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The position of the president, what is really to be gained? we know these photographs, from those who have seen them, depict bin laden with a huge hole in his head from where he was shot dead. what do we really gain by seeing an image of that? under the first amendment, that s the wrong question. we never ask the question what do we gain by publishing it? publishing has its own interests. we always resolve doubts by putting information forward. this is not information about secrets. this is information the president has decided to suppress because he believes it will incite violence. there was no violence incited when we released photographs of saddam hussein. i think that s speculation. in any event, what brande said many years ago that the best is sunlight ought to be the rule. maybe newspaper, maybe not the new york times, will sue to get this information and they may very well win. ....

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