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charlie meadows wrote:Frankly, I'm astonished that the RI community has come out in such numbers for what is a non-event, no matter what has happened.

seemslikeadream wrote:

charlie meadows wrote:Frankly, I'm astonished that the RI community has come out in such numbers for what is a non-event, no matter what has happened.

and it's not even killling the Misogyny thread

Burial At Sea

The tradition of burial at sea is an ancient one. As far as anyone knows this has been a practice as long as people have gone to sea. In earlier times, the body was sewn into a weighted shroud, usually sailcloth. The body was then sent over the side, usually with an appropriate religious ceremony. Many burials at sea took place as recently as World War II when naval forces operated at sea for weeks, and months at a time. Since World War II many service members, veterans, and family members have chosen to be buried at sea.

Ceremonial Procedure for at Sea Disposition

Personnel participating or attending the services must wear the Uniform of the Day. When a chaplain of appropriate faith is not available, the service may be read by the commanding officer or an officer designated by him/her. The committal service is as follows:

* Station firing squad, casket bearers and bugler.
* Officer's call. Pass the word "All hands bury the dead" (the ships should be stopped, if practicable, and colors displayed at half-mast.
* Assembly.
* Adjutant's call (Call to Attention).
* Bring the massed formation to Parade Rest.
* Burial service.
o The Scripture (Parade Rest).
o The prayers (Parade Rest, heads bowed).
o The Committal (Attention, Hand Salute).
o The Benediction (Parade Rest, heads bowed).
* Fire three volleys (Attention, Hand Salute).
* Taps. Close up colors. Resume course and speed at the last note of Taps (Hand Salute)
* Encasing of the flag (Attention).
* Retreat (Resume normal duties).

Officers in the funeral procession and casket bearers may wear the mourning band on the left arm.

Nordic wrote:

seemslikeadream wrote:

charlie meadows wrote:Frankly, I'm astonished that the RI community has come out in such numbers for what is a non-event, no matter what has happened.

and it's not even killling the Misogyny thread

Nothing can kill that thread. Its like the Fukishima melt-down of threads.

Aphelion wrote:Not to piss on anyone's parade...

But did anyone else notice the uncharacteristic stammer about Flight 93? (:47) ...

By Foster Kamer
May 2, 2011 | 1:55 a.m.
Sohaib Athar: The Guy Who Live-Tweeted Osama Bin Laden's Death
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The specifics in the story of terrorist Osama Bin Laden's death are sure to make their way to light in the coming days, or possibly, hours. Yet, had you searched on Twitter, youwould have seen the story told long before President Obama even announced his press conference. Because some guy live-Tweeted it as it happened, without knowing he was doing so.

A fellow named Sohaib Athar, who's an IT consultant in Abbottabad, Pakistan - where Bin Laden was killed - Tweeted about hearing a blast and a helicopter hovering over Abbottabad, which Mr. Athar considered to be a rare event. It was apparently a slightly irritating one at that, as he threatened to take out his "giant swatter" to get the helicopter to leave the area.

":-/" indeed. Little did he know: that helicopter very well might've ended up carting the body of the world's most infamous terrorist out of town. Someone found him on Twitter after this evening's news, and of course, quoteth Mr. Athar:

"Uh oh, now I'm the guy who liveblogged the Osama raid without knowing it. and here come the mails from the mainstream media... *sigh*"

Such are the perils of Twitter, and American forces finding the most wanted terrorist in the world not too far from you. It happens. Mr. Athar was even kind enough to provide his new friends with a picture of sunny Abbottabad late Sunday evening (Tueday afternoon in Pakistan) where Mr. Bin Laden was killed:

It looks like the San Fernando valley. If it is indeed anything like the San Fernando valley, those who take pleasure in that kind of thing will be glad to know Mr. Bin Laden suffered a particularly torturous death.

Aphelion wrote:Not to piss on anyone's parade...

But did anyone else notice the uncharacteristic stammer about Flight 93? (:47) ...

(1:55) ...



http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/05/02/osama-bin-laden-dead-obama-speech-video-transcript_n_856122.html

Then again, I'm sure he was roused out of bed, so it's excusable.

http://books.google.com/books?id=Y6QRJb40C84C&pg=PA214&lpg=PA214&dq=psychology+liars+stammer&source=bl&ots=XDClt_z-Lq&sig=XgsifWuD6nkFosUD-kqV0eG72WM&hl=en&ei=ZXS-Tf3JN4fPiALh3IAn&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CBYQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false - Page 214; Nonverbal Cues & Deceptions. "Psychology Applied to Modern Life: Adjustment in the 21st Century" By Wayne Weiten, Margaret A. Lloyd, Dana S. Dunn, Elizabeth Yost Hammer.

82_28 wrote:Osama Bin Laden Body Headed for Burial at Sea, Officials Say
http://blogs.abcnews.com/thenote/2011/0 ... s-say.html

82_28 wrote:The man is utterly controlled. There was something about it all that was reminiscent of Prince William and his tries at looking spontaneous and off the cuff during that "wedding". Something very deep and very creepy has made itself known this weekend, the Sunday between Easter and Mother's Day.

Ben D wrote:Since 'bin Laden did 911' was a pretext for the war in Afghanistan, and if he has been dead for some years as many including myself believe, perhaps this is meant to bring closure and thus a reason for ending a stalemate war.