Bin Laden Made Into Fish Food?

Maybe it is just my own paranoia, or it could just be indigestion. In either case, the story about Bin Laden's death is getting very strange. There is a feeling in the pit of my stomach that something is not right. Don't misunderstand - I drove around with a "Remember 9/11" specialty license plate for many years. I'm glad Bin Laden has finally been put down, and there is no messy trial or media circus to deal with.

Still - President Obama's speech last night was surreal. It sounded more like propaganda than an official "statement." It felt as if there was some hidden agenda or message mixed in. Yes, I know there was some diplomacy going on as well. Still - it didn't feel right.

Now, reports are out saying that Bin Laden's body was buried at sea. I'm not even sure what alternatives might have been better. It just smells fishy to me (pun intended). Why were they in such a hurry to dispose of his remains? Is doing this going to end up being some grave cultural faux pas? 

"A senior intelligence official told reporters at a Pentagon briefing Monday afternoon that Bin Laden's body was later transported to the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson in the north Arabian Sea. It was washed in accordance with Islamic practices and placed in a white sheet and then put in a "weighted bag," the official said."

This is probably a better alternative than showing his body off to the media, or returning his body to whoever else might claim it. I just wish this all didn't feel like something Hollywood would write. It all seems too neatly "packaged."