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Keep in mind that we are absolutely certain this was him. we've done dna sampling and testing and so there is no doubt that we killed osama bin laden. it is important for us to make sure that very graphic photos of somebody who was shot in the head are not floating around as an incitement to additional violence as a propaganda tool. that's not who we are. >> that's not who we are. mr. obama went on to say we don't trot out this stuff as trophies. we don't need to spike the football. president making essentially an ethical point of why he chose not to release those photos in saying that's not w...

Director leon panetta a few hours earlier had alluded to the fact that those pictures would in fact be released but then news started trickling out that secretary gates, secretary of defense, secretary clinton, secretary of state, they were against it. and ultimately, obama agreed with them. >> we discussed this internally, keep in mind that we are absolutely certain this was him. we've done d.n.a. sampling and testing and so there is no doubt that we killed usama bin laden. it is important for us to make sure that very graphic photos of somebody who was shot in the head are not floating aroun...

>> did you see the pictures? >> yes. >> what was your reaction when you saw them? >> it was him. >> why won't you release them? >> you know, we discussed this internally. keep in mind that we are absolutely certain this was him. we've done dna sampling and testing. and so there is no doubt that we killed osama bin laden. it is important for us to make sure that very graphic photos of somebody who was shot in the head are not floating around as an incitement to additional violence, as a propaganda tool. you know, that's not who we are. >> so did the president make the right call? here he is ren...

President about this sided with him. and it sounds like his opinion on this was formed rather early on. that given the graphic nature of the photos. also given the fact that in the white house's own monitoring of reaction in the arab world, there did not seem to be broad skepticism. there seemed to be mostly acceptance that, indeerksd osama bin laden had been killed. the president was clearly worried about having these very graphic photos out there, then used to inflame more hatred, perhaps retaliation or become some kind of photographic shrine that radicals could cling to. here he is on cbs' ...

Internally. keep in mind that we are absolutely certain this was him. we've done dna sampling and testing. and so there is no doubt that we killed osama bin laden. it is important for us to make sure that very graphic photos of somebody who was shot in the head are not floating around as an incitement to additional violence, as a propaganda tool. that's not who we are. >> good morning. it's 8:00 a.m. on the east coast as you take a live look at manhattan. returning to the set this hour, mark halperin, harold ford jr. and andy serwer. before we get to all the big stories of the morning, i just ...