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Originally posted by earthdude
Like they would leave such a valuable body just laying around for anybody to pick up. That would be stupid. If they did bury him at sea, they would have to stand guard on the body forever.
Originally posted by CharlieRay
I would really like to know who cleansed the body and how.
I'm a former sailor and I can tell you that I'm imagining how they would've done it and it's not good... not good at all.
I would think that the proper way to have done it would be to have someone of the Muslim faith do it... but that would've required forethought that I'm starting to think didn't happen.
I don't believe the washing and sea-burial was part of the plan. If it was, then that would mean they expected a dead body.
I wish that they would release that video and pictures.
Originally posted by areyouserious2010
reply to post by 000063
I withdraw.
It appears his wife and daughter, who were there, have confirmed it was him.
If there was any hint of a conspiracy, or that it didnt go how the President said it did, these people would be the first to say. It appears this is the reasonable verification I was looking for.
Not that it proves anything one way or another, but I for one am satisfied.
Speculation. No proof.
Originally posted by SusieX
Originally posted by areyouserious2010
reply to post by 000063
I withdraw.
It appears his wife and daughter, who were there, have confirmed it was him.
If there was any hint of a conspiracy, or that it didnt go how the President said it did, these people would be the first to say. It appears this is the reasonable verification I was looking for.
Not that it proves anything one way or another, but I for one am satisfied.
There could be many explanations for that. Ive not seen his supposed wife or daughter any where. Are those two like the daughter of that diplomat who claimed she saw Iraqi soldiers take babies out of incubators and throw them on the ground in Kuwait, during the Gulf war? A story that was later proven to be a 100% lie but was run by all our medias, nonetheless.
Originally posted by areyouserious2010
reply to post by SusieX
Like I said, it does not prove it beyond a reasonable doubt. The body proves that.
A reasonable person would be able to draw the conclusion that if the United States made the story up entirely, his wife, daughter and Al Qaeda would be the first to yell foul. I have not heard any accusations of that whatsoever from any of those people.
If it comes out that their confirmation was completely falsified and reasonable proof of such is provided then I will reconsider. But at this point, I am making a judgement on the evidence provided.
Yes we do. The wife and daughter said he was dead, according to Pakistan. Al Qaeda says he was dead, and they'd have all the reason in the world to show the US was full of liars.
Originally posted by SusieX
Yes but a reasonable person would not base their judgements on hearsay either, which is all we have at this point.
Originally posted by areyouserious2010
reply to post by SusieX
Like I said, it does not prove it beyond a reasonable doubt. The body proves that.
A reasonable person would be able to draw the conclusion that if the United States made the story up entirely, his wife, daughter and Al Qaeda would be the first to yell foul. I have not heard any accusations of that whatsoever from any of those people.
If it comes out that their confirmation was completely falsified and reasonable proof of such is provided then I will reconsider. But at this point, I am making a judgement on the evidence provided.
No concrete facts whatsoever.
No, it would be evidence. Not proof.
When judgeing wether there is any validity to "facts" being put forward by the administration and CORPORATE media, I like to examine the "facts" being presented as if they were being submitted in a court of law.
Al Qaeda did not publicly confirm Bin Laden's death last weekend. There is no video or audio from any of the people we know to belong to the organization. What we do have are anonymous comments posted on a Jihadi website known to be frequented by terrorists.
Now in a court of law, would this be accepted as proof that someone died?
I assume someone's checking IPs. I also assume that AQ would laugh at you, on account of knowing where bin Laden was until just before the attack.
What stops me from joining the same website and getting an Arabic friend to post that Bin Laden died in my basement nine years ago and is now peacefully sleeping under the bed of roses in my backyard?
It would make it credible, at least.
Would it make the statement true just because it appears on a Jihadi website??
Yes, and?
As for the wife and daughter, where are they? The corporate media is reporting statements supposedly coming from them but no actual video footage of them saying any of it. No images of them either, not recently taken or ever.
In court, there would be subpoenas. You're artifically holding something that isn't a trial to the standards of one.
In court, would you accept third party statements (which is what the media are reporting) as fact or hearsay?
Provide evidence that he was killed maliciously or not at all.
I have seen some photos of a passport that is claimed to belong to the wife but considering how easily a passport can be faked, is that enough proof to base the death of someone on, especially when there is no body to speak of and the only people who claim there was a death, also claim the body was dumped in the middle of the sea? Convenient to also murder three witnesses that were on site...
All you have is Argument from Incredulity and no evidence that he wasn't. If the military DNA tests were enough to prove Saddam wasn't a double, as well as identifying other bad guys, why the artificially high standard of proof for OBL?
All you have here is hearsay and no actual concrete facts to prove Bin Laden was there and died last week.
Which could alternately be interpreted as "blind doubt".
Ive followed Mid East politics for years and am not so easily dupped by the lies and deceit of the American Administration, regardless of who's in office.
I see it all the time.edit on 8-5-2011 by SusieX because: syntax