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To preempt a FOIA request, Pentagon destroyed bin Laden death photos

To preempt a FOIA request, Pentagon destroyed bin Laden death photos

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Jefferson Morley
Feb 11, 2014
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To preempt a FOIA request, Pentagon destroyed bin Laden death photos
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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 disclos…

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