Rep. Tim Griffin (R-Ark.) this week visited CIA headquarters, where he viewed photos of the body of Osama bin Laden, who was killed by U.S. special forces during a raid on his compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan, on May 1.
“I was shown a number of photos of Osama bin Laden, taken immediately after he was shot and killed, as he was being cleaned and prepared for burial at sea, and after he was wrapped and prepared for burial,” Griffin said.
“The photographs clearly and indisputably show a dead Osama bin Laden with a gunshot wound to his head, most of his head intact and clearly recognizable. The photos confirm what I already knew: He’s dead.”
The photos have not been released to the public.
“Out of concern for the safety of our troops, I agree with the decision not to release the pictures of Osama bin Laden,” Griffin said.
