Defense Department releases military e - mails with information on the burial at sea of bin ##ali . Less than a dozen of the country 's ` ` leadership '' were informed of the burial . Traditional procedures for Islamic burial were followed , according to the e - mails . The documents were released under a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit .
Defense Department releases military e-mails with details on the burial at sea of bin Laden . Less than a dozen of the ship 's `` leadership '' were informed of the burial . Traditional procedures for Islamic burial were followed , according to the e-mails . The documents were released under a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit .