Posted on 05/02/2011 7:08:38 PM PDT by Carling
That still doesn’t answer my question, though.
Well, that could get interesting...
Technically won't it be 72 virginal mermaids? Is that Muslim? lol
Burial at sea is just weird for a desert-rat.
They chucked him into the sea so that his grave couldn’t be used as a shrine/radical muzzie rallying point.
They did it quickly (within 24 hours) to try and keep those same radical muzzies from rioting because his body was mishandled and his religion disrespected.
I actually think they handled it quite well - perfunctory Muslim ceremony just to keep the peace and protect our guys deployed in the M.E, then chucked him off the fantail with the lettuce trimmings and chicken bones.
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I didn’t ask about OBL’s body. I asked about the other bodies. Were they given a proper Muslim burial?
Maybe we should go back to putting their heads on pikes.
If we didn’t take custody of the other bodies, then they’re not our problem to bury. It would be the job of whoever cleaned up the mess. I don’t think we did, this was a fast snatch and grab for OBL alone.
Blame that one on our spectacular media. The 24 hours thing is the muslim law .... not the burial at sea.
Doesn’t answer your question directly but the Stars & Stripes article: http://www.stripes.com/news/precision-mission-ends-with-an-american-bullet-in-bin-laden-s-head-1.142493
says: “The noncombatants were left at the scene when the SEALs left by helicopter.”
I don't think that was the case at all. I think the more exact answer is that OBL's body had to go back to the Vinson where they could do a detailed corroboration of his identity by DNA analysis and other means. There would have been no pressing need to identify the others. Also, don't forget, one of the Blackhawks had been damaged and had to be left behind. With the consequent crowding on the remaining aircraft, there may not have been room for the other bodies, even if they had wanted to take them. I think it was safe for them to assume, with all of the gunfire and the explosion of the damaged Blackhawk, that the Pakistanis were going to be all over that compound and would do whatever needed to be done with the other bodies.
Don't forget "last stitch through the nose" (if you don't get this, find a friend who saw "Master and Commander" or who read the Aubrey/Maturin novels).
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