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Originally Posted by moe.ron
It's a good strategic move. Imagine how huge his funeral would've been if it was done normally. It'll be a huge propoganda opportunity for Al-Qaeda.
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I don't think so. No one important showed up to the funerals of other top Al Qaeda or Taliban officials killed by U.S. forces because they know we're watching. Al-Qaeda doesn't need a funeral to make a martyr out of Osama either.
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Originally Posted by KKGCaroline
I'm a little distrusting of the "We shot him and then buried him at sea" quote" too, you would have seriously thought that DNA tests would have been taken (surely it takes more than a few hours?) and photo's would have been released showing the world that it was definately bin laden and that he was definately dead.
Not that i'm being at all anti-usa/pro-terrorists, but really, i just want to see the proof.
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I've been watching this unfold all night via the Internet ( both mainstream and alternative news sites) and the conspiracy theories started blowing up after it was announced his body was dumped into the ocean. Not surprising at all considering he was the most wanted man in the world and we dumped his body somewhere that could never be found only one hour after announcing we had the body in custody. I know It sounds barbaric but I think we should have paraded it around for at least a day or two.
And a lot of people are echoing your "need for proof".
Some interesting rumors that sprung up over the night.
- Osama was shot in the head at close range making some people suggest he pulled a Hitler and killed himself when special forces stormed his compound. Apparently he also had standing orders with his bodyguards that they were to kill him before allowing him to be captured by U.S. Forces
- Osama's been dead and in U.S. custody for months/years now and if the body was released it would have easily been noticed due to decomposition.
- It's all BS and he's still alive.
- The reason for the late night announcement was that a soldier who was part of the raid tweeted about the death of Osama Bin Laden, forcing Obama's speech last night.