Judicial Watch, a public interest group that investigates and prosecutes government corruption, announced it has filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request with the Department of Defense (DOD) seeking:
“all photographs and/or video recordings of Osama (Usama) bin Laden taken during and/or after the U.S. military operation in Pakistan on or about May 1, 2011.”
The request to the Defense Department was filed May 3. An identical request was also filed with the CIA.
Under the Freedom of Information Act, the agencies have 20 business days legally to respond.
“President Obama’s decision not to release the bin Laden photos is at odds with his promises to make his administration the most transparent in history. Judicial Watch hopes its FOIA requests will provide a mechanism to release these records in an orderly fashion in compliance with the FOIA law. President Obama’s reluctance to ‘spike the football’ is not a lawful reason for withholding these historic public documents from the American people. We are prepared to go to court to obtain this information,” said Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton.
You can check out the actual FOIA request here.
Also see these events scheduled for Saturday, May 07, 2011:
- Funeral service for Phylicia Barnes to be streamed live today at 1:00 pm
- `Manhunters` marathon airs on Saturday, May 7 on A&E
(cover photo: May 06: EDL (English Defence League) members demonstrate outside the US embassy in Mayfair against a rival Muslim protest condemning the killing of Osama bin Laden on May 6, 2011 in London, England. The Muslim demonstration, which was called by radical Muslim cleric Anjem Choudary, was in close proximity to a rival protest by the English Defense League who were celebrating the death of the al-Queda leader.)
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