Hijackers' bodies set Bush grisly ethical question

The Times (U.K.) ^ | 10/06/2001 | DAMIAN WHITWORTH

[Theo]

Sell little packets of their ashes on eBay and let us determine what to do with their bodies. Give the money earned through the auctions to the victims' families.

[JZdiablo]

Wow -- interesting question.

Any hijacker remains should just quietly be disposed of at an unspecified landfill, or put on one of the barges and dumped at sea, along with the rest of the garbage.

[packrat01]

That was my first thought.

Second, actually...

[lawgirl]

Pork coffins.

[brat]

How about feed them to the pigs! Fitting, no?

[reagan_fanatic]

1) Identify and seperate the remains of each terrorist.
2) Feed each set of remains to a different pig.
3) Write the name of the ingested terrorist on each pig.
4) Insert time-delay detonation device into pig's anus.
5) Strap on parachute to pigs.
6) Air drop over Kabul.

[LUVYA DUBYA 2000]

That was my first thought.. LOL

[Mrs. Kosh]

One of the best. However, I hate to contaminate an innocent pig with terrorist offal. On the contrary, thanks to factory farming we have huge quantities of pig offal, pig urine, and pig poop in specified places. Mix the Muslim remains liberally with the above and rain the mess down over their heroine poppy fields. Remember, wherever Islam goes, death, dismemberment, and mayhem follow. They must love it, so give them what they love.

[LisaFab]

Guilty Yankee fan motives at work here. The Yankee fans would take care of the details :-)

[Don Joe]

"I do believe there's an actual brand of dog food on the market called 'Atta Boy'"

There used to be a diet candy named "Aids".

I suspect "Atta Boy" will shortly end up in the same pit of marketing perdition.

[Don Joe]

"I think any attempt to desicrate would just reflect badly upon "civilization." The approach history suggests appears reasonable and does not reflect badly upon us."

With that attitude, we're finished.

Hell, why not bury them with full military honors? I mean, if you want to appear civilized to these barbarians, then isn't that what's called for, if we really view their attack as an act of war?

The only thing these animals respect is force. Overwhelming force. Anything short of that will merely bolster their confidence, and assure them that we're a target that's safe to attack.

[Texas Mom]

How about cremate them and the first bombers that fly over Osoma drop the ashes with the bombs.

[BunnySlippers]

Where's the pig skin?

[GVnana]

...the body of John Wilkes Booth after he killed President Lincoln. Fearing his body would be a shrine to the south, the Army dumped him into a river so that his remains would be lost forever.

Ah... Those were the days. This article got me thinking about another of their hypocracies. Aren't Muslims, by Islamic law, supposed to be buried within 24 hours of death? I think their remains should conveniently dissappear like Kennedy's autopsy records.

[sneakypete]

What's the problem? These guys have never heard of the Atlantic Ocean and fish?

[Lion's Cub]

Not a problem. When the "home" countries or parents of these swine ask for their remains, just tell them we'd like to oblige, but the deceased have already become part of biowar research program...then thank them profusely for the contributions their sons have made to our research.

[rocknotsand]

This thread, or at least 90% of the posts, should be pulled.

We are in the light, they're the ones in the darkness. If the proper return/disposal of the enemies remains goes ahead and just one enemy raghead somewhere in the future responds with an ounce of decency toward one of our fallen, it will be payment in full with interest. I pray that all our fallen grunts, spooks, pilots and spec forces combatants return home without post mortem mutilation by those enemy ______ barbarians. But I can't help thinking it will require a bone fide miracle to prevent said mutilation.

We're dealing with absolute scum (kamikaze mind set).

[aruanan]

Don't desecrate them in any way, but bury them in a secret location, and tell absolutely nobody, not even the families, where they are.

That misses the point. If their belief system tells them that their "martyr's" death will gain them a place in heaven, then fear of death or punishment is not something that will dissuade them from that action. However, if that same belief system tells them that being deep-fried in hog fat will keep them out of heaven, no matter how "heroic" their death for Islam, then you have succeeded in giving them a reason rooted in their own belief system for not engaging in that behavior. Let it be known far and wide that not only will the remains of the hijackers be deep-fried in hog fat, the bodies of all those killed in battle will also be similarly treated.

"Desecrating" their bodies would be a prudent thing to do. It would piss off a bunch of living people, but it would keep those whose suicidal actions are based on those beliefs from acting.

So let's imagine a recruiting session now,

"So, little Ashraf, if you give your life in the service of Allah you will immediately enter the gates of Paradise, there to have all your pleasures indulged: women, virgin women, wine, etc., etc.. Unless, of course, the infidel should get hold of your remains and deep fry you in hog fat, in which case, the whole deal's off, though your death, now completely pointless from your point of view, will still advance our cause--I mean, advance the cause of Allah. So what do you say? Can I help you cinch up that backpack full of dynamite?"

[VA Advogado]

"Desecrating" their bodies would be a prudent thing to do. It would piss off a bunch of living people, but it would keep those whose suicidal actions are based on those beliefs from acting.

You've done a perfect job of summing up the psycops part of this battle. Even if we don't actually desecrate the bodies, the doubt this would place in their heads would only help us.