Fox Nation / May 2, 2011

Counterterrorism Chief Explains Rationale Behind Sea Burial of Bin Laden

At a press conference today with John Brennan, White House Homeland Security and Counterterrorism Adviser, not only was Pakistan discussed, but the emerging controversy with Osama bin Laden’s burial was also addressed. Brennan stated bin Laden’s body was buried at sea within 24 hours in accordance with Islamic tradition, but many journalists in the press room loudly expressed their puzzlement, asking “why?” Read more at mediaite.com.

Beck: Why Bury Bin Laden at Sea?

Beck asks this question on two fronts. One, why would we respect this dirtbag's religion in giving him an appropriate burial. And two, with all the conspiracy theorists out there, why dump Bin Laden's body in the ocean where it will just spawn conspiracies that we didn't kill him? Read more at therightscoop.com.

Islamic Scholars Question Bin Laden's Sea Burial

Muslim clerics said Monday that Osama bin Laden's burial at sea was a violation of Islamic tradition that may further provoke militant calls for revenge attacks against American targets.

Although there appears to be some room for debate over the burial — as with many issues within the faith — a wide range of Islamic scholars interpreted it as a humiliating disregard for the standard Muslim practice of placing the body in a grave with the head pointed toward the holy city of Mecca.

Sea burials can be allowed, they said, but only in special cases where the death occurred aboard a ship. Read more at newsmax.com.Sen. Lindsey Graham Expresses Skepticism Over UBL Burial at Sea

..."I know the Geneva Convention very well but this is a circumstance where I believe it’s not a violation of the convention,” Senator Lindsey Graham said. “It would be in our national interests to make a case, documented case, that this was Osama bin Laden. He is dead. I think that would be a smart thing to do, and have it rolled out in a sensitive way, but prove it beyond a reasonable doubt, and some people still won’t believe it." ... "But this idea of disposing the body within 24 hours because of tradition bothers me a bit because we will be under attack as to whether or not it really was him,” Graham said. “And I’m not so sure that was a wise move. I’d like to hear more about that. I think that may have been sensitivity taken too far." Read more at dailycaller.com.