Lets not take this beyond the OP. There has been enough sorrow because of Bin Laden. To add to it with feelings hurt does no good to anyone. He is but one that needs to go. There are others just as bad and just as guilty. Lets all just thank God there is one less to worry about. Shleimig - your opinion is your own and I'll not deny you that but just remember who and what we are dealing with. These are murderers, plain and simple. They use their faith as a shield which in my opinion is blasphemous. No God advocates the killing of innocent people.

That's an opinion.

Ten years ago the images being removed were ones of severed heads of eagles and bloodstained US flags.  It seems nothing changes in the life and death of Bin Laden.

Americans are a 'funny' bunch of people who by and large take offense at others [anyone] abusing or denigrating their 'icons', be that the Stars and Stripes being defaced/burned or monuments of their identity/liberty/ideals being tainted by association [and particularly poor photoshop].

In contrast Australians really don't care [about theirs], but as site Administrators we're all obliged to have respect for the sensibilities of the majority, not cater to the whims of the few, no matter where we are from.

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Burying Bin Laden with appropriate speed shows respect for his religion, not for him.

The targets of his terrorism are better than he ever was.  In hindsight he may have learned something from that. [were not that his demise makes it problematic]...

He was given a Moslem funeral because his soul, no matter how tainted belongs to G-d. His body is of this world, and it's burial presented the potential to become a martyr's tomb for the misguided and the evil.

I see no contradictions there. I see a great deal of deference to a murderous person, even if our motives were self serving. i.e. showing the Moslem peoples that we were at war with the terrorist, not his religion.

All things are relative, Uvah.  In the same paragraph you say "he is but one that needs to go," then you thank your God that he's gone, then you excuse your hateful attitude toward "them" by saying they are murderers and label them blasphemous because they use their faith as a shield and then claim no god advocates killing of innocent people. 

For the sake of debate, no god claims adults are innocent.  (Just from the Christian Bible alone, there is Psalms 14:3, and Romans 3:23--convicting everybody).  Technically, bin Laden didn't lay a hand on anyone on 9/11 -- he instigated others to do his bidding; and our country DID provide him with blood thirsty knowledge because we wanted to use him as our attack dog against the Red menace.  Now, we had to put him down, which is the common end to many an attack dog, but I don't think he holds all the blame on why he needed to be put down.

He had the misfortune of being born in a country that is predominantly Muslim, and backwards enough to practice that faith in a fundamental way. If you had been born there, under the same circumstances, you wouldn't be calling him blasphemous.

Whether one is religious or not, sometimes the Killing of a tyrant/terrorist/mass murderer, is a necessary evil. It is not something to celebrate, One would hope in an enlightened world people would be taught religious/racial, tolerance towards others, he was and is proof that as a world, we have still along way to go towards true peace.

Truer words were never spoken.

The US supported the Mujahadin against Russia, and that was ObL's start. He really wasn't heard much from until he espoused the view that the US, because it supported the Naqba (catastrophe = establishment of Israel) is deserving of the terrorist attacks he trained, organized and supported. It infuriated him that infidels stepped on the holy soil (sand) of Saudi Arabia and the Middle East. He believed in converting the world to Islam, and putting every non believer who refused Islam to the sword.

Antisemitism was at the root of his distorted and hate filled world view and Fundamentalism. Note the rioting inEast Jerusalem over his termination, and remember well who were dancing in the streets after 9/11.

One lesson, Mr. President: Learn who your friends and enemies are. 

And I beg to differ. When a murderous terrorist is dispatched, there is every reason to celebrate that although late, true justice was seen to be delivered.

When ideology take precedence over human beings and the sacredness of all life, the end result is mass murder.  

Very well stated HG_Eliminator. 

Good riddance.

But I am afraid it changes nothing, just a figurehead which Americans can throw blame.

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That son of a bitch got what he deserved. 

But if it were possible, he should die the same number of times as all the lives lost on 9/11.  And then some.

While I want to believe he's gone, I have to wonder.

They have announced this morning that they have confirmed it's him by DNA testing. I was under the impression that DNA testing took longer than 12 hours.

Can anyone weigh in on how long it really takes to get a match. 

CarGuy1, I think the time involved would be based upon if you were comparing a sample against a data base or against a known single sample.  If there was a sample of DNA from a know family member then comparing that against a another sample to see if it matched probably wouldn't take too long.

My worry is why did they dispose of the body so quickly? Something about seems fishy to me...no pun intended.

I think they dispose of the body quickly so there will be no debate on how to handle it. If it lingered on it could of been used as a rally call.

It's a safe bet that his check jumped any queue that would normally prolong timing...

“I’ve never wished a man dead, but I have read some obituaries with great pleasure.” – Mark Twain.

I think ole Samuel might have reworked that a little if he had been around for Hitler or bin Laden.  Clearly a day to celebrate a victory of Good vs. evil.

....actually, that pretty well covered it.

i was soo excited when i saw it on the news last night.....and now deeply happy and content.

comupence has come around finally to a truly evil man.

congrats to the US forces who took him out.

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     The burial at sea happened because first Saudi Arabia refused his body, he's native to that country, and no one else wanted the remains either. I read that a swift burial is in accordance with Islamic custom, which is fine by me but a sea burial is a sin against the person which is also fine by me. IMO - I think its a good idea to learn more about these people to better understand them. With learning comes understanding and with understanding comes acceptance. Not for the extremists but for the people themselves.