"It is a double-edged sword and it has to be balanced out against the conspiracy theories that are likely to come out if there is no evidence provided by the government that this was Osama bin Laden," says Rehab.

"I think Obama should issue proof to the public that this was indeed bin Laden. We don't need to see gory photos. We don't need to put ourselves in a worse spot in terms of our national security, and so the DNA report, rather than the photos, can accomplish that," said Ahmed Rehab.

"I think Obama should issue proof to the public that this was indeed bin Laden. We don't need to see gory photos. We don't need to put ourselves in a worse spot in terms of our national security, and so the DNA report, rather than the photos, can accomplish that," said Ahmed Rehab.