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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

Graham is questioning the decision to dump his body in the sea. Not bringing it up as a conspiracy.

Give it a rest.

This is FreeRepublic not PrisonPlanet.


41 posted on 05/02/2011 8:57:36 AM PDT by nhwingut (Palin '12... Accept No Other)
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To: OldMissileer
Looks the creep to me.

Where are these being released? Thanks

42 posted on 05/02/2011 8:58:01 AM PDT by Republic (The entire White House presidential team needs to grow up and face facts!)
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To: NoKoolAidforMe

He ‘s dead. I trust our seals. It is Obama honoring his burial that is odd. You don’t kill someone and then honor and respect them it is weird. The only thing that makes sense is I am sure the Seals didn’t mind making him shark bait dead or alive.


43 posted on 05/02/2011 8:58:07 AM PDT by Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid! (Allen West 2012 Make it happen!)
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To: Sub-Driver

Actually I didnt know sleeping with the fishes was part of Islamic Law for burials

More likely at least one of the hero SEALS was Italian...


44 posted on 05/02/2011 8:58:40 AM PDT by Tennessee Nana
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To: ilovesarah2012

WHAT is with all this ‘conspiracy’ labels being slapped on EVERY single time an act of this administration is QUESTIONED??

Not JUST questioned, but for GOOD reason.

Burial at SEA?? What? Was Bin Laden an ex-Navy Seal?? They caught the guy on land.
Yet, it’s GOTTA be a conspiracy to question this?? hmmm...


45 posted on 05/02/2011 8:58:40 AM PDT by J40000
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To: ilovesarah2012
If Bin Laden wasn’t dead, don’t you think he would just release another video telling the world he wasn’t? Anyone who sees a conspiracy in this is nuts.

There are other possibilities, but I see no reason to speculate at this point.

46 posted on 05/02/2011 8:58:46 AM PDT by Pollster1 (Natural born citizen of the USA, with the birth certificate to prove it)
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To: ilovesarah2012

When was the last time he released a video? Ask yourself that question. Try 6 years ago or even more.

The only thing that makes me think it might be real is because the intel came from Gitmo.


47 posted on 05/02/2011 8:59:41 AM PDT by CommieCutter (Promote Liberal Extinction: Support gay marriage and abortion!)
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To: Tex-Con-Man

They should have done what Israel did with Eichmann’s remains, cremate him then spread his ashes over the sea in an undisclosed location so nobody would know where they are.


48 posted on 05/02/2011 9:00:13 AM PDT by dfwgator
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To: RummyChick
It is quite possible he was already dead

A lot of us have believed that for quite some time. There was strategic value in keeping him alive as a mythical beast but after several years that value fades.
49 posted on 05/02/2011 9:00:13 AM PDT by cripplecreek (Remember the River Raisin! (look it up))
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To: evets

I don’t trust the WH, but I do trust the Seals. I am certain that they would not participate in a faking of his death. They don’t talk in public, but they do talk among themselves and they are a very dedicated portion of our military. If Obama and Clinton were lying..we would hear about it.


50 posted on 05/02/2011 9:00:16 AM PDT by Oldexpat
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To: isthisnickcool

The videos of the raid will be a feature of all special-ops training for the forseeable future.


51 posted on 05/02/2011 9:00:35 AM PDT by AU72
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To: ilovesarah2012

Thank you, sarah’slove. I agree.


52 posted on 05/02/2011 9:00:48 AM PDT by DallasDeb
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To: Sub-Driver

Seems to be a quick disposal. However, I just hope they were able to do an autopsy.

With all the reports over the years about specific health problems of UBL, we would be able to determine which of the intelligence sources were credible and/or those that weren’t. It would be possible to see what Rx’s were in his system and we might be able to trace hard to get/rare drugs and surgical procedures.

Would definitely help with our intelligence sourcing and maybe find a network of abetting.


53 posted on 05/02/2011 9:01:02 AM PDT by Kaosinla (The More the Plans Fail. The More the Planners Plan.)
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To: Sub-Driver
Burying Obama at sea to avoid creating a shrine makes sense. Allegedly, Hitler's body was disposed of in a river for the same reason.

The remains of Adolf Hitler were burned in 1970 by Soviet KGB agents and thrown into a river in Germany on direct orders from the spy agency's chief, a top Russian security official said this week.

Be that as it may, why the rush?

If reports are true, rushing to bury the body of Osama at sea within 24 hours "to comply with Islamic tradition" before undeniable evidence of his dead body has been shown to the entire World is a bone-headed move.

We have just witnessed the birth of the D. B. Cooper of the Islamist terrorist movement.


54 posted on 05/02/2011 9:01:02 AM PDT by Polybius
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To: blackdog
Did anyone notice the gray in OBL’s beard is exactly the same as ten years ago?

Are you talking about the fake photo from last year that dozens of bloggers dragged out this morning?

55 posted on 05/02/2011 9:01:17 AM PDT by thackney (life is fragile, handle with prayer (biblein90days.org))
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To: ilovesarah2012

I 100% agree that they killed a man. Question is, was it Bin Laden?

Keeping the body and posting the oictures would seal the deal for everyone.

So why not do it?


56 posted on 05/02/2011 9:01:59 AM PDT by dforest
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To: PghBaldy

If this is a made-up story, why didn’t they wait until October 30, 2012?


57 posted on 05/02/2011 9:02:11 AM PDT by DallasDeb
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To: dfwgator
Perfect. Exactly the contrast that should be highlighted. zero is such a putz.
58 posted on 05/02/2011 9:02:46 AM PDT by Servant of the Cross (the Truth will set you free!)
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To: OldMissileer

So let’s get this straight. They performed the operation that killed him, got his DNA, got his body to on of the close sea(s) in the area, got DNA confirmation, gave him proper muslim burial. All in less than 24hrs? Amazing!


59 posted on 05/02/2011 9:02:50 AM PDT by sappy
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To: blackdog

Hearing now that the Pak military knew in advance. Cordoned off nearby roads. Their radar was operational.

The story line is changing almost as quickly as O’s promises.


60 posted on 05/02/2011 9:03:54 AM PDT by Carley (We will not tire. We will not falter. We will not fail. W, 9/20/01)
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