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I expect that some sort of proof of OBL's death will need to be provided. This is where showing the body comes into play. I don't know if they can get away with not showing it.

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http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/article1985036.ec...

A screen-grab from Express TV (a Pakistani news outlet) showing his body.

I offer no commentary as to its vintage and authenticity, however.

It's a photoshopped picture that's been around for years. On the original you can see how bad a copy/paste job it is: http://worldnewstweets.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/osama-...

I haven't seen any new footage of Osama for at least 8 years. Unless I see the body I'm not going to believe that they killed him.

Also, I want the body checked for marks of being frozen for a long period of time.

Given that we haven't seen anything new from OBL in so many years, it also means that we don't know how he aged, or the state of his health at the time of death (remember the rumours about kidney failure, for example?). Seeing his body may be quite a revelation, in many ways.

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