Skepticism and concern on Osama

Here's another example of why I don't trust my government, and why I want it to do less.

Disposing of bin Laden's body was an act of mind-numbing stupidity.

It should be perfectly obvious to anyone that the body had to be seen by the world.

His body was "buried according to his religion's dictates." Were the Twin Towers victims buried according to their religious beliefs?

I want my government restored to follow the Constitution. Start defending the U.S. instead of starting other wars around the world.

Leslie King, Bellport

I think a more befitting burial for Osama bin Laden would have been to strap the body to one of the pieces of steel from the World Trade Center and then toss him overboard.

Tim Murray, West Babylon

I know we are a country of respect for others, and that national enemy combatants are entitled to a full honors burial, but bin Laden was neither respectful nor a member of any national army. He either should have been thrown overboard with the ship's garbage or his body should have been brought back, burned and spread over the Fresh Kills landfill. I am sure that those who rest there would provide the proper welcome.

Richard M. Frauenglass, Huntington

While many have celebrated the death of Osama bin Laden, I am somewhat saddened and disappointed. In my research into intelligence work, killing terrorists of bin Laden's level is a waste of material. Interrogating him would have led to a deep well of valuable intelligence, which may not be easily discovered by a forensic investigation of the material around him. Whether bin Laden was waterboarded, or even if he was sat down for milk and cookies, he was valuable alive.

One almost hopes that the conspiracy theories are correct, and bin Laden's death was faked by the U.S. government. A public capture would've encouraged his colleagues to change plans, but death would reassure them that everything bin Laden knew died with him.

However, this is not a novel. One only hopes that all of bin Laden's secrets did not die with him, but were written down and lying about in plain sight, so our Navy SEALs could collect them.

John L. Konecsni, Jamaica