Osama Bin Laden is dead. Navy Seal team took him out. May he rot in hell!!!
There, fixed that for you.
It's not a sin against the muslim deceased but is only to be used when the person dies at sea and is too far away from land to be buried in the earth. However, I think it was appropriate given that the U.S. supposedly said they didn't think anyone would accept the body and that his grave would become a shrine. Although, that might have been a good way of finding terrorists.
I had heard ( in addition to the above ) that burial at sea was also appropriate if there were a more than reasonable chance that the land grave would be disturbed.
In any case there was no reason at all to give him anything "according to Islam". In doing so you have sanctioned his actions as being according to Islam instead of "radical Islam". The "radical" Islams are going to be pissed no matter what.
His body should have been desecrated beyond belief as was Sadaam's.
It's great that OBL is dead, The burial at sea was so there would be no actual grave site that other followers of him could rally at. even so the man is now a martyr and while it's a good thing that he is dead, Don't for a second think that this is the end of his influence. Personally i think the american military and government would have been better off just killing the asshole and keeping it to themselves because by announcing it, while providing something for the american people to feel some sense of justice is just going to enrage those ill informed who venerated OBL. I hope i am wrong but all i can see now are more and more terror attacks of some sort.
maybe I misunderstood the announement but burying the body within 24 hours was the only attachment to the muslim traditions stated. for all we know he was booted off of a chopper at 300 feet with 500 lbs of attached weight.
and, I'm okay with that.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zl_ZC_VLvdE
That isn't the only requirement. http://www.al-islam.org/laws/burial.html
didn't say it was, I'm saying, I think it is the only one that has been referred to from the WH as being observed. just an observation, nothing more.
Just providing information for those interested or uninformed. Nothing more.
I believe justice has been served and I have no doubt he got what he deserved but it's just not my nature to celebrate or high five anyone's or anything's death....sorry.
@ OldMsgt: Patriot Post?
Agreed. It would have been more than enough to say to yourself "Good." Instead, you have all these idiots dancing around. What better way to make the rest of the world say "See, I told you they were idiots." Idiots.
Ive been called an utter dumbass, for WAY less.
way to go