bin laden buried at sea

Is that the sound of conspiracy theories, lining up at the starting gate, i can hear?
 
yep

still i think that it was a good idea

the burial was according to islamic tradition - i think so as not to martyr him than he already is and to not give his followers further cause to take revenge
 
Per Muslim's requirements he must be buried within 24 hours. They dumped him in the ocean.
 
When I hear "buried at sea" I picture a ceremony honoring someone.

I think "dumped in the ocean" would probably be a better way to describe it.
 
per cnn, he was buried at sea

i suspect to prevent his supporters from reclaiming his body

Sure says the sheep.....

What was the rush to dump his body? They should have been showing videos & pictures all over the news of his dead body. This just brings up more unanswered questions...
 
Sure says the sheep.....

What was the rush to dump his body? They should have been showing videos & pictures all over the news of his dead body. This just brings up more unanswered questions...

1) According the Islamic tradition, burial should take place within 24 hours
2) By adhering to number 1, it should be seen as 'respecting the religion' despite the coward it applied to
3) It was done at sea so as to prevent Osama's followers from snatching the body and using it for further martyrdom propaganda
4) To have shown the pictures etc... would have been contrary to our position on doing so of the deceased. We made the mistake of doing so with Saddam, to this point we have not done so with Osama, I think it prudent to keep photos to ourselves and to take the higher road. It makes it appear (IMO) as more of 'justice being served' than 'gloating over the death of Osama'. IMO... it marginalizes Osama to a degree and doesn't give him the 'glorification' of having his death photo 'immortalized' if you will.

Just my thoughts.
 
obama orders his execution, apparently his family members were also killed....and then we give him a muslim burial? doesn't make sense...is this supposed to endear muslims to us?
 
yeah cause him being paraded around like a hero insiting riots would be better, crabs need to eat too.
 
obama orders his execution, apparently his family members were also killed....and then we give him a muslim burial? doesn't make sense...is this supposed to endear muslims to us?

Im with you, I dont understand this.
 
obama orders his execution, apparently his family members were also killed....and then we give him a muslim burial? doesn't make sense...is this supposed to endear muslims to us?

He was a known enemy of the United States. The fact that we wanted him dead or alive was also known. The fact that we went in and killed him will not shock anyone. It is HOW we conduct ourselves that can potentially make the difference in perception by moderate Muslims. We went in and he was killed. The fact that we respected Islamic tradition for an enemy most certainly will have an impact with the moderates.
 
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