U.S. Attorney General justified the destruction of bin Laden

04.05.2011 22:03
Murder of the leader of terrorist network al-Qaeda Osama bin Laden was justified because he had no intention to surrender to American Special Forces. On this, as reported on Wednesday, May 4, Reuters, said U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder during his speech before the Senate Judiciary Committee.

"The operation, during which bin Laden was killed, was carried out legally," - said U.S. Attorney General. According to him, the participants of the operation in the Pakistani Abbattabade goal was to "either kill or capture" bin Laden. However, as stressed by Holder, the terrorist has not surrendered and expressed no intention to surrender. Thus, his murder was justified.

U.S. Attorney General also stressed that the destruction of bin Laden was "an act of national self-defense."

Previously, some observers have expressed the opinion that killing bin Laden was unnecessary, since he was unarmed and offered no resistance. Americans, in turn, claimed that the terrorist leader made "threatening movements". Press the White House Jay Carney said that bin Laden "did not raise his hands, did not give up" and resisted.

Osama bin Laden was killed during a special operation "Geronimo" 1 May 2011 in Pakistan. The leader of al-Qaeda has been identified by their appearance, and its identity confirmed DNA tests. Bin Laden's body was dumped into the sea to the grave terrorist has not become a place of pilgrimage Islamists. On whether it would be published posthumously photo bin Laden, known for certain. May 3 Drudge Report reported that the photo will be shown, but on May 4 NBC News, CNN and other American media denied this information.