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Originally posted by LadyGreenEyes
Originally posted by aboutface
reply to post by Artorius
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My question mark about the whole story is this. Since I've never been in the armed forces, I just presume (so correct me here if need be) that the army does the tank and land things while the seals do the water related things. So I wondered why would not an army elite team do this, if it were true? Why seals? And the only answer I came come up with is that if the Army did it, then what to do with the body? So, bring in the navy in order to conjure up a burial at sea story.
Good question. Will ask my soldier about that, and see what he says.
...due largely to warfare between Tikal and its neighbors. This period saw the beginning of the Maya "star wars" -- battles timed to astronomical events. It's interesting that the design of the rebel camp in the original "Star Wars" movie was based on the architecture of Tikal.
Originally posted by SilenceDogood
Originally posted by LadyGreenEyes
Originally posted by aboutface
reply to post by Artorius
*snip*
My question mark about the whole story is this. Since I've never been in the armed forces, I just presume (so correct me here if need be) that the army does the tank and land things while the seals do the water related things. So I wondered why would not an army elite team do this, if it were true? Why seals? And the only answer I came come up with is that if the Army did it, then what to do with the body? So, bring in the navy in order to conjure up a burial at sea story.
Good question. Will ask my soldier about that, and see what he says.
SEAL is an acronym for SEa Air Land. They are capable of conducting operations anywhere and receive the some of the most extensive training in the US armed forces. Delta Force and Air Force PJs are also capable of conducting this type of operation, but the SEAL DevGru - formerly SEAL Team 6 - is specifically trained in counter-terrorism. That's why they were chosen.
2. Muslim tradition. So before you kill someone, you research their religious beliefs, and after you head shot him, you tell everyone you have followed his religion when you (subject to change), dump him in the sea. Did they attach chains and cinder blocks to his legs when they dumped him? To wash the body beforehand? So really, our government has experts on the Quran, and it told them to do that? What I've read, the only way a muslim is supposed to be "buried at sea" is if they are on that vessel as a member and there is no way to get to shore. All muslims want to be planted. Oh no, TPTB say, we don't want a shrine to the biggest baddest person in the world, he was a bad guy. Why NOT pop him in the morgue, let him chill for three days? Oh, because we are sympathetic to another belief system that says internment within 24 hrs. How convenient. Well, hypocrisy rules, because we (subject to change) assassinated him, and that, wait for it.......was how when on June 28th, 1928, WW1 started. Archduke Ferdinand? He's dead, so is OBL.