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Edition: U.S. Article Comments (6) Osama bin Laden U.S. says bin Laden unarmed when shot dead Bin Laden dead? Again? Conspiracy theories abound U.S. says bin Laden photo "gruesome," weighs release Bin Laden data seized seen increasing U.S. watch lists Pakistan PM defends failure to spot bin Laden hideout Odd behavior of neighbors makes sense after bin Laden killing U.S. raid opens Pakistani military to rare domestic criticism Bush declines Obama's invitation to "Ground Zero" Afghanistan says Pakistan should have known bin Laden was there Arabs question bin Laden's killing, sea burial Comment: Bin Laden’s death relieves U.S. of tough decision about legal prosecution Video: Behind the scenes of the bin Laden raid Follow Reuters Facebook Twitter RSS YouTube Read Concerns raised over shooting of unarmed bin Laden, burial | 10:09am EDT Odd behavior of neighbors makes sense after bin Laden killing | 7:23am EDT Pakistan cites worldwide failure over bin Laden | 11:37am EDT A minute with: Kenneth Branagh about "Thor" 11:21am EDT Bush declines Obama's invitation to "Ground Zero" | 8:26am EDT Discussed 167 Obama to make statement late Sunday, White House says 108 Donald Trump calls U.S. leaders ”stupid” 92 Concerns raised over shooting of unarmed bin Laden, burial Watched Bin Laden unarmed when killed - White House Tue, May 3 2011 Video of bin Laden compound fire Mon, May 2 2011 Fire ants form rafts to defy floods Tue, Apr 26 2011 Arabs question bin Laden's killing, sea burial Tweet Share this By Alistair Lyon, Special Correspondent BEIRUT (Reuters) - Some Arabs have misgivings about how U.S. forces summarily killed Osama bin Laden and disposed of his body in the ocean, even if many are far more preoccupied by the popular uprisings... Email Print Related News Palestinians say end division at Cairo ceremony 11:13am EDT Bin Laden killing highlights perils deep inside Pakistan 9:55am EDT U.S. seeks answers on whether Pakistan aided bin Laden Tue, May 3 2011 Bin Laden not armed during assault: White House Tue, May 3 2011 U.S. views of Obama improve with bin Laden death: Reuters/Ipsos poll Tue, May 3 2011 Analysis & Opinion Bin Laden sea burial not in line with Islam, Muslim clerics say Islamist militants hold prayers for bin Laden in Pakistan Related Topics World » Osama bin Laden » By Alistair Lyon, Special Correspondent BEIRUT | Wed May 4, 2011 10:36am EDT BEIRUT (Reuters) - Some Arabs have misgivings about how U.S. forces summarily killed Osama bin Laden and disposed of his body in the ocean, even if many are far more preoccupied by the popular uprisings convulsing the Middle East. Questions have multiplied since the White House said the al Qaeda leader was unarmed when U.S. helicopter-borne commandos shot and killed him on Monday at the fortified villa where he had been hiding in the Pakistani city of Abbottabad. Bin Laden's swift burial at sea, in what many Muslims say was a violation of Islamic custom, has also stirred anger. "In Islam we don't have this tradition of throwing the dead in the sea," said Saudi journalist Asem al-Ghamdi, arguing that the burial was a deliberate distraction. "The discussion should be on whether they had a right to kill him without a trial." The revelation that bin Laden was unarmed contrasted with an earlier account from a U.S. security official that the al Qaeda leader "participated" in a firefight with his assailants. Abu al-Abed, 45, a former Sunni insurgent who once fought U.S. forces in Iraq, was sure bin Laden's death was unlawful. "How come they killed a person who did not raise a weapon to fight or even to defend himself? What happened is murder. And this will increase the sympathy toward bin Laden," he said. Such perceptions could complicate U.S. efforts to mend ties with the Muslim world strained by the U.S.-led wars in Afghanistan and Iraq after al Qaeda's September 11, 2001 attacks. Obama took office in 2009 pledging to forge new a relationship with the Arab and Moslem world, a stand that was initially greeted with enthusiasm. But the mood soured when Washington backed down from confronting Israel over its settlement building in the West Bank and the derailing of the Israeli-Palestinian peace effort. Its ambivalent reaction in the early days of the uprising against Egyptian strongman Hosni Mubarak also raised questions about the United States' priorities in the Middle East. SEA BURIAL RESENTED Human rights campaigners are urging the United States and Pakistan to explain fully the circumstances in which the world's most wanted man died. "In the absence of those facts we cannot say anything meaningful about the legality or illegality of the action that has taken place," said Ali Dayan Hasan, senior Pakistan researcher for the New York-based Human Rights Watch. President Barack Obama declared firmly that "justice has been done" when he broke the news of bin Laden's demise. Hasan said no such determination could be made as long as the United States withheld the facts. "We understand that they have video footage of the operation and we would ask them in the public interest and in the interests of justice to bring all the information in their possession into the public domain." On the streets of Cairo, many people were indignant at how the Americans had consigned bin Laden to a watery grave and some said his killers had acted no better than their victim. "The way he was killed was bad," said Ahmed Hussein, 27, a pizza waiter. "They should have arrested him and produced evidence of his crimes. We as Muslims are not certain it was he who hit the World Trade Center, or that he is a terrorist." Playwright Husayn al-Sawaf, 25, said: "The Americans behaved in the same way as Bin Laden, with treachery and baseness. They should have tried him in court. As for his burial, that's not Islamic. He should have been buried in soil." Nevine Mohamed, a 26-year-old serving in a Cairo sweet shop, said the Americans could not have killed bin Laden any other way. "But the way they buried him was not humane. It's forbidden (in Islam) and at the end of the day he is Muslim." In Israel, where security forces have frequently killed suspected Palestinian militants, few voiced qualms about the similar approach apparently adopted by the U.S. Navy Seals. But commentators reflected that the political boost Obama could gain by getting bin Laden on his watch would spell trouble for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. "When he arrives in Washington at the end of the month, he will find a completely different president than he had anticipated. Instead of a lame duck, he will find a black swan," wrote Ben Caspit, a columnist for Israel's Maariv newspaper. "The assassination of bin Laden will have restored Obama's self-confidence and will have shortened his patience for our kindergarten here in the Middle East," he added. "He will need to make an urgent gesture toward the Islamic world, which he tried to appease at the start of his term. Such gestures are usually made at Israel's expense." Nahum Barnea, a political columnist for the Yedioth Ahronoth daily, took a similar view. "The assassination has freed President Obama, temporarily at least, of the image of the wimp, chicken, Muslim-lover that the Republicans gave him," he wrote. "On the one hand, like most Israelis, he celebrated the victory of good over evil ... On the other, he realized that Obama's political gain is going to make it more difficult for him (Netanyahu) in his dealings with the U.S. administration." Some Arabs also focused on the potential political advantage for Obama, who will seek re-election next year. Amer al-Dalawi, 59, an Iraqi local radio employee, said U.S. forces could have killed bin Laden any time. "Why now? Because Obama needs enough votes to guarantee him another four years." (Additional reporting by Isabel Coles in Cairo, Erika Solomon in Dubai, Asma Alsharif in Jeddah; Waleed Ibrahim and Aseel Kami in Baghdad, and Jeff Heller in Jerusalem; Editing by Angus MacSwan) World Osama bin Laden Tweet this Share this Link this Digg this Email Reprints We welcome comments that advance the story directly or with relevant tangential information. We try to block comments that use offensive language, all capital letters or appear to be spam, and we review comments frequently to ensure they meet our standards. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of Reuters. Comments (6) admn063 wrote: Bottom Line…This killer of many innocent Americans and World citizens was given the justice that he deserved. UBL is gone…another one bites the dust…It’s time to bring back the troops. Message here is you mess with America…doesn’t matter how much time it takes…this is the consequence. Hooraa for USA. God IS GREAT! May 04, 2011 10:55am EDT -- Report as abuse SUNNYNDRY wrote: Many seem concerned that bin Laden wasn’t armed. Those people seem to have forgot that the people in the twin towers wern’t armed, nor the first responders! May 04, 2011 11:03am EDT -- Report as abuse Esil wrote: Followers of bin laden are still a threat to the world. Radicals are a threat to world peace and stability. That is what should be questioned, not that a blatant mass murderer was found and deal with. How his body was disposed of is of no concern. bin laden had no concern for the bodies of the thousands of innocent people he is responsible for having murdered. Ali Dayan Hasan’s remarks notwithstanding, for hundreds of millions of people justice has finally been done in the case of osama bin laden. Those who support terrorism will likewise be ferreted out like the rats that they are. 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