Archbishop voices Bin Laden death concerns
The Archbishop of Canterbury says that the US’ killing of an unarmed Osama Bin Laden has unfortuantely left him with a very uncomfortable feeling.
Al-Qaeda leader Bin Laden died as part of a raid on a hideout in Pakistan, with the US initially having said that he was armed. This was later corrected and Dr Rowan Williams, as the Archbishop of Canterbury is formally known, said that when brought face to face with someone who was a war criminal, justice should be served. He did go on to say though that a different version of events did little to ensure so however.
The US says that Bin Laden was a lawfully-recognised targer and didn’t make any attempt to surrender. Asked about the killing at a press conference today, Dr Williams told how killing an unarmed man will always leave an uncomfortable feeling as it means that justice doesn’t appear to have been served.
A spokesman for the head of England and Wales’ Catholic Church, Archbishop Vincent Nichols, said that the Church will not be commenting on the death of Bin Laden. Ever since revelation of the news, critics have not hesitated in raising concerns about just how legal the operation was, especially after the US revised what it had told the world in order to acknowledge that Bin Laden was unarmed upon being shot dead.
get over it vinnie, lets hear the Archbishop tell us how uncomfortable he was when thousands of unarmed innocent civilians young and hold, peaceful citizens had their lives taken, were thrust into eternity by murder! From NY Washington PA Madrid London Bali. All he can talk of is HIS feeling uncomfortable I dont care for how he feels frankly rather I think and pray for the hearts of the victims of terror broken, may the Lord heal them