Bin Laden is dead, official

[Ducimus]

Originally Posted by Vendor

Threats and terror reaches all corners of the world, regardless of whether Osama now sleeps with fishes

I don't suppose it's lost on anyone why they shucked his carcass overboard. For one, they can make up any story they want (True or not) about treating it according to muslim tradition. But two, it ends that messy scenario of "what to do with the body?" when on dry land. Anywhere he gets buried is going to be venerated by muslim jihadits. Best to just chuck the animal overboard and be done with it. Not that, that gives the satisfaction that could have been had, if we had buried him the way I originally described.

[AVGWarhawk]

Originally Posted by Ducimus

I don't suppose it's lost on anyone why they shucked his carcass overboard. For one, they can make up any story they want (True or not) about treating it according to muslim tradition. But two, it ends that messy scenario of "what to do with the body?" when on dry land. Anywhere he gets buried is going to be venerated by muslim jihadits. Best to just chuck the animal overboard and be done with it. Not that, that gives the satisfaction that could have been had, if we had buried him the way I originally described.

It makes it a bit difficult to pay homage to a grave that is not there.

[August]

Originally Posted by Ducimus

I don't suppose it's lost on anyone why they shucked his carcass overboard. For one, they can make up any story they want (True or not) about treating it according to muslim tradition. But two, it ends that messy scenario of "what to do with the body?" when on dry land. Anywhere he gets buried is going to be venerated by muslim jihadits. Best to just chuck the animal overboard and be done with it. Not that, that gives the satisfaction that could have been had, if we had buried him the way I originally described.

I don't doubt that they followed Muslim tradition. Look at the burial ceremony they held for the Soviet crewmen they found in that sub the Glomar Explorer raised back in 1975.

On the other hand good point about not giving the Jihadis a burial site to revere.

[GoldenRivet]

Originally Posted by August

On the other hand good point about not giving the Jihadis a burial site to revere.

exactly.

every year there would be some pilgrimage to some massive shrine containing his martyred body.

for days on end these people would flock to the site and worship this criminal.

they were right to bury him at sea.

and they should have slaughtered two pigs and covered him in their blood.

those two pigs of course being Rosie O'donnell and Michael Moore

[mookiemookie]

Originally Posted by GoldenRivet

those two pigs of course being Rosie O'donnell and Michael Moore

Classy.

[GoldenRivet]

Originally Posted by mookiemookie

Classy.

LOL

to quote the great Rilder

Originally Posted by Rilder

Oh Relax we just killed a mass murderer, have some fun.

[Jimbuna]

Pakistan is one of the poorest countries in the world but at least they have the courtesy to get rid of their bins on bank holiday monday.

[Ducimus]

[TLAM Strike]

Originally Posted by August

I don't doubt that they followed Muslim tradition. Look at the burial ceremony they held for the Soviet crewmen they found in that sub the Glomar Explorer raised back in 1975.

On the other hand good point about not giving the Jihadis a burial site to revere.

Those spooks and sailors aboard the Glomar Explorer no doubt respected those Soviet submariners and fellow servicemen albeit from the other side. I doubt any of the servicemen involved in OBL's burial at sea felt anything like that.

Terrorists are nothing more than common criminal thugs and should be treated as such, they deserve no respect from proper servicemen. I wish they brought him back to stand trial in NY (including an all expense paid stay with Riker's Island genpop) followed by a lifetime in whatever deep dark hole the Federal Prison system has for such people.

Death in battle is far too good for such a man...