Apparently, the Obama administration thought that Osama Bin Laden deserved the traditional Muslim funeral.
From Fox News:
Usama bin Laden was given a religious funeral prior to his burial at sea, senior military officials told Fox News.
Religious rites were conducted on the deck of the USS Carl Vinson aircraft carrier at about 1:10 a.m. Monday in the Persian Gulf.
In accordance with Islamic practice, bin Laden was washed and wrapped in a white sheet before buried at sea at 2 a.m. local time, senior U.S. military and intelligence officials said.
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2011/05/02/bin-laden-given-religious-funeral-prior-sea-burial/
I wonder if people were ordered to do this ceremony? And if Bin Laden was such a horrible person, why did we even bother doing this? Oh, that's right, we are a kind and compassionate country.
Land-Mining the Oval Office
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Actually, Dan, the way I understand it, burial at sea isn't a particularly well known Muslim way to "bury" someone. I think it's just not specifically PROHIBITED. So, it accomplishes two things: 1) it doesn't rub salt in the wound with the Muslims by "defiling" the body, or whatever, and 2) it denies them a burial site that could become a shrine for a martyr.
ReplyDeleteWhat would your idea for body disposal be?
Sea, yes, Muslim ceremon? nope
ReplyDeleteOr anon's way is pretty good as well.
But the U.S. was showing respect to Bin Laden when they did the Muslim funeral ceremony.
Why show respect for the thug?