See you in court! Bin Laden's son brands his father's killing 'criminal'...

[DVTimes]

Osama Bin Laden's son has denounced the Al Qaeda leader's killing as 'criminal' and said he reserves the right to take legal action against America.

The statement apparently made by Omar Bin Laden has appeared on an Islamist website.

Omar, who is Bin Laden's fourth eldest son, claimed he and the Al Qaeda chief's other children are reserving the right to take legal action in the U.S. and internationally to 'determine the true fate of our vanished father', said the SITE Intelligence Group, an online monitoring service.

He also branded his father's burial at sea as a 'humiliation' for his family.

There was no independent confirmation of the authenticity of the letter. It was published on the website of Islamist ideologue Abu Walid al-Masri.

Several specialists on militant propaganda said the text appeared genuine.
The news came as it emerged the CIA will allow a select few lawmakers to view the controversial pictures of Osama Bin Laden's corpse.

The CIA will allow the group to see the photos only if they travel to the agency's headquarters.

The move came as the White House faced renewed pressure to release the grisly images, following a series of requests filed under the Freedom of Information Act.

News organisations, public interest groups and even one politician have all lodged official demands with government agencies to see the photographs of Bin Laden's body after he was shot dead last week at the Abbottabad compound in Pakistan.

President Obama has so far strongly resisted calls to release the pictures as 'proof' of the terror chief's death at the hands of U.S. special forces.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...al-sue-US.html

[DVTimes]

A statement purporting to come from a son of Osama bin Laden has questioned the legitimacy of the al-Qaeda leader's killing.

The statement, published by the New York Times and attributed to Omar bin Laden, bin Laden's fourth eldest son, said the al-Qaeda chief's children reserved the right to take legal action in the United States and
internationally to determine the true fate of their vanished father.

"We are not convinced on the available evidence in the absence of dead body, photographs, and video evidence that our natural father is dead," the statement read, adding that the family was seeking "conclusive evidence" confirming bin Laden's death.

Obama announced bin Laden was killed in a raid by US forces on a compound in the Pakistani town of Abbottabad. His body was quickly buried at sea, according to the US. Obama has vetoed the release of photos of bin Laden's body.

The statement from the family continued, saying that if bin Laden was indeed dead, "then we are just in questioning as per media reports... why an unarmed man was not arrested and tried in a court of law so that truth is revealed to the people of the world".

"If he has been summarily executed then, we question the propriety of such assassination where not only international law has been blatantly violated but USA has set a very different example whereby right to have a fair trial, and presumption of innocence until proven guilty by a court of law, has been sacrificed."

The statement said bin Laden's "sudden and unwitnessed burial at sea has deprived the family of performing religious rights of a Muslim man".

Photo evidence

Questions have multiplied since the White House said the al-Qaeda leader was unarmed when US helicopter-borne commandos raided the villa where he was hiding.

Some in the US senate have said that they too need to see photographic proof to confirm that bin Laden was truly dead.

US senators serving on the Senate Intelligence Committee and the Senate Armed Services Committee will be able to see post-mortem photos of bin Laden by making a special appointment with the CIA, according to reports.

Three Republican senators, including Saxby Chambliss, vice chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee, initially claimed to have seen the photos last week, before acknowledging they were likely duped by photoshopped fakes.

The statement from bin Laden's family made sure to distance his son from the al-Qaeda leader's ideology, saying: "In making this statement, we want to remind the world that Omar Ossam Binladin [sic], the fourth-born son of our father, always disagreed with our father regarding any violence and always sent messages to our father, that he must change his ways and that no civilians should be attacked under any circumstances".

The statement added that it was "unworthy" of US special forces to shoot unarmed female members of the Bin Laden family.

It also urged the government of Pakistan "to release and hand over all minors of the family and [ensure] all the family members are reunited at one place and are repatriated to their country of origin".

It ended by calling for a response from the US within 30 days. Failure to answer the family's questions would result in their seeking redress with bodies such as the UN or the International Criminal Court, it said.

http://english.aljazeera.net/news/as...347815396.html

[charlie g]

They should saw his fucking head off and send it to the family in a giftwrapped box! Fuick them!

[Coup]

Good luck with all that, Junior.

[JFK]

Interesting development

[L-Pink]

He should pray this doesn't get settled out of court, by some Navy SEALS.

[Nikki_Licks]

Originally Posted by charlie g

They should saw his fucking head off and send it to the family in a giftwrapped box! Fuick them!

You forgot to mention gift wrapping it in bacon, too.....

Time to take him out before he decides to follow in his old mans foot steps

[rogueteens]

As far as i'm aware Bin Laden was never found guilty in court? If so then that would mean that Obama did a bit of a Judge Dredd?

[Dirty Dane]

Originally Posted by rogueteens

As far as i'm aware Bin Laden was never found guilty in court? If so then that would mean that Obama did a bit of a Judge Dredd?

He was KIA.

[czarina]

more international drama?

[Rochard]

This was in fact completely illegal. The United States has no legal right to send military force into a "friendly" country and start a firefight with the intention of kidnapping or killing someone. The catch here is no one outside of Pakistan gives a crap, and what are they going to do about it?

As for his kid, don't care. He can sue all he wants. They operate under the law - we can too.

[rogueteens]

Originally Posted by Rochard

This was in fact completely illegal. The United States has no legal right to send military force into a "friendly" country and start a firefight with the intention of kidnapping or killing someone.

Yes, the quietness of the international community over this has been very suprising, which is what makes me think that Pakistan knew about this operation all along.

[xNetworx]

His son looks like the Predator

[brassmonkey]

Originally Posted by Rochard

This was in fact completely illegal. The United States has no legal right to send military force into a "friendly" country and start a firefight with the intention of kidnapping or killing someone. The catch here is no one outside of Pakistan gives a crap, and what are they going to do about it?

As for his kid, don't care. He can sue all he wants. They operate under the law - we can too.

this isn't the first time won't be the last. When your a super power laws don't apply.

[cooldude7]

Originally Posted by L-Pink

He should pray this doesn't get settled out of court, by some Navy SEALS.

that would be fun.

seals should have killed his entire family. no more laden.

[HomerSimpson]

[mchacal]

It was illegal... maybe but I don't care I'm glad they got him

[Phoenix]

it is only interesting if the Bin Laden family get involved.
they own 7% of the USA

[96ukssob]

i dont want to be picked for jury duty for this one