Posted on 05/08/2011 9:03:35 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
The spiritual leader of the Anglican Communion admitted on Thursday that he felt very uncomfortable with the killing of Osama bin Laden when he was unarmed.
Contrary to initial reports that bin Laden had engaged in a 40-minute gun fight with U.S. Navy Seals, it emerged on Wednesday that the al-Qaida leader had been unarmed when he was shot dead in his compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan, on Sunday.
Answering a question about the killing at a press briefing, Archbishop of Canterbury Dr. Rowan Williams also criticized conflicting reports coming from the White House about the events surrounding bin Ladens death.
I think the killing of an unarmed man is always going to leave a very uncomfortable feeling because it doesnt look as if justice is seen to be done, he said. In those circumstances I think its also true that the different versions of events that have emerged in recent days have not done a great deal to help.
White House and Defense Department officials have come under fire after admitting that initial briefings on bin Ladens final hours were wrong.
The legality of the killing has been called into question, with U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay calling for a full disclosure of the accurate facts.
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder came out in defense of the Navy SEALs' actions. "The operation against Bin Laden was justified as an act of national self-defense," he said.
Further controversy has been fueled by U.S. President Barack Obamas decision not to publish photos of bin Ladens body as proof of his death.
Graphic images have been released of three men in bin Ladens inner circle who were also shot dead in the raid.
There had been some pressure on Obama to release the photos in order to put an end to conspiracy theories that bin Laden is still alive.
Speaking to CBSs 60 Minutes program, Obama defended his decision.
It is important for us to make sure that very graphic photos of somebody who was shot in the head are not floating around as an incitement to additional violence," he said. You know, we dont trot out this stuff as trophies. The fact of the matter is this was somebody who was deserving of the justice that he received.
But we dont need to spike the football.
there you go...
Well, he should have armed himself. Esp if he decides to kill 3000 Innocent Americans thru cowardly means.
If you are in a fair fight, then you are doing it wrong.
Should the SEALS waited for him to find a rifle before them blew him to allah?
Former presidential candidate, "I served in Viet Nam, John Kerry", supposedly shot a young teen age enemy in the back. If true and that's a big if, I have no problem with it whatsoever.
We are engaged in a war, declared by bin laden, he is was the enemy, now he's a dead enemy.Win, win.
Obama was in a corner due to his own polices on interrogation. Therefore, he had Osama killed instead of captured.
>>>The spiritual leader of the Anglican Communion admitted on Thursday that he felt very uncomfortable with the killing of Osama bin Laden when he was unarmed.<<<
Was he also ‘very uncomfortable’ when the Twin Towers went down? Or the Pentagon hit? Or the plane hitting the ground in PA??? Many of those people murdered 9/11 were unarmed...
The spiritual leader of the Anglican Communion ought to wait until all the facts are collected and reported before making statements, IMO. We do not know the circumstances of the demise of Osama, so stop speculating. Osama had weapons on the grounds of his compound; he may have been prepared to blow up the entire facility if given the chance. We just do not know at this time exactly what went down. Osama was capable of just about anything; we know that he liked to kill innocent people and would have liked to kill more and more.
I would advise the spiritual leader of the Anglican Communion to quietly gather facts, then make a statement.
AMEN to that, this is becoming more of a spiritual war.
Mexico...The Land of El Diablo -_-
The quick and the dead.
It’s probably a good thing for all of these squishy clowns to keep in mind that the operation wasn’t conducted with their comfort in mind. But they’ll all be checking in from now until the cows come home because it’s a good opportunity for them to score a little face time.
So they’re uncomfortable with the fact that the scumbag was whacked, but they have no problem exploiting his death to score some personal publicity. Nice.
We all hope you manage to work it out somehow. But don’t expect anyone to jump through hoops to insure your emotional rehabilitation. We have no problem with the extermination of vermin.
I wish he would do something about the condition of his church instead of whinging over something about which he knows nothing and has no control.
That said he’s a dolt.
I can say this I’m Anglican.
He is competing with Rowan Atkinson.
Oh, I wouldn’t ask for any help working it out here, it’s just a passing thought anyway, just seems more than passingly strange that we would shot someone in the face by order of the POTUS, when capture was a possibility.
I suppose if one gets on the POTUS most wanted list - that means wanted dead, not dead or alive.
You’re not on his enemies list yet, right?
With due respect to Rowan, he’s not a sycophant, he’s just woolly-headed
I’m not a big fan of Rowan. And that’s me speaking as an Anglican.
Quite frankly — you as an Anglican don’t need to justify Rowan. He doesn’t speak for you traditional, conservative Anglicans.
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