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Sen. Graham questions bin Laden's burial
The Hill ^

Posted on 05/02/2011 8:38:40 AM PDT by Sub-Driver

Sen. Graham questions bin Laden's burial By Jordan Fabian - 05/02/11 11:09 AM ET

A leading Republican senator on Monday question the U.S. government's decision to dispose of Osama bin Laden's body within 24 hours.

Bin Laden, the former al Qaeda leader killed by U.S. forces on Sunday, was buried within 24 hours of his death in accordance with Islamic law. Sen. Lindsey Graham (S.C.), a top Republican on the Armed Services Committee, is skeptical of the decision.

"To me, that didn't make a lot of sense," Graham said during an interview with conservative radio talk show host Laura Ingraham.

U.S. forces were able to capture bin Laden's body after killing him at a compound outside Pakistan's capital city of Islamabad, but he was buried at sea soon afterward, reportedly to not leave a shrine to him.

The Obama administration is debating whether or not to release photos of bin Laden's body after some have expressed concern that the U.S. needs to do so to prove his death.

But others in the administration have been hesitant due to the graphic nature of the photo.

Michael Scheurer, a former CIA official, said Monday morning that the U.S. will likely release the photos to erase any doubt that he is dead.


TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: South Carolina
KEYWORDS: graham; osama
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To: Sub-Driver

According to Islamic law:

Deceased in Islam are buried the following way:

1) Given a ritual bath called ghusl.

2) Wrapped in a white shroud.

3) Have a prayer performed over them called Salaat Al-Janazah.

4) Buried under the earth facing Mecca.

Sleeping with the fishes doesn’t seem to be in the rules.


101 posted on 05/02/2011 9:27:41 AM PDT by sniper63 (Endeavor to persevere, then go to war with 'em.....)
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To: All

Zero’s real PAPER birth certificate.

Bin Laden’s real dead body.

Both missing....

I guess I’m just old fashioned, and prefer indisputable physical evidence.


102 posted on 05/02/2011 9:27:48 AM PDT by EyeGuy (2012: When the Levee Breaks)
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To: Carley

And the reason they didnt go after him then????????????


103 posted on 05/02/2011 9:28:38 AM PDT by RummyChick
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To: Sub-Driver
I believe the immediate burial at sea was a good idea. It avoids muslim calls for a public burial/memorial, & leaves OBL supporters with no graveside to revere their martyr. Holding on to the body for very long would seem morbid, & invite a legal battle over the body. Better to let the hagfish have him, ASAP.

Obviously, many credible people, especially Spec. Forces, got a good look at the body and/or watched the video. There are too many people involved to fake this & keep it secret. So, I believe it to be true.

Too bad we didn't gather up as many bodies/prisoners as possible, so that their interrogation might shed more light on AQ. This would have also left AQ wondering who survived to rat them out. I would have bombed the compound to dust shortly after the raid was complete to further confuse AQ as to what the USA took with them & what they didn't. A couple of 1000 lb JDAMs would do the job, & also provide a loud wake-up call for the Paki military who live nearby.

104 posted on 05/02/2011 9:28:41 AM PDT by Mister Da (The mark of a wise man is not what he knows, but what he knows he doesn't know!)
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To: Sub-Driver; Chode

105 posted on 05/02/2011 9:29:18 AM PDT by Morgana (I speak no more)
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To: KansasGirl; garjog
our dear leader finds it necessary to respect any Islamic “customs.” I’d like to know who made this decision.

Our dear leader is a Muslim, is there any doubt in your mind?

106 posted on 05/02/2011 9:29:29 AM PDT by politicianslie (A taxpayer voting for Obama is like a chicken voting for Colonel Sanders)
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To: Sub-Driver

broken clock observing “wag the dog”

it is suspicious.

-during obama freefall
-no body to corroborate

Then again there is no body to make into a shrine. (so do we throw baccon into the sea?)


107 posted on 05/02/2011 9:29:46 AM PDT by longtermmemmory (VOTE! http://www.senate.gov and http://www.house.gov)
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To: RummyChick

Leading from behind takes time.


108 posted on 05/02/2011 9:29:50 AM PDT by Carley (We will not tire. We will not falter. We will not fail. W, 9/20/01)
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To: politicianslie

Former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf on Monday accused the U.S. of violating his country’s sovereignty by sending in special forces to kill Osama bin Laden.

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/may/2/musharraf-bin-laden-mission-violated-pakistan/


109 posted on 05/02/2011 9:30:41 AM PDT by RummyChick
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To: All

If obama says it’s true, it is a lie...


110 posted on 05/02/2011 9:32:20 AM PDT by Maverick68
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To: RummyChick

Yes, which just confirms what I think- why didn’t Obama wait a few days for the DNA tests, then have someone (preferably not him) announce it? It is amateur hour in DC.


111 posted on 05/02/2011 9:33:10 AM PDT by PghBaldy (Like the Ft Hood Killer, James Earl Ray was just stressed when he killed MLK Jr.)
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To: Sub-Driver

I love the phoney “shrine” argument. It is laughable considering that the islamofascists are building a shrine right next to Ground Zero.


112 posted on 05/02/2011 9:34:45 AM PDT by Big Bronson
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To: ilovesarah2012

I find it gloriously insulting to Obama that people are leaving flowers and flags at the GWBush ranch.

People are thanking Bush not Obama because obama, the man-boy, is just continuing GWBush.

Obama was planing to gut the military in August.


113 posted on 05/02/2011 9:35:19 AM PDT by longtermmemmory (VOTE! http://www.senate.gov and http://www.house.gov)
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To: OldMissileer

This is a fake.


114 posted on 05/02/2011 9:36:23 AM PDT by angcat (DEAR GOD PLEASE SAVE US!)
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To: RummyChick
Please. The attack took place yesterday. If you doubt that then you won't believe anything else. His identity was verified no doubt not just from forensic evidence, but also from other physical evidence including documents, the people around him, etc.

I doubt that he could have been buried at sea within 24 hours, but that doesn't bother me. Obviously, the statement is meant to convey to the Islamic world that we respected their tradions. It doesn't matter if the timeframe was not met. The point is that his body has been disposed of at an undisclosed location. They could have cremeated him and then flushed the ashes down the toliet.

Obama will make political hay out of it, but to believe that OBL is still alive or that the story is totally fabricated is just not true.

115 posted on 05/02/2011 9:36:23 AM PDT by kabar
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To: Maverick68

Shouldn’t we be seeing pictures of the weird moozlums jumping up and down on the destroyed helicopter? We always see pictures of this strange cultural ritual. Where are they? Maybe they had to get rid of the body quickly just like the government did of the OK City bomber...and no videos, no recordings, no testimony, no nothing. Move along, you conspiracy freaks!

All praise nobama, the great leader...the all-knowing.


116 posted on 05/02/2011 9:36:48 AM PDT by hal ogen (1st amendment or reeducation camp?)
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To: indylindy

Obama is a parade poacher.


117 posted on 05/02/2011 9:37:29 AM PDT by longtermmemmory (VOTE! http://www.senate.gov and http://www.house.gov)
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To: NoKoolAidforMe
I’m surprised to hear this coming from Graham.

So am I.

Somebody should tell Graham that he's acting like a racist, and then watch him crap his pants.

Just for fun.
118 posted on 05/02/2011 9:40:16 AM PDT by dbehsman (NRA Life member, and loving every minute of it.)
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To: Mr. Wright
WE SHOULD HAVE BURRIED HIM HOLDING A PORK SANDWICH IN HIS MOUTH 5 DAYS AFTER THE FACT.

We should release pictures of his body being trampled in the mud by a bunch of hogs. Osama, no virgins for you!

119 posted on 05/02/2011 9:41:02 AM PDT by fireman15 (Check your facts before making ignorant statements.)
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To: Mister Da

I am sure many documents and pieces of equipment were seized in the raid. They will be analyzed and the information used as appropriate. The courriers were obviously picking up and delivering something to various people in a systematic way.


120 posted on 05/02/2011 9:43:40 AM PDT by kabar
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