I am glad they buried OBL at sea

[pnwmom]

if it meant we avoided the spectacle of an ostentatious funeral for "a person with such importance and status among his people."

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/05/10/us-binladen-son-statement-idUSTRE7495E720110510

The letter said, in part: "We hold the American President (Barack) Obama legally responsible to clarify the fate of our father, Osama bin Laden, for it is unacceptable, humanely and religiously, to dispose of a person with such importance and status among his people, by throwing his body into the sea in that way, which demeans and humiliates his family and his supporters and which challenges religious provisions and feelings of hundreds of millions of Muslims."

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[jaxx]

2. I thought it was so nice of the woman who helped sonny boy

write his book to give the letter to the newspaper. :sarcasm:

[Marblehead]

3. now he's

sleeping with the fishes...

[TimLighter]

4. We dumped Binny in the sea

and the Japanese released radioactive waste in the ocean, this has all the makings of a kickass monster movie.

[SheilaT]

5. Let's say what really happened.

They killed him, then dumped his body at sea.

Not exactly a burial, I'm sorry.

[Codeine]

7. That's pretty much the definition of a burial at sea.

The term is not new, and the practice is generally considered an honorable one.

[pnwmom]

9. I read that they followed the customs

that Muslims at sea traditionally use for burial. And this included properly wrapping his body.

[11 Bravo]

11. My sister's godfather was killed at Midway. He was buried at sea ...

with considerably less fanfare or consideration for custom than OBL received. But it WAS a burial. Learn about that for which you wish to offer an opinion.

[SheilaT]

13. Normally burial at sea takes place

either because land burial isn't possible, or the deceased has requested it.

Neither of those two conditions apply in this case. I repeat: They killed him and dumped his body at sea.

[Ignis]

15. Careful, you're going to upset those enjoying the Victory Lap.

"Neither of those two conditions apply in this case." That's the inconvenient truth here, isn't it?

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[JuniperLea]

20. How would you want a mass murder treated?

Please, do edify us.

[JuniperLea]

19. A burial at sea is still a burial...

And it is accepted by many as proper.

A burial at sea is dumping a body in the sea... that's how it's done. It's no frills.

Too bad you and others weren't around to demand that OBL treat those he murdered with so much respect.

[UncleTomsEvilBrother]

6. I bet the Westboro church would've STILL shown up!

[guitar man]

17. Yeah but

This time they would have been wearing black armbands and paying their last respects to one of their own. :P

[LynneSin]

8. 35% of the American People will never approve ANYTHING that Obama does no matter what

So of course crap like this will show up.

[jberryhill]

10. Muslims don't do "ostentatious funerals"

Remember Arafat's, or Khomeini falling out of the box?

When it comes to funerals, there isn't much "ostentatious" to be had.

[pnwmom]

12. Muslims also don't kill innocent women and children.

We're not necessarily dealing with ordinary Muslims here -- we're dealing with a family who thinks their murderous relation is due special respect in accordance with his "importance and status."

Tens of thousands of mourners might have shown up for any funeral of OBL's. That in itself would have been an ostentatious display, IMHO.

[GSLevel9]

14. I would have preferred a Viking funeral. nt

[ljm2002]

18. I thought it was handled well...

...given all the considerations they had to make. They went out of their way to give him a proper Moslem burial within the 24-hour period mandated by the religion, while avoiding having a fixed place that could become a shrine.

Well done, I say!

[JuniperLea]

21. Far better than the final resting place of his victims...

They are still finding bones on the roofs of nearby buildings... Christians, Jews, Muslims, Atheists alike.