Why Did Obama Give Bin Laden a Muslim Funeral?

[ABikerSailor]

The body was jettisoned at sea so there'd be no "martyr's grave"

That's the back story. One of three things happened, though, probably.

1. The body was actually buried.
2. The body was cremated.
3. The body is preserved at some government bunker.

But I don't believe they just willy nilly dumped the body at sea for it to wash up somewhere.

The body is weighted down so that it won't float back to the surface. And, dropping it in several thousand foot deep water would assure that it didn't wash up.

 

[Siete]

Not saying that didn't happen, but burial at sea for a desert religion, not likely.

Muslims have had navies for centuries. The Arabs attacked Constantinople by sea and the Ottomans had quite a formidable navy. Burial at sea would have been very common.

with 1500 men on the carrier pissing on him ... gotta wash him off ya know.

 

[ABikerSailor]

Not saying that didn't happen, but burial at sea for a desert religion, not likely.

Muslims have had navies for centuries. The Arabs attacked Constantinople by sea and the Ottomans had quite a formidable navy. Burial at sea would have been very common.

with 1500 men on the carrier pissing on him ... gotta wash him off ya know.

Actually, a deployed carrier has around 6,000 personnel onboard when you add up the airwing and the ships' departments.

 

[g5000]

It was a Muslim exorcism ritual.

"The power of Christ Mohammed compels you!"

 

[Dot Com]

I thought terrorists were not real Muslims.

Obviously Obama does not believe his own bullshit.

oh for fucks sake!!! Which rw site is putting this into your daily rw hate feed OP Weatherman2020 shit stain?

 

[Siete]

Not saying that didn't happen, but burial at sea for a desert religion, not likely.

Muslims have had navies for centuries. The Arabs attacked Constantinople by sea and the Ottomans had quite a formidable navy. Burial at sea would have been very common.

with 1500 men on the carrier pissing on him ... gotta wash him off ya know.

Actually, a deployed carrier has around 6,000 personnel onboard when you add up the airwing and the ships' departments.

yeah, but you can't get all 6000 on deck to piss on him before they shove him over, can you? ..

 

[Dot Com]

good Conspiracy Theory sub-forum thread OP OH, WAIT!!! You put it in Politics?

 

[JakeStarkey]

Please put this in the conspiracy forum, because the OP is a conspiracy bias thread.

 

[Freewill]

Not saying that didn't happen, but burial at sea for a desert religion, not likely.

Muslims have had navies for centuries. The Arabs attacked Constantinople by sea and the Ottomans had quite a formidable navy. Burial at sea would have been very common.

OK, find the traditional Muslim burial at sea.

 

[JakeStarkey]

Not saying that didn't happen, but burial at sea for a desert religion, not likely.

Muslims have had navies for centuries. The Arabs attacked Constantinople by sea and the Ottomans had quite a formidable navy. Burial at sea would have been very common.

OK, find the traditional Muslim burial at sea.

Why? You need to show us why. That is the OP's duty.

 

[JoeMoma]

Since when is burial at sea a Muslim tradition?

That whole story was nothing but BS. Obama wanted the body gone and gone it was. He used Islamic tradition to say he had to do it quickly. But burial at sea, a desert religion rite, I don't think so.

Military e-mails: Burial at sea of bin Laden followed Islamic procedures - CNN.com

Muslim Funeral for Bin Laden Was ‘Smart,' Says Sen. Graham

Muslim Funeral Traditions

Interment
After Salat al-Janazah has been recited, the body should be transported to the cemetery for burial. Traditionally, only men are allowed to be present at the burial, though in some communities all mourners, including women, will be allowed at the gravesite. The grave should be dug perpendicular to the qiblah, and the body should be placed in the grave on its right side, facing the qiblah. Those placing the body into the grave should recite the line “Bismilllah wa ala millati rasulilllah” (“In the name of Allah and in the faith of the Messenger of Allah”). Once the body is in the grave, a layer of wood or stones should be placed on top of the body to prevent direct contact between the body and the soil that will fill the grave. Then each mourner present will place three handfuls of soil into the grave. Once the grave has been filled, a small stone or marker may be placed at the grave so that it is recognizable. However, traditionally, it is prohibited to erect a large monument on the grave or decorate the grave in an elaborate way.

"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 a.m. local time, senior U.S. military and intelligence officials said."

Not saying that didn't happen, but burial at sea for a desert religion, not likely.

Ever hear of Muslim pirates?

 

[Freewill]

Since when is burial at sea a Muslim tradition?

That whole story was nothing but BS. Obama wanted the body gone and gone it was. He used Islamic tradition to say he had to do it quickly. But burial at sea, a desert religion rite, I don't think so.

Military e-mails: Burial at sea of bin Laden followed Islamic procedures - CNN.com

Muslim Funeral for Bin Laden Was ‘Smart,' Says Sen. Graham

Muslim Funeral Traditions

Interment
After Salat al-Janazah has been recited, the body should be transported to the cemetery for burial. Traditionally, only men are allowed to be present at the burial, though in some communities all mourners, including women, will be allowed at the gravesite. The grave should be dug perpendicular to the qiblah, and the body should be placed in the grave on its right side, facing the qiblah. Those placing the body into the grave should recite the line “Bismilllah wa ala millati rasulilllah” (“In the name of Allah and in the faith of the Messenger of Allah”). Once the body is in the grave, a layer of wood or stones should be placed on top of the body to prevent direct contact between the body and the soil that will fill the grave. Then each mourner present will place three handfuls of soil into the grave. Once the grave has been filled, a small stone or marker may be placed at the grave so that it is recognizable. However, traditionally, it is prohibited to erect a large monument on the grave or decorate the grave in an elaborate way.

"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 a.m. local time, senior U.S. military and intelligence officials said."

Not saying that didn't happen, but burial at sea for a desert religion, not likely.

Ever hear of Muslim pirates?

Show the burial tradition

 

[TheGreatGatsby]

The body was jettisoned at sea so there'd be no "martyr's grave"

That's the back story. One of three things happened, though, probably.

1. The body was actually buried.
2. The body was cremated.
3. The body is preserved at some government bunker.

But I don't believe they just willy nilly dumped the body at sea for it to wash up somewhere.

The body is weighted down so that it won't float back to the surface. And, dropping it in several thousand foot deep water would assure that it didn't wash up.

I'm not saying it couldn't happen; I'm saying I just don't personally believe it.

 

[JakeStarkey]

Military e-mails: Burial at sea of bin Laden followed Islamic procedures - CNN.com

Muslim Funeral for Bin Laden Was ‘Smart,' Says Sen. Graham

Muslim Funeral Traditions

Interment
After Salat al-Janazah has been recited, the body should be transported to the cemetery for burial. Traditionally, only men are allowed to be present at the burial, though in some communities all mourners, including women, will be allowed at the gravesite. The grave should be dug perpendicular to the qiblah, and the body should be placed in the grave on its right side, facing the qiblah. Those placing the body into the grave should recite the line “Bismilllah wa ala millati rasulilllah” (“In the name of Allah and in the faith of the Messenger of Allah”). Once the body is in the grave, a layer of wood or stones should be placed on top of the body to prevent direct contact between the body and the soil that will fill the grave. Then each mourner present will place three handfuls of soil into the grave. Once the grave has been filled, a small stone or marker may be placed at the grave so that it is recognizable. However, traditionally, it is prohibited to erect a large monument on the grave or decorate the grave in an elaborate way.

"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 a.m. local time, senior U.S. military and intelligence officials said."

Not saying that didn't happen, but burial at sea for a desert religion, not likely.

Ever hear of Muslim pirates?

Show the burial tradition

Why?

 

[Siete]

given the gravity of 911 I'm pretty sure Bin Laden didn't get much respect.

 

[JakeStarkey]

given the gravity of 911 I'm pretty sure Bin Laden didn't get much respect.

An iman and a crew of three Muslims performed the duty, prepared the body, sewed it into a shroud, and then

 

[konradv]

Muslims have had navies for centuries. The Arabs attacked Constantinople by sea and the Ottomans had quite a formidable navy. Burial at sea would have been very common.

OK, find the traditional Muslim burial at sea.

Google is your friend.

If a person dies on a ship and if there is no fear of the decay of the dead body and if there is no problem in retaining it for sometime on the ship, it should be kept on it and buried in the ground after reaching the land. Otherwise, after giving Ghusl, Hunut, Kafan and Namaz-e-Mayyit it should be lowered into the sea in a vessel of clay or with a weight tied to its feet. And as far as possible it should not be lowered at a point where it is eaten up immediately by the sea predators.

Muslim Funeral Customs - Sea Services

 

[Siete]

given the gravity of 911 I'm pretty sure Bin Laden didn't get much respect.

An iman and a crew of three Muslims performed the duty, prepared the body, sewed it into a shroud, and then

if they say so ... however we know how much respect the POW's got at GITMO

 

[JakeStarkey]

given the gravity of 911 I'm pretty sure Bin Laden didn't get much respect.

An iman and a crew of three Muslims performed the duty, prepared the body, sewed it into a shroud, and then

if they say so ... however we know how much respect the POW's got at GITMO

that makes no sense

 

[whitehall]

Army Rangers could have done the mission as well as USMC Recon but the administration wanted to use a military unit that could be directly controlled outside of normal Military units. The administration chose the strange little unit for the mission which is supposed to be under the command of the U.S. Navy but has been hijacked by the CIA. Former SEAL member Marcus Luttrell inadvertently spilled the beans about the CIA in his book "Lone Survivor" about a failed SEAL mission in Afghanistan. In one segment he wondered why Navy personnel who were trained to paddle little rubber boats and withstand hypothermia were following an enemy unit at 10,000 feet in the freaking Afghan mountains. Americans should wonder about the same thing. Luttrell claimed that SEALS won't sleep in the same barracks with other U.S. Military units because they might "blurt secrets in their sleep". What secrets have enlisted ground troops ever had to keep from other U.S. enlisted ground troops? It goes to the crux of the SEAL mission. They don't work for the U.S. Military and as such they don't work under the same Constitutional restraints as other members of the Military. The SEALS have become the administration's private army and they work for a secret organization with a secret budget. In turn the CIA works for the Hussein administration. It's no secret that the CIA had been illegally used by the Kennedy brothers in a plot to invade Cuba and kill Castro but alas the CIA ain't as smart as they think and the Cuban mission backfired big time. LBJ used the CIA in Vietnam and we managed to win every battle and still lose the freaking war. Sadly the CIA hasn't been on top of any major crisis since freaking WW2 and thanks to traitors in both the FBI and the CIA there are no more secrets. It's time a president has the balls to take control of the federal bureaucracy.