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To: Brumar89 who wrote (424562)5/2/2011 1:08:23 PM
From: FJB  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 793862
 
Bin Laden's body cleansed before sea burial

U.S. official describes rites; Islamic clerics debate if procedure was proper or humiliating

NBC News and news services
updated 2 hours 16 minutes ago

CAIRO — 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 on 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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To: Brumar89 who wrote (424562)5/2/2011 1:37:35 PM
From: Carolyn12 Recommendations  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 793862
 
Why is it always "I" when Obama talks?