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**KongoSan** · 04-28-2012, 01:33 AM

Funny thing.

Federal judge denies FOIA request for Bin Laden photos

Friday, April 27, 2012

Federal judge denies FOIA request for Bin Laden photos
Jaclyn Belczyk at 11:33 AM ET

[JURIST] A judge for the US District Court for the District of Columbia [official website] on Thursday denied a request [opinion, PDF] to release photos of Osama Bin Laden [JURIST news archive] taken shortly after his death last year. Nonprofit organization Justice Watch [advocacy website] filed a complaint [text, PDF] against the Obama administration in May, claiming that the government violated the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) [text] by refusing to release photographs of Bin Laden's body. Obama announced in May that the US government would not release the photographs and defended that decision [JURIST report] in September, arguing that publicizing the graphic images would encourage violence against Americans and would jeopardize classified military information. Judge James Boasberg agreed: "The Court declines Plaintiff’s invitation to substitute its own judgment about the national-security risks inherent in releasing these records for that of the executive-branch officials who determined that they should be classified." Judicial Watch immediately appealed the decision [Reuters report]. As founder and leader of al Qaeda [JURIST news archive], Bin Laden represents the highest profile terror target captured or killed by the US. Bin Laden was killed [JURIST report] in early May by American military forces in Pakistan. Critics have questioned the legality of the targeted killing, arguing that such an action violates international law [JURIST op-ed]. Bin Laden had topped the US list of Most Wanted Terrorists [FBI backgrounder] and is believed to have approved or helped plan many notorious terror attacks including those against New York and Washington DC on September 11, 2001 [JURIST backgrounder], the 2000 bombing of the USS Cole [JURIST news archive], attacks on US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania [PBS backgrounder] in 1998 and the 1993 bombing of the World Trade Center.

And what happened to Seal Team 6? Chopper crash to remove loose ends.

04-28-2012, 01:33 AM	#2
KongoSan Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 349 Senior Member	Funny thing. Federal judge denies FOIA request for Bin Laden photos Friday, April 27, 2012 Federal judge denies FOIA request for Bin Laden photos Jaclyn Belczyk at 11:33 AM ET [JURIST] A judge for the US District Court for the District of Columbia [official website] on Thursday denied a request [opinion, PDF] to release photos of Osama Bin Laden [JURIST news archive] taken shortly after his death last year. Nonprofit organization Justice Watch [advocacy website] filed a complaint [text, PDF] against the Obama administration in May, claiming that the government violated the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) [text] by refusing to release photographs of Bin Laden's body. Obama announced in May that the US government would not release the photographs and defended that decision [JURIST report] in September, arguing that publicizing the graphic images would encourage violence against Americans and would jeopardize classified military information. Judge James Boasberg agreed: "The Court declines Plaintiff’s invitation to substitute its own judgment about the national-security risks inherent in releasing these records for that of the executive-branch officials who determined that they should be classified." Judicial Watch immediately appealed the decision [Reuters report]. As founder and leader of al Qaeda [JURIST news archive], Bin Laden represents the highest profile terror target captured or killed by the US. Bin Laden was killed [JURIST report] in early May by American military forces in Pakistan. Critics have questioned the legality of the targeted killing, arguing that such an action violates international law [JURIST op-ed]. Bin Laden had topped the US list of Most Wanted Terrorists [FBI backgrounder] and is believed to have approved or helped plan many notorious terror attacks including those against New York and Washington DC on September 11, 2001 [JURIST backgrounder], the 2000 bombing of the USS Cole [JURIST news archive], attacks on US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania [PBS backgrounder] in 1998 and the 1993 bombing of the World Trade Center. And what happened to Seal Team 6? Chopper crash to remove loose ends.
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