Bin Laden Given Religious Funeral Prior to Sea Burial

Foxnews.com ^ | 5/2/2011

[KansasGirl]

DEVELOPING: Usama bin Laden was given a religious funeral prior to his burial at sea, senior military officials told Fox News.

Religious rites were conducted on the deck of the USS Carl Vinson aircraft carrier at about 1:10 a.m. Monday in the Persian Gulf.

In accordance with Islamic practice, bin Laden was washed and wrapped in a white sheet before buried at sea at 2 p.m. local time, senior U.S. military and intelligence officials said.

[Churchillspirit]

"If you have to kill a man it costs nothing to be polite".............Winston Churchill.

[Churchillspirit]

Sorry....didn’t read your post before sending mine. :)