Osama Raid Video Released, but No Bin Laden Death Video Yet

PLUS: Osama Death Pictures to Be Released? CIA Says Yes!

Jennifer Waite
Now that CIA Director Leon Panetta has all but confirmed the Osama death photos will likely be released sooner or later, another question remains. Will the American people ever see the full Osama Bin Laden raid video, showing the terrorist's compound in Pakistan being raided by US Navy SEALs? Will we ever get to see the Osama Bin Laden death video?

Read more on the upcoming release of the Osama death pictures right here, and weigh in with your opinion on viewing them.

Osama Raid Video Being Released In Snippets, Will We Ever See The Whole Thing?

CNN broadcast portions of the Osama raid video Tuesday night on Issues With Jane Valez-Mitchell. In the grainy video, reportedly shot by a camera mounted on the helmet of one of the members of the Navy SEALs Team 6, we can see green, night-vision footage full of flashes, bangs and booms. What we don't see in the video portions released thus far is anyone taking fire. We see what appears to be a barrage or even an exchange of fire, but so far, no Osama Bin Laden death video has been made public. No bodies hitting the floor, no women used as shields. Nothing.

Osama Bin Laden Raid Video Shows Nasty Living Conditions of a Nasty Man

Besides the Osama Bin Laden raid video snippets available, video of the actual compound apparently taken in the aftermath of the Navy SEALs raid has also been released. You can check it out here on ABC.com. The footage shows dirty floors, piles of junk, and generally shabby conditions. Think, an episode of Hoarders at the half-way point, where they can now walk in the house, but it still looks like s**t and should probably be condemned. Navy SEALs Team 6 did redecorate a little, adding holes and piles of rubble here, some bloodstains there, all of which might have contributed slightly to the shabby look. (Improving it, in our opinion.) Still, one thing is clear: not only was Osama Bin Laden a dirty, stinking terrorist for a living, he was also a dirty, filthy pig at home!

Sources:

ABC.com - Osama Bin Laden compound video

CNN - Televised coverage - Osama raid video released - May 3, 2011

Published by Jennifer Waite

Jennifer Waite is a freelance writer and photo-journalist; she covers local news for Tucson, national news, celebrity and music news, and more. Jennifer Waite is also the Tucson Rock Music Examiner on Exami...  View profile

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  • Jack Wellman5/4/2011

    I agree with Orchiolum that the photos would do nothing positive. The good news is that he is now no longer a threat. Great reporting.

  • Dina Sullivan5/4/2011

    Ooohhh Boooyyyy........ :o)

  • Orchiolum5/4/2011

    We will diminish ourselves if we release the actual death video and photos of bin Laden's bullet riddled corpse. We have a chance here to travel a higher path...I hope we have the sense to choose it. Release of the images will only serve to incite bin Laden's supporters and expose innocents and our military to increased danger and death. A nation with a decent moral compass would have no need to do that.

  • Laura C5/3/2011

    good info
    best wishes, Laura Cone

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