has not stopped for spread them like wildfire. In fact, some of these photos have been so realistic, even they have misled US officials. It there is any doubt that these images could be used if the propagandists wanted to do it?
Secondly, what is the value of the propaganda movement, the leader of this movement with its brain mass spread through the floor? Is there something about photographic evidence of a dreadful death that screams, "join us!"? I would say that these images would have much less value than, for example, Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, a smiling and healthy in Guantanamo Bay. A simple research of the history shows that these images are much more effective and that they could be used as a photo of tobacco. Look, for example, Nazi and Soviet propaganda and is likely to see images of a dead soldiers, favouring instead the idealized images of strong Aria, or abundant comrade. This principle does not change, even for the jihadists obsessed with martyrdom.
2. Americans do not want to see images of their dead enemies trophy.
The Americans do not want a trophy shot, we want photographic evidence of Justice which has become. This is not as some say, inconsistent with American values. In fact it is codified in U.S. law.
Federal law allows the victims and the families of the victims to view executions. For example, after the trial and sentencing of bomber Timothy McVeigh Oklahoma City, was administered 223 survivors and relatives of the victims, who were television circuit closed as a deadly cocktail. Is this, as the critics suggest, evidence of a desire for vengeance by the victims? Do or could it be that the courtesy of Justice should be allowed to the victims carried out?
Of course, it is the last.
Americans have been victims of bin Laden and his henchmen on multiple occasions. Our Government should extend the courtesy of allowing justice to see being carried out.
3 Conspiracy theories are not going to be happy, no matter what we do.
As a civil rights lawyer Alan Dershowitz (barely known as wild conspiracy theorist eyes) said in a recent piece arguing the release of the photos, "many reasonable people…will wonder if the decision may also have been based on a desire to suppress the truth." This is not about satisfying collective marginal of the conspiracy theorists bin Laden is dead, it's transparency.
Those who advocate against the publication of photos of bin Laden are being dishonest in his reasoning. This is not about its safety, is not about American values, and this is not about conspiracies; It's our Government's control information. Our Government, it is intended to be a porous institution accountable to its citizens, openly is keeping a secret from us and let us make no mistake about it; It's a great thing.
Nick Rizzuto the producer of the Show of S.E. Cupp. You can see the S.E. Cupp show at 1 pm in Insider extreme. Follow on Twitter @Nick_Rizzuto.
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