When I heard that Osama had a burial at sea , I hoped
it meant they tossed him
out of a helicopter into the ocean.
The details of the reverence accorded to his body-the washing of his body, wrapping him in a clean white shroud
and the reading of Islamic prayers ,
on the USS Carl Vincennes no less-
quite frankly makes me sick.
I see the bodies of Blackwater contractors hung from the bridge in Fallujah.
And the bodies of our Marines dragged through the streets in Mogadishu.
The dead sailors on the USS Cole .
And Daniel Pearl’s beheading.
Above all , I see 5,000 flag draped coffins coming through Dover AFB
and 3,000 dead ,
many never recovered
from the rubble on 9/11 .
Does the White House seriously think this proper and
dignified Islamic burial is
a) appropriate and
b ) going to soothe the savage beasts ?
I can understand a quick and quiet burial , but,
there had to be better options than this.
Personally I would have leaned more towards having a Rabi chop the boddy into small pieces and dumping the remains into a hog feeding trough... of course all video taped for the enjoyment of every victim's family. But that is just me. My wife wants to nuke back to the stonages every place where they have disrespected our countrymen. I am not sure which would be most appropriate.