Kill Mission
The contradictions in the US position on how Bin Laden was killed have sparked speculations that the raid was a “kill operation”.
This was evident in the explanation given by the White House spokesman on Bin Laden’s death.
“He was enemy No. 1 for this country and killed many, many innocent civilians,” Carney said.
“No apologies.”
The US commandos who hunted Osama Bin Laden even said that they were under orders to kill Al-Qaeda leader, not to capture him.
“This was a kill operation,” a US national security official told Reuters.
This claim was somehow repeated by CIA director Leon Panetta.
“The authorities we have on bin Laden are to kill him. And that was made clear,” he said.
“But it was also, as part of their rules of engagement, if he suddenly put up his hands and offered to be captured, then they would have the opportunity, obviously, to capture him. But that opportunity never developed.”
Adding to the controversy, Washington has shocked many around the world by stating that it has buried Bin Laden at sea.
Furthermore, the Obama administration has been resisting calls to release a graphic photo of Bin Laden’s dead body.
Though Washington tried to explain its reluctance to release Bin Laden’s photos by saying that the pictures are gruesome, the position has created many questions.
“It’s fair to say that it’s a gruesome photograph,” said White House spokesman Carney.
“I’ll be candid. There are sensitivities here in terms of the appropriateness of releasing photographs of Osama bin Laden.”
All in all, the controversy about Bin Laden’s death and whether Washington was really seeking a fair trial to him leaves many questions unanswered.
Time will only reveal the truth. Hopefully soon.
Source: OnIslam
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