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Thursday, May 5, 2011 – Daily News – 5B WORLD BRIEFING SEALs shot bin Laden because they thought he might be going for a weapon WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama said Wednesday he’s decided not to release death photos of terrorist Osama bin Laden because their graphic nature could incite vio- lence and create national securi- ty risks for the United States. Separately, officials told The Associated Press that the Navy SEALs who stormed bin Laden’s compound shot and killed him after they saw him appear to lunge for a weapon. The officials, who were briefed on the operation, said several weapons were found in the room where the terror chief died, including AK-47s and side arms. The officials, who were not authorized to speak publicly, commented only on condition of anonymity. Obama, in an interview with CBS News, said bin Laden’s death had been well established and people who didn’t believe it wouldn’t be convinced by grue- some photos, either. ‘‘It would be of no benefit to gloat, he added. ‘‘There’s no need to spike the football.’’ ‘‘There are going to be some folks who deny it. The fact of the matter is you won’t see bin Laden walking on this earth again,’’ said Obama. The new word about the rea- son bin Laden was shot and killed rather than taken into custody came after changing White House accounts — first that bin Laden was armed, then that he wasn’t — that raised questions about the rationale. Americans to talk to SEALs in bin Laden raid SAN DIEGO (AP) — Patrons in bars across the coun- try are raising toasts in the air, hoping the gesture of gratitude would somehow reach the clan- destine Navy SEAL team that took down Osama bin Laden. Millions others are turning to social networks with their thoughts. For many of them, it feels frustratingly incomplete to be deprived the chance to see the faces of those they consider heroes for killing the world’s most-wanted terrorist. Scores of people responded to the question posed by The Associated Press on its Face- book page: ‘‘What would you tell the Navy SEAL team that killed Osama bin Laden if you could convey a message?’’ ‘‘I don’t know what is more impressive — that you did this with such excellence and secre- cy, or that this was just another day at the office,’’ Pamela Jardieu-Aderman responded. ‘‘Thank you to all of the SEALS for a lifetime of sharp swords and full hearts... you guys make America extremely proud, even though we never get to tell you to your faces.’’ The 40-year-old freelance grant writer and photographer from Utica, N.Y., said in a fol- low-up e-mail to the AP that she is glad the SEALs’ identi- ties are not being revealed to protect them, but she wishes there was some way the nation could show its gratitude on a large-scale. She suggested a tribute in the form of a White House electronic bulletin board for messages, or a national day of volunteerism, or a ceremony for the SEALs. Anxiety rises along the Mississippi HICKMAN, Ky. (AP) — People along the lower Mis- sissippi River and its tribu- taries packed up their belong- ings and emergency workers feverishly filled sandbags as high water pushed its way downstream Wednesday in a slow-motion disaster that could break flood records dat- ing to the Depression. From Illinois to Mississip- pi, thousands of people have already been forced from their homes, and anxiety is rising along with the mighty river, even though it could be a week or two before some of the most severe flooding hits. ‘‘I’ve never seen it this bad,’’ said 78-year-old Joe Harrison, who has lived in the same house in Hickman since he was 11 months old. Floodwaters from the Mis- sissippi turned his house into an island — dry but surround- ed by water. He has been using a boat to get to his car, parked on dry ground along a highway that runs by his house. 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To Please We Aim Afghan Taliban likely to rethink ties to al-Qaida KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Osama bin Laden’s death is likely to revive a debate within the Afghan Taliban about their ties to al-Qaida — a union the U.S. insists must end if the insurgents want to talk peace. The foundation of their rela- tionship is believed to be rooted in bin Laden’s long friendship with the Taliban’s reclusive one-eyed leader, Mullah Mohammed Omar, who might now find it more palatable to break with al-Qaida and negoti- ate a settlement to the war. Much may depend on the newly chastened power-broker next door: Pakistan. ‘‘I think now is an opportuni- ty for the Taliban to end their relations with al-Qaida,’’ said Waheed Muzhda, a Kabul- based analyst and former for- eign ministry official under the Taliban regime that was toppled in late 2001. Zabiullah Mujahid, a spokesman for the Afghan Tal- iban, said it was too early to comment. 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