[mindy2]

Seems very weird to me.

It is certainly going to give the conspiracy theorists a chance to party.

[imamumto3]

DH sai it was because no one would want his body, seems strange to me too

[Lausii]

I heard on the news it was so there wouldn't be a shrine?

[Guest_holy_j_*]

probably find its to stop someone from taking it.

[kemisz]

Doesn't a burial at sea conflict with his religion's burial laws?

[mummyinahurry]

So his burial place doesn't become a shrine for terrorists or his followers, and so it doesn't become a 'sacred' site for al Qaeda.

Eta... Burial at sea isn't necessarily incompatible with a proper Islamic burial.

This post has been edited by ms bonny: 02/05/2011, 09:25 PM

[vääräsääri]

I haven't heard anything, but I thought their excuse might be respect for Muslim customs necessitated a quick burial. And this way there's no pilgrimage site. Other than of course the location where he died. It seems like a useless precaution in that sense. And a bit sus overall.

[kadoodle]

It's interesting, isn't it?

One - it's goes against Islamic tradition of earth burial on the sunset of death.
Two - No-one can now identify the body

[ajb2205]

The news tonight mentioned that its because they doubted there would be a country that would be willing to accept his body / remains for burial.

[lustreless]

So the US Government doesn't get outed as liars.