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 . Sea burial was 'sad miscalculation ' 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 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 .