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Dammam:
Soon after US President Barack Obama announced the killing
of Osama bin Laden yesterday, social networking sites were abuzz
with varied reactions by young people from the Muslim world. Some
reacted with cautions, some with skepticism, some with hard
hitting words, some with conspiracy
theories and some even with humorous comments.
"How many time(s) we heard Osama Bin
Laden's death?. 'I want justice', Bush said. There's an old poster
out West that said, 'Wanted, dead or alive'. We Muslim(s) also
want justice? Ironically, US was unable to bear the brunt of one
9/11. Here w...e Muslims face every day 9/11 by US hegemony? After
assassinating Bin Laden, whether US will stop settling the score
against Muslims for unknown crime of them. Will US will withdraw
it(s) forces from M(iddle)E(ast) and stop drown attack(s), killing
innocent and hapless civilians from Pakistan and Afghanistan?",
Suhail Raza wrote on Facebook as US president announced Osama bin
Laden's killing.
“Yes, why would the Americans do that?” Arab News noted Saudi teen Yasin Malaika
as writing
on Facebook. “They are hiding something. Where is the proof that he
died? Show me the picture. If he were killed which the Americans
say he was then it would make immense sense for them to make the
body public."
As the evening wore on, and reports of Bin Laden's body being
buried at sea surfaced, a series of questions were raised.
Facebookers and Tweeters went wild as links to the story were
posted or re-tweeted.
“I had a vague feeling in the morning that something is not
alright,” wrote Yasin Malaika. “When they announced
that he had been buried at sea it only confirmed any worst doubts
that there is something amiss.”
Rami Salamé Tweeted: "BinLaden
was buried at sea, just like Alfred Hitchcock, yet another famous
movie-maker.” And then, “Bin Laden’s burial at sea is yet more
proof that the USA doesn’t care for the environment!”
Ahmed Al Omran wrote: “The news about burying Bin Laden’s body in
sea are strange. That they describe this as ‘in accordance with
Islamic Sharia’ is even stranger.”
Tweeter Hussein Shobokshi was livid
at Benjamin Netanyahu's comments on Bin Laden's death.
“A killer commenting on the death
of a killer — Netanyahu on Bin Laden! Pathetic,” he wrote. “2011
keeps producing surprises! What a year!”
Another Tweeter Mahmoud Sabbagh wrote: “The agenda of the Arab
world today is dignity and democracy. The UBL agenda faded years
ago.”
And in another one, he said: “The damage Bin Laden had caused
Islam is beyond appalling and a collective shame.”
S.K.A. tweeted: “People questioning Bin Laden's death. The
Americans celebrating his death and people are sad about his death
... I'm still in shock!”
But the most interesting comment was from
Abdullah Mohiuddin. “Now that Bin Laden
is dead, can I finally bring shampoo on a plane?”, he tweeted soon
after the news of Osama bin Laden's death hit the headlines.
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