{"id":5338,"date":"2013-02-04T11:40:15","date_gmt":"2013-02-04T19:40:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fogcityjournal.com\/wordpress\/?p=5338"},"modified":"2020-05-06T12:25:44","modified_gmt":"2020-05-06T20:25:44","slug":"osama-wherefore-art-thou","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fogcityjournal.com\/wordpress\/5338\/osama-wherefore-art-thou\/","title":{"rendered":"Osama, Where Art Thou?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_5339\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5339\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5339\" alt=\"Osama bin Laden\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fogcityjournal.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/plugins\/2013\/02\/osama_bin_laden.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fogcityjournal.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/plugins\/2013\/02\/osama_bin_laden.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.fogcityjournal.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/plugins\/2013\/02\/osama_bin_laden-300x210.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-5339\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Osama bin Laden, March 10, 1957 \u2013 May 2, 2011.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>By <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fogcityjournal.com\/wordpress\/author\/rstone\/\">Ralph E. Stone<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>February 4, 2013<\/p>\n<p>Under the prevailing narrative, Osama bin Laden was killed by Navy SEALS at bin Laden&#8217;s compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan, on May 2, 2011, at zero dark thirty,\u00a0spy-jargon for &#8220;half past midnight,&#8221; the time of bin Laden&#8217;s death. \u00a0According to this narrative, the raid was videotaped and photographs were taken. \u00a0The body was then taken to the supercarrier USS Carl Vinson where traditional procedures for an Islamic burial were followed. \u00a0The body was then placed in a weighted bag and slid into the sea.<\/p>\n<p>Several\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/healthland.time.com\/2011\/05\/02\/its-a-match-how-officials-used-dna-to-identify-bin-laden\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">methods<\/a>\u00a0were used to confirm that bin Laden was actually killed, including DNA testing, facial-recognition techniques, a CIA analysis of photographs, and one of bin Laden&#8217;s own wives had identified his body. \u00a0 Supposedly, bin Laden was buried so soon after his killing because according to Islamic practice and tradition the body must be buried within 24 hours. \u00a0Why at sea? \u00a0Probably because a grave site might end up being a place of worship for bin Laden followers.<\/p>\n<p>We know there was a raid in Pakistan because Pakistani officials\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/world-south-asia-13398281\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">condemned<\/a>\u00a0the &#8220;unilateral action . . . which constitutes a violation of Pakistan&#8217;s sovereignty.&#8221; \u00a0 During the raid, one of the Navy helicopters malfunctioned and was destroyed before the Navy SEALS left. \u00a0There are images of the destroyed helicopter available on the internet. \u00a0In fact, the U.S. is concerned that Pakistan gave\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20180114075224\/http:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2011\/WORLD\/asiapcf\/08\/15\/pakistan.china\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">China<\/a>\u00a0access to the high-tech helicopter.<\/p>\n<p>On May 6, 2011, al-Qaeda\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20151006140756\/http:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/2011\/05\/06\/us-binladen-qaeda-confirmation-text-idUSTRE74563U20110506\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">confirmed<\/a>\u00a0that Osama bin Laden was dead, dispelling doubts by some Muslims that the group&#8217;s leader had really been killed by U.S. forces, and vowed to mount more attacks on the West.<\/p>\n<p>Why were the Bush and Obama Administrations so obsessed with assassinating bin Laden? \u00a0Because bin Laden was the actual and symbolic leader of al-Qaeda, who in 2004\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20130223095215\/http:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/story\/0,2933,137095,00.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">admitted<\/a>\u00a0ordering the September 11, 2001 attacks, which resulted in 2,977 deaths. \u00a0 The killing was part of the Administration&#8217;s targeted assassination program, an extrajudicial execution. \u00a0The U.N. General Assembly and Human Rights Commission, as well as Amnesty International, have all condemned extrajudicial<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20130223095215\/http:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/story\/0,2933,137095,00.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> executions<\/a>.\u00a0 Will the U.S. be held accountable for this extrajudicial assassination? \u00a0Probably not.<\/p>\n<p>All this evidence should convince skeptics that bin Laden was indeed killed by Navy SEALS on May 2, 2011. \u00a0Unfortunately, the Obama administration has<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20150520014116\/http:\/\/www.judicialwatch.org:80\/cases\/judicial-watch-v-u-s-department-of-defense-central-intelligence-agency\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> refused<\/a>\u00a0to release photographs, videotapes and other evidence establishing bin Laden&#8217;s death, arguing that the photographs are gruesome and their release could damage national security. \u00a0This refusal only<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Osama_bin_Laden_death_conspiracy_theories\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> fuels<\/a>\u00a0conspiracy theories, rumors, and hoaxes that bin Laden had been dead for years or is still alive. \u00a0But is the U.S. government capable of engineering a hoax of this magnitude and keep it going over two years through a presidential election and the snooping of the\u00a0<i>Zero Dark Thirty<\/i>\u00a0filmmakers? \u00a0I don&#8217;t think so.<\/p>\n<p>The Obama Administration\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.judicialwatch.org\/press-room\/press-releases\/obama-administration-admits-information-released-to-zero-dark-thirty-filmmakers-might-pose-an-unnecessary-security-and-counterintelligence-risk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">admits<\/a>\u00a0it released sensitive information about the bin Laden raid to the\u00a0<i>Zero Dark Thirty<\/i>\u00a0filmmakers but claims this same information could cause an &#8220;unnecessary security and counterintelligence risk&#8221; if released to the general public. \u00a0What makes the filmmakers so special that they get access to &#8220;sensitive information&#8221; while the general public does not?<\/p>\n<p>In\u00a0<i>Judicial Watch, Inc. v. DoD and CIA<\/i>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20150520014116\/http:\/\/www.judicialwatch.org:80\/cases\/judicial-watch-v-u-s-department-of-defense-central-intelligence-agency\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Judicial Watch<\/a>\u00a0has asked the\u00a0United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia to overturn a U.S. District Court ruling and instruct the DOD and CIA to release 52 images from the raid on bin Laden\u2019s compound and bin Laden&#8217;s burial at sea. \u00a0 A hearing was held on January 10, 2013. \u00a0 I doubt the Court of Appeals will require the government to release the images.<\/p>\n<p>Osama, where art thou? \u00a0Lying at the bottom of the sea. \u00a0There is ample actual and circumstantial evidence supporting this conclusion.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Osama bin Laden was assassinated by US military forces in May 2011, but the Obama administration&#8217;s refusal to release photographic evidence of the deceased bin Laden is fueling conspiracy theories that espouse the notion bin Laden may still be alive.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1230,"featured_media":5339,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19,17,205,1316],"tags":[488,1128,2165,2067,2166,2167,2164,2169,604,2168,2106],"class_list":["post-5338","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-opinion","category-politics","category-religion","category-war","tag-488","tag-al-qaeda","tag-conspiract-theories","tag-department-of-defense","tag-extrajudicial-execution","tag-judicial-watch","tag-navy-seals","tag-obama-adminstration","tag-osama-bin-laden","tag-us-court-of-appeals","tag-zero-dark-thirty"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Osama, Where Art Thou? - Fog City Journal<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fogcityjournal.com\/wordpress\/5338\/osama-wherefore-art-thou\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Osama, Where Art Thou? - Fog City Journal\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Osama bin Laden was assassinated by US military forces in May 2011, but the Obama administration&#039;s refusal to release photographic evidence of the deceased bin Laden is fueling conspiracy theories that espouse the notion bin Laden may still be alive.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.fogcityjournal.com\/wordpress\/5338\/osama-wherefore-art-thou\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Fog City Journal\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/fogcityjournal\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2013-02-04T19:40:15+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2020-05-06T20:25:44+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.fogcityjournal.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/plugins\/2013\/02\/osama_bin_laden.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"500\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"350\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Ralph E. 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