A point of view has been expressed by several pundits that it was clearly stated by the BHO administration that the reason for making a direct assault on the compound was to make sure of the identity of the target(s). It would stand to reason that the next logical step would be to release the photos, just like they did of Saddam and his bullet-riddled sons. Considering the disinformation that had been spread through the media in Iraq, there was no other way to convince the population that these maniacs were dead and were not going to pop up out of the desert to start killing and maiming again. Add to that the fact that there have been other high ranking Al Queda leaders killed and subsequent pictures of their carcasses published with no noticeable backlash.
Since my crystal ball has failed me so many times already, there's nothing more to lose in sharing the most recent reading: it's telling me the pictures will be leaked anyway. Then Barack Hussein Obama will be able to claim he did his best keep them from public view, but was foiled by some scoundrel in the Pentagon and plans to round up the usual suspects (who will never be found).
The reasoning for the above unfounded speculation is that having any politician standing in front of the cameras saying "Trust me, he's dead" is simply not good enough for either the American public or the islamofacist wackos. Add to that the statements from some of the Congressional members claiming to have been shown fake pics by the White House, the confusion will have to be addressed one way or another.