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Leon Panetta: Well, I'm sure the concern is that just the nature of the photos themselves are such that it could, in fact, be used to…

On the recordMay 2, 2011
Well, I'm sure the concern is that just the nature of the photos themselves are such that it could, in fact, be used to try to develop the revengeful nature of what al Qaeda is all about and try to inspire them to take even further action against us. And I think that's -- that's the concern.
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Leon Panetta
Democratic · California

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Leon Panetta discusses the potential consequences of releasing photos of bin Laden's dead body.

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