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Well, the liberal readers of CNN online seem to disagree. From there own Quickvote Poll.

Is the U.S. right to release photos of the Hussein brothers' bodies?

Yes 81% 331564 votes

No 19% 79210 votes

I'm convinced that they at CNN know that most of there polls are nothing other than to see if the shit there slinging will stick to the wall. If it does, it's a scandal in the making, if not like this story we won't hear about it in a couple of days. It's a non story and they know it now from there own poll results. Instead of reporting the news they are on a ceaseless pursuit of trying to create news.

Here's the timeline on the proof of the deaths of Uday and Qusay:

Tuesday they are killed.

Tuesday night ABC does an excellent primetime special that details how monstrous and evil the brothers were. However, the reporters in Iraq, one in Baghdad, warn host Charlie Gibson that many are afraid to believe they are really dead and the U.S. needs to provide proof.

Wednesday the U.S. announces they are considering releasing pictures of the bodies in order to assure the Iraqi citizens that the Hussein brothers are dead.

Wednesday night Peter Jennings makes the first (that I am aware of) criticism of this decision saying it would be hypocritical since we had complained of our dead soldiers being shown on tv.

Thursday morning the first set of pictures are released.

The media starts questioning if it was appropriate.

Friday morning video of cleaned up bodies is released which shows even more clearly the identities of Uday and Qusay.

Friday morning more ratcheting as James Zogby on MSNBC accuses the U.S. of behaving in a barbaric fashion and says they are acting just like the old regime and that we are "defiling" the bodies.

The chorus of voices decrying the release of pictures and videos increases through the morning.