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Wednesday, May 4, 2011

Obama is afraid of offending Muslim sensibilities

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The world has gone mad, or at least parts of our country. 

In a sane world certain things make sense.  You fight to win.  You fight because you are right.  You do not let thugs; bandits, criminals and bullies dictate what you do or how you fight. 
 This is particularly true when you are the United States of America. 
 Yet the most powerful nation in the world is acting like a country that is either insane or has a suicide wish. 
 Only a few short days ago, American forces killed the most wanted man in the world.   After the raid that killed him, we took Osama bin Laden’s body with us, back to a U.S. Navy warship.  Instead of cleaning him up, like we did the son’s of Sadam Hussein, so we could present proof positive that we had killed him; he was quickly buried at sea, allegedly in accordance with Islamic sensibilities. 
 We are at war with at least radical Islam, if not Islam itself.  We are told repeatedly that Bin Laden is not a true Muslim, yet we have to give him a Muslim funeral and the need to do that trumps all other considerations?
 Today, Obama has announced America will not release the photos of a dead Osama.  Why?  Once again, we are afraid of offending Muslim sensibilities.  When have Muslims ever been afraid of offending American sensibilities?   Again, the desire not to offend “Muslim sensibilities” over rules much more important considerations.
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Monday, May 2, 2011

Bin Laden's body cleansed before sea burial - World news - Death of bin Laden - msnbc.com

NEW YORK, NY - MAY 01: People celebrate in the...Image by Getty Images via @daylifehttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42859914/ns/world_news-death_of_bin_laden
Al-Qaida 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 during a religious funeral, a U.S. defense official said 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."
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The official described the procedure to NBC News as follows:
  • 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 that were translated into Arabic by a native speaker.
  • After the words were complete, the body was placed on a prepared flat board, tipped up, whereupon the deceased's body eased into the sea from the USS Carl Vinson.
The rites sparked a debate about Islamic customs, with some Muslim clerics calling the procedure humiliating and others saying it was proper.
A U.S. official said that the burial decision was made after concluding that it would have been difficult to find a country willing to accept the remains. There also was speculation about worry that a grave site could have become a rallying point for militants.
President Barack Obama said the remains had been handled in accordance with Islamic custom, which requires speedy burial.







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