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Report: DNA At Mass. General Confirms bin Laden's Death
Boston ABC News ^ | May 2, 2011 | ABC Boston

Posted on 05/02/2011 6:54:12 AM PDT by UniqueViews

The death of a sister of Osama bin Laden at Massachusetts General Hospital allowed the United States to confirm bin Laden's death, ABC News reported.

Officials said bin Laden's identity was confirmed through DNA testing.

(Excerpt) Read more at thebostonchannel.com ...


TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events; US: Massachusetts; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: binladen; binladendead; binladenfamily; dna; obl; wot
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To: rokkitapps

I thought dna testing took time. Also, was his dna compared to a full sibling or a 1/2 sibling? Would there be a difference in the matching? And how many full and 1/2 sibs does he have? And how many are male or female of each group of sibling? Are they sure this wasn’t a brother of his they shot? Will they release a photo of the body?

I’m not sure what to believe about all of this. It is tempting to join the joyous relief of the masses, yet I fear they rejoice too soon. Something feels wrong to me . . . though I pray everything is right.


21 posted on 05/02/2011 7:10:53 AM PDT by This I Wonder32460
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To: All

If FR is going to turn into a den of tinfoilers over the birth certificate and Osama’s death, then I’m out.


22 posted on 05/02/2011 7:14:27 AM PDT by Y2Bogus
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To: Y2Bogus

Buh bye...


23 posted on 05/02/2011 7:16:34 AM PDT by null and void (We are now in day 830 of our national holiday from reality. - It's 3 AM, time to arrest Obama)
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To: Sacajaweau

The deceased is then taken to the cemetery for burial (al-dafin). While all members of the community attend the funeral prayers, only the men of the community accompany the body to the gravesite. It is preferred for a Muslim to be buried where he or she died, and not be transported to another location or country (which may cause delays or require embalming the body). If available, a cemetery (or section of one) set aside for Muslims is preferred. The deceased is laid in the grave (without a coffin if permitted by local law) on his or her right side, facing Mecca. At the gravesite, it is discouraged for people to erect tombstones, elaborate markers, or put flowers or other momentos. Rather, one should humbly remember Allah and His mercy, and pray for the deceased.

http://islam.about.com/cs/elderly/a/funerals.htm


24 posted on 05/02/2011 7:28:40 AM PDT by Lobbyist (capitalist)
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To: Lobbyist

I’m sure there is an elaborate tape by Usama telling us what to do with his body. Burial at sea is not part of it.


25 posted on 05/02/2011 7:32:22 AM PDT by Sacajaweau
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To: skeeter
Really think they dumped him at sea?? I don't. I'm sure some forensic nut wants to see how sick he really was..

I think burial at sea is a lie.

26 posted on 05/02/2011 7:34:04 AM PDT by Sacajaweau
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To: NoKoolAidforMe

I’d think Bahrain...


27 posted on 05/02/2011 7:34:41 AM PDT by Sacajaweau
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To: Sacajaweau

There was another section that dealt with martyrs: They are to be buried in the clothes they had on when they died.


28 posted on 05/02/2011 7:34:52 AM PDT by Lobbyist (capitalist)
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To: Y2Bogus

See ya.


29 posted on 05/02/2011 7:50:36 AM PDT by Windflier (To anger a conservative, tell him a lie. To anger a liberal, tell him the truth.)
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To: Sacajaweau
I think burial at sea is a lie.

Maybe he's just "buried at sea", in a room a few decks down on a Navy ship...

30 posted on 05/02/2011 8:13:44 AM PDT by Mannaggia l'America
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To: Sacajaweau

The people calling the shots are inviting controversy, IMO. I dunno, its almost as if, since the BC issue has been “resolved”, they need some other distraction to polarize the masses.


31 posted on 05/02/2011 8:15:28 AM PDT by skeeter
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To: DonaldC
I think his body should have been hung at ground zero

Ground up like pork sausage and flushed down the 1st working toilet at the new WTC.

32 posted on 05/02/2011 8:15:59 AM PDT by Theophilus (Not merely prolife, but prolific!)
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To: skeeter
From what we're hearing, there were 5 people in the compound...Doesn't make any sense at all. The place is huge...And if the other bodies are relatives of Binnie's, why don;t we have them?? We just left bodies of women and children??

Supposedly, courier who was the give away was killed, too.

Think about it...Obama actually gave it away at the Correspondents dinner....with his line aimed at Trump....Roswell, What ever happened to....(the rappers)...

That's why they sent him golfing...he was giddy....

33 posted on 05/02/2011 8:23:44 AM PDT by Sacajaweau
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To: Clara Lou
They said they identified him via facial recognition software.

Duh...like the guy doesnt have 6 doubles. You need the footprint from the birth certificate!! :-)

34 posted on 05/02/2011 8:25:21 AM PDT by Sacajaweau
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To: Y2Bogus

I’ll hang around, but you’re right about the quality of most comments on these threads.


35 posted on 05/02/2011 8:28:49 AM PDT by Mr. Lucky
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To: Clara Lou

They didn’t. The story’s a convoluted mess. His sister died at Mass. Gen. The FBI obtained samples from the body and developed a sequence. That sequence is what’ll be used for the confirmatory tests.

On scene, they apparently managed to do some sort of testing, either one of the more basic matches, or the carrier had some of the newest equipment. The best reported time I could find from that new gear is four hours. The test was then matched with the Mass Gen sequence.

The fact that they’re bringing samples back for a full profile would seem to me to indicate that they did something less than that on scene. Those results should take a while.


36 posted on 05/02/2011 8:34:43 AM PDT by ArmstedFragg (hoaxy dopey changey)
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To: Y2Bogus
Fact: Obama could have ( and should have) resolved the issue of his natural born citizenship in a very straight forward and **transparent** manner even before the election.

Fact: He didn't and he hasn't resolved the issue of his natural born citizenship. The best evidence is available. It has never been independently examined.

Fact: Even this latest birth certificate could have been handled in a completely believable manner. He didn't do that.

Fact: The birthers and Constitutionalists have good reason to be exasperated.

37 posted on 05/02/2011 8:35:36 AM PDT by wintertime
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To: UniqueViews

If we discover this half-wit who calls himself president was part of a half-baked scheme to stage a fake killing of OBL, his ass, and those complicit will not find a hole deep enough to hide in.

This story is so shot full of holes already a third-grader would be filled with doubt. How do you make DNA claims within three hours of a death? This is the first time I have ever seen or heard of an IMMEDIATE BURIAL AT SEA being the only appropriate treatment of an enemy Islamic corpse. What about all of the others we’ve zapped; they immune?


38 posted on 05/02/2011 8:37:34 AM PDT by arrdon (Never underestimate the stupidity of the American voter.)
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To: Sacajaweau
You need the footprint from the birth certificate!

Long form? Or short form? Certification of live birth? Or Certificate of Live Birth? From which Country? Did you check for an embossed seal? How about digital artifacts? Did you compensate for the pdf conversion process? How about digital transmittal? Did you check for photoshop layers? How about MSPaint tags?

/tinfoil

39 posted on 05/02/2011 8:39:11 AM PDT by Dead Corpse (explosive bolts, ten thousand volts at a million miles an hour)
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To: UniqueViews

24 hour DNA testing?


40 posted on 05/02/2011 8:39:48 AM PDT by Rebelbase
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