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Would Bush Have Washed Bin Laden's Body?
John Brennan in an ongoing press conference at the White House was quite insistent that all "Islamic precepts" were respected and adhered to in the burial at sea of Osma bin Laden. The first priority of the Obama adminstration was the Islamic burial of the man Obama claimed was "not a leader of the Muslim world"
Bush disposed of remains of Iraqi terrorist leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi by burying him in a secret location. Did our soldiers wash al-Zarqawi's body? I am going to puke.
I think tis is outrageous and sick. Such respect we give, not only to a mass murderer of Americans in the name of Islam, but deference to the very ideology that has fueled this war on America.
"There is a requirement in Islamic law that an individual must be buried with 24 hours." John Brennan
The corpse was taken to the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson, officials told ABC News. The burial at sea was done in accordance with Muslim law -- a Muslim seaman conducted the process, said the prayers, and bin Laden's body was wrapped in the appropriate way.
"We are ensuring that it is handled in accordance with Islamic practice and tradition," an administration official said. "This is something that we take very seriously. And so therefore this is being handled in an appropriate manner."
It is rare, but when a body must be buried at sea, there are rules, according to Al Islam online.
The body should be lowered into the water, "in a vessel of clay or 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 sea predators."
Tradition dictates that the body is washed by Muslim men and a funeral prayer is said, then it is buried as soon as possible, usually within 24 hours. The body is wrapped in a shroud of white cloth and the face is moved toward mecca. The remains are always buried in the earth.
According to Brennan, there wasn't time to get bin Laden to another country and adhere to Islamic law so he was giving a bural at sea. There were Islamic clerics there - this all according to John Brennan,.
This was the priority of the Obama adminstration.
(Reuters) – Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden was buried at sea from the deck of a U.S. aircraft carrier in the north Arabian Sea after being washed according to Islamic custom and receiving a religious funeral, a U.S. defense official said on Monday.
"Preparations for at-sea burial began at 1:10 a.m. EST and were completed at 2 a.m. EST," the official said. "Traditional procedures for Islamic burial were followed."
"The deceased's body was washed and then placed in a white sheet. The body was placed in a weighted bag. a military officer read prepared religious remarks which were translated into Arabic by a native speaker. After the words were complete, the body was place on a prepared flat board, tipped up, whereupon the deceased's body eased into the sea," the official said.
John Brennan in an ongoing press conference at the White House was quite insistent that all "Islamic precepts" were respected and adhered to in the burial at sea of Osma bin Laden. The first priority of the Obama adminstration was the Islamic burial of the man Obama claimed was "not a leader of the Muslim world"
Bush disposed of remains of Iraqi terrorist leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi by burying him in a secret location. Did our soldiers wash al-Zarqawi's body? I am going to puke.
I think tis is outrageous and sick. Such respect we give, not only to a mass murderer of Americans in the name of Islam, but deference to the very ideology that has fueled this war on America.
"There is a requirement in Islamic law that an individual must be buried with 24 hours." John Brennan
The corpse was taken to the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson, officials told ABC News. The burial at sea was done in accordance with Muslim law -- a Muslim seaman conducted the process, said the prayers, and bin Laden's body was wrapped in the appropriate way.
"We are ensuring that it is handled in accordance with Islamic practice and tradition," an administration official said. "This is something that we take very seriously. And so therefore this is being handled in an appropriate manner."
It is rare, but when a body must be buried at sea, there are rules, according to Al Islam online.
The body should be lowered into the water, "in a vessel of clay or 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 sea predators."
Tradition dictates that the body is washed by Muslim men and a funeral prayer is said, then it is buried as soon as possible, usually within 24 hours. The body is wrapped in a shroud of white cloth and the face is moved toward mecca. The remains are always buried in the earth.
According to Brennan, there wasn't time to get bin Laden to another country and adhere to Islamic law so he was giving a bural at sea. There were Islamic clerics there - this all according to John Brennan,.
This was the priority of the Obama adminstration.
(Reuters) – Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden was buried at sea from the deck of a U.S. aircraft carrier in the north Arabian Sea after being washed according to Islamic custom and receiving a religious funeral, a U.S. defense official said on Monday.
"Preparations for at-sea burial began at 1:10 a.m. EST and were completed at 2 a.m. EST," the official said. "Traditional procedures for Islamic burial were followed."
"The deceased's body was washed and then placed in a white sheet. The body was placed in a weighted bag. a military officer read prepared religious remarks which were translated into Arabic by a native speaker. After the words were complete, the body was place on a prepared flat board, tipped up, whereupon the deceased's body eased into the sea," the official said.
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posted by no_slappz at 3:38 PM
3 Comments:
An Interesting perspective.
I met a USMC retired officer today
at starbuck's while sitting at an outside table, and he had a totally different view:
"Chesty Puller would have ordered the s.o.b.'s body washed in pig urine & blood, then tossed over the side in pink pajamas to attract
the fish!"
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reb
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Dr. John - When you say that "this man - Osama bin Laden - was a disgrace to the religion".. I suggest to you that Islam is not a valid religious notion, nor an idea promoting a diety at all. The Qur'an is more accurately described as a Manual of War and Conquest, through fear and terror.
See > Bukhari, Vol 4, Book 52, 220
Allah's Apostle said, "I have become victorious with terror."
reb
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What was bin Laden? A true muslim? Or an apostate?
Obama -- after bin Laden's execution -- said he was was NOT a muslim. Okay.
But then Obama had bin Laden's body treated according to Islamic custom.
Frankly, actions speak louder that words, which means Obama truly believes bin Laden was a muslim.
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