Within 30 minutes, the citizens of United States of America were told that the FBI's most wanted terrorist was not only tracked down and killed, but also buried at sea. If President Barack Obama was trying to shut up all the critics, cynics and conspiracy theorists after the whole birth certificate fiasco, this was definitely not the way to do it. Sure, I believe Osama bin Laden is dead. But I also still cling to a lesson that I've been taught all my life: you can never, ever trust the government. With a history of political scandals, controversy and coverups, something tells me that this whole Osama death debacle is not going to go unquestioned. So, let's begin the questioning, shall we?
First of all, I find it really hard to believe that the United States would do bin Laden any such favor as disposing of his body in the proper Muslim manner, especially after what he did to our country. In my eyes, this could merely be an excuse to prevent the public from viewing his remains. What's to say that Osama hasn't been dead for weeks and this late-night Sunday statement was just a facade created to make the public believe the death of Osama just took place a few hours prior? And how do we know that our troops killed him? Perhaps, he saw the attack coming and took his own life. No, a politician would never take credit for something like that – in case you didn't pick up on it, that was blatant sarcasm.
And a burial at sea just sounds a bit too fishy (pardon the pun) for me not to question. I know if I lost a family member during the terrorist attacks, I would want stone cold evidence that Osama was dead. Taking the government's word that his body was disposed of in the ocean would not be acceptable. After all, this cretin massacred nearly 3,000 Americans almost 10 years ago. Another issue of concern is how the release of the photos of Osama's dead body may lead to unrest by al Qaeda, thus increasing the threat level to our nation. Again, how convenient for the government to have such strong reasons not to release photo documentation. Regardless, it's been reported that the government will be releasing video of Osama's sea burial at some point; but, again, how will we know this footage was taken the day the announcement of Osama's death was made? And how will we know if it's bin Laden being buried at sea when it's Muslim custom that the body be placed in a white sheet?
And does anyone else find it a little too convenient that this wonderful, joyous news has come at just the right time to overshadow the release of President Obama's birth certificate? That, and I do believe it's about time that the presidential politicking for the 2012 election kicks off. What better way for Obama to campaign than to be able to say he was president during Osama's demise. All that rejoicing is sure to give that approval rating a boost. Don't get me wrong, I'm not a conspiracy theorist by any stretch of the imagination, but it's historical events like the assassination of John F. Kennedy and Watergate that lead me to believe that this news that has people all over the country celebrating the red, white and blue is simply too good to be true.
Jennie Oemig
Staff Writer
Trempealeau County Times
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