The Justice Department filed a motion in federal court claiming that the death photos and videos of Osama bin Laden should be exempted from public disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act.
The CIA said that releasing the graphic images of bin Laden would “cause harm to the national security of the United States” by provoking acts of revenge against the U.S. -db
From The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, September 27, 2011, by You-Jin Han.
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