tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3085574906114899399.post8325389490343712192..comments2023-08-16T23:04:40.592+10:00Comments on Vanishing Point: No PhotosBen McLaughlinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06921603204606787363noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3085574906114899399.post-13263337459559307882011-05-06T09:38:17.321+10:002011-05-06T09:38:17.321+10:00Traxy - I think it was the Iraqi gov't who tri...Traxy - I think it was the Iraqi gov't who tried Saddam Hussein and showed footage of his execution.<br /><br />And I'm willing to accept that bin Laden is dead without a photo as it would be easy enough for him to send a new video to Al Jazeera showing that he's a live if he were.<br /><br />There will always be conspiracy theorists (think 'Elvis is alive', 'the USA filmed the moon landing in the Arizona desert' and 'aliens landed at Roswell') so not inflaming terrorists wins on the cost/benefit ratio.Laetitia :-)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08239718954326223338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3085574906114899399.post-77115128844368182012011-05-05T18:51:27.600+10:002011-05-05T18:51:27.600+10:00Difficult. Claire has a point, it sounds dodgy, bu...Difficult. Claire has a point, it sounds dodgy, but I think Laetitia is right. They're damned either way. Do I want to see a picture of a man with half his head blown off? No, not really. Do I think it should be made available? Yes. Maybe like Ben said, to world leaders, but that still wouldn't stop the conspiracy theories. But they publicised other pictures of confirmed kills and didn't they even TELEVISE the execution of Saddam Hussein?Traxyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13249884092846934427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3085574906114899399.post-21224313321547289332011-05-05T11:56:54.044+10:002011-05-05T11:56:54.044+10:00They're damned if they do and damned if they d...They're damned if they do and damned if they don't. If they do then they inflame insurgents; if they don't then they inspire the conspiracy theorists.<br /><br />They would have been much better off if they had brought him in alive and tried him, especially as he was unarmed.Laetitia :-)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08239718954326223338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3085574906114899399.post-53182908561583562272011-05-05T11:00:16.318+10:002011-05-05T11:00:16.318+10:00I would also like that, show the photos to some tr...I would also like that, show the photos to some trustworthy third parties. But keep them off the internet. If that's possible. Although I don't think we need photo proof at all, the proof will really be Bin Laden out of business. The US couldn't fake his death cos he would just laugh at them from youtube. Silence is as good as proof of death.Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18032738983280990503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3085574906114899399.post-8979666041811865172011-05-05T10:44:56.004+10:002011-05-05T10:44:56.004+10:00mmmmm....this is a bit tricky.
I am always a cynic...mmmmm....this is a bit tricky.<br />I am always a cynic when it come to the operation of the US. I can't see a lie lasting very long if that is the case but....Its all a bit dodgey.<br />The throwing of the body into the sea. (???)<br />No photos.<br />Lots of hooplah.<br />Reeks of US cover up to me.<br />Something is awry.<br /><br />PeteClairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05418147399309064442noreply@blogger.com