There has been more than enough commentary on the death of Osama bin Laden, much of it fuelled by the strange inconsistencies in the story, a story which, up to now, has not yet assumed its final shape. It is in itself remarkable that the US government did not sit down and get all the details it wished to announce into some sort of order, before announcing that Bin Laden was dead. It would not have taken long, and could quite easily have been done. As it is huge questions remain. This one will run and run. The moral aspects of the story came to the fore when the Archbishop of Canterbury was questioned on whether the killing of Bin Laden was right or not. This is how the Archbishop’s response was reported in the Daily Telegraph:
12:13 PM
Archbishop Nichols is right not to comment on Bin Laden's killing
Until we know the facts, it is best to say nothing
Fr Alexander Lucie-Smith

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