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none of the crew on USS Carl Vinson witnessed Osama Bin Laden's burial at sea
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[quote:figures 22083480:MV8yMDYwMTM2X0E4RjE1ODBB] In other words, the whole thing, as I already long knew, was a work of fiction... http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/al-qaeda/9694952/Osama-bin-Laden-US-Navy-emails-reveal-no-sailors-witnessed-secret-burial-at-sea.html The first details of Osama bin Laden's secret burial at sea have been revealed in internal US military emails. The emails were released by the Pentagon after a freedom of information request by the Associated Press, but were heavily redacted. They disclosed that the funeral was so secret that none of the crew on USS Carl Vinson witnessed the burial at sea. They confirmed what the administration said at the time that Islamic rituals were observed. In an indication of the intense secrecy surrounding the operation, senior naval officers referred to the slain terror leaders's body was referred to as a FedEx package. The correspondence represents the first public disclosure of government records about the former al Qaeda leader's burial. They were released on Wednesday by the Pentagon in response to a Freedom of Information Act request by The Associated Press. :agent: :jihad2: :oridin: [/quote]
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In other words, the whole thing, as I already long knew, was a work of fiction...
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The first details of Osama bin Laden's secret burial at sea have been revealed in internal US military emails.
The emails were released by the Pentagon after a freedom of information request by the Associated Press, but were heavily redacted.
They disclosed that the funeral was so secret that none of the crew on USS Carl Vinson witnessed the burial at sea. They confirmed what the administration said at the time that Islamic rituals were observed.
In an indication of the intense secrecy surrounding the operation, senior naval officers referred to the slain terror leaders's body was referred to as a FedEx package.
The correspondence represents the first public disclosure of government records about the former al Qaeda leader's burial. They were released on Wednesday by the Pentagon in response to a Freedom of Information Act request by The Associated Press.
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