DOD: Bin Laden Buried at Sea

Osama bin Laden received a Muslim ceremony as he was buried at sea, a senior defense official said May 2 in Washington, D.C., according to an article by the American Forces Press Service.

"The religious rites were performed aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson in the North Arabian Sea, the official said, speaking on background, and occurred within 24 hours of the terrorist leader’s death," the article states.

It was a traditional Muslim burial, and bin Laden’s body was washed and placed in a white sheet, the article states.

“The body was placed in a weighted bag. A military officer read prepared religious remarks, which were translated into Arabic by a native speaker,” the official said in the article.

Read the full story at the Department of Defense's American Forces Press Service.

Also from the press service: "Intelligence, Secrecy Drove bin Laden Operation"

"In the early morning hours of darkness yesterday, about 35 miles northeast of Islamabad, Pakistan, dozens of U.S. special operations members and CIA agents readied themselves aboard military helicopters for the operation of a lifetime," states an Armed Forces Press Services article published May 2.

"U.S. intelligence officers had been gathering evidence since August that al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden was not in a cave along the U.S.-Pakistan border, as had become lore, but was living comfortably with his family and others in a $1 million compound in Abbottabad, a suburb of the Pakistani capital, Defense Department and CIA officials who spoke on background about the operation at the Pentagon said today."

Read the full story, including President Obama's role.