Code for Osama Bin Laden body was 'Fedex package'

 

Osama bin Laden's burial at sea was confirmed by the senior US sailor with the particular coded message "FedEx delivered the particular package", newly published documents have got disclosed.
Emails released by Barack Obama's administration gave a glimpse on the scene in May last calendar year, when a US aircraft carrier secretly discarded the al-Qaeda chief's body from the Arabian Sea.

Only a couple of officials aboard the USS Carl Vinson viewed the burial, according to the particular memos. It was carried out consistent with Islamic tradition and kept secret from a lot of the ship's sailors.

Bin Laden was transferred to the carrier after being killed in a raid by US Navy Seals on his hideout in Abbottabad, Pakistan, about the night of May 1, in addition to having his identity confirmed by simply US officials.

His arrival by simply helicopter was confirmed by Raise Adm. Samuel Perez, the commander on the Vinson's carrier strike group, in the email to Rear Adm. Charles Gaouette, the particular Vinson's public affairs officer.

Questioned by Rear Adm. Gaouette for "any news about the package for us", Rear Adm. Perez reacted: "FedEx delivered the package. Both trucks are safely on the way home base. "


The emails were released right after freedom of information requests with the Associated Press. They were heavily redacted with the Obama administration, which declined to release photographs or video.

The Pentagon additionally said it "could not find" almost any autopsy report, results of DNA detection testing or death certificate for bin Laden.

Another email dispatched by Rear Adm. Gaouette to help senior military officials described the particular 50-minute ceremony, which was carried out at about noon local occasion – 7am in London – on May 2.

"Traditional procedure for Islamic burial was followed, " he wrote. "The deceased's body was washed (ablution) then put into a white sheet. The body was put into a weighted bag.

"A armed service officer read prepared religious feedback, which were translated into Arabic by the native speaker. After the phrases were complete, the body was placed on a prepared flat board, tipped in place, whereupon the deceased's body slid into the sea. "