The White House has decided not to release images of Osama bin Laden's body. President Obama made the announcement during a taped interview with the news program "60 Minutes." Administration officials have described the images of bullet wounds to the head and chest as "gruesome."
At a press briefing, White House Spokesperson Jay Carney read parts of President Obama's statements from the interview. Obama told "60 Minutes" that releasing the photos would create national security risks and "incite additional violence" or be used as "a propaganda tool."
During the same interview, Obama said the U.S. has been monitoring world-wide response and "there is no doubt among al Qaeda members that he is dead."
Yesterday, new details of Osama bin Laden's killing emerged. White House Press Secretary Jay Carney said Tuesday that bin Laden was unarmed but he "resisted" the Navy SEALs.
These new details contradict statements by Deputy National Security Advisor John Brennan, who told the press Monday that bin Laden was armed and used one of his wives as a human shield.
Brennan also said the SEALs were directed to capture bin Laden if he did not put up a fight.
Spokesperson Jay Carney said Tuesday that Osama bin Laden's wife was not used as a shield and was not killed but shot in the leg on a lower floor of the compound.
On Capitol Hill, members of Congress are questioning the U.S.'s relationship with Pakistan. Some lawmakers are skeptical bin Laden lived in an affluent Pakistan military town without the military or government knowing. Some members question if Pakistan should receive more than $1 billion in annual aid.
Emerging from a closed-door intelligence briefing Tuesday, Rep. Peter King (R-NY) said "the relationship has changed."
The Washington Journal devoted part of its program to the situation in Afghanistan and Pakistan and the future of al Qaeda.