Posted by Dr. Ray Langston on May 2, 2011, 11:45 am, in reply to "OSAMA BIN LADEN DEAD"
Like everyone else here, I'm glad he's gone.
According to reports he was buried at sea, and the body prepared according to Islamic custom.
I question the wisdom of that for several reasons, 1st, why should he have gotten such an honor as to be buried according to his cultural/religious standards? I would understand if he were an innoncent civillian caught in crossfire, or a foreign solider who died fighting side by side with our troops, but for crying out loud, he was a mass murderer.....
Then, tossing him out to sea, means there is no body to show for proof, it feeds the fires of conspiracy theorists. Hopefully the Navy will release video of the attack and of the body soon to put this to rest. Al Qaida will likely release a statement to Al-Jazeera as well, providing more proof.
They should have buried him at Gitmo if they didn't want a gravesite to become a memorial to him, the base has enough security, and is isolated enough to keep unwanted people away from the site....
Anyway, from what I have heard this morning on media from 9/11 families and survivors, they seem content about it, feel justice is served, if they are content about it, I won't complain any further.
Congratulations to the SEAL team that carried out this attack, they should all feel proud today....