Said Sarah Palin to US President Barack Obama for refusing to reveal post mortem pictures of the slain al-Qaeda leader
Said Sarah Palin to US President Barack Obama for refusing to reveal post mortem pictures of the slain al-Qaeda leaderSarah Palin is bashing President Obama's decision not to release Osama Bin Laden's death photos, comparing it to holding back his birth certificate. In a speech in Alabama, the Tea Party darling said denying the world a look at the ghoulish photos of the al-Qaeda chief was akin to "pussy-footing around." "Don't do kind of that birth certificate whole mocking of Americans for asking for it," Palin said in a speech in Point Clear, Alabama, hours before Obama put the kibosh on releasing the photos.
All riled up: Sarah Palin is upset with US President Obama stating the
release of the pictures will put conspiracies to rest. File picsAfter resisting for years, Obama released his long-form birth certificate last week to silence those who doubted he is American born. Obama said that he's barring release of the Osama photos to avoid inciting "additional violence" or to have them used as a "propaganda tool." "We don't trot out this stuff as trophies," Obama said.
White House officials added that soldiers abroad could be put in greater danger by releasing the photos.
But Palin, whose son served in the Army in Iraq, immediately countered the decision by tweeting her disagreement. "Show the photos as a warning to others seeking America's destruction," Palin posted on Twitter shortly after Obama revealed his final decision. "No pussy-footing around, no politicking, no drama; it's part of the mission," wrote the failed 2008 Republican vice presidential candidate.
"No games. Just release the photos and get it over with," said the former Alaskan governor. She added that the president was giving fodder to conspiracy theorists, "especially in some Arab nations." "We are anxious for the photos, the proof, to be revealed so that we can show those terrorists and say, 'We contained [Bin Laden], we contained that hatred and that evil, and we have the pictures to prove it.'" While she differed with Obama on the photos, she praised the president's chutzpah for getting bin Laden. "I think the president made the right call and knew that we needed to get in there and strike hard," Palin said.
At ground zeroUS President Barack Obama will try to bury the memory of Osama bin Laden by honoring those who died in the fiery September 11 attacks. In private talks with families and a somber ceremony at ground zero, Obama is out to let New York have its own moment of justice.
