Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden
Killed by US commandos in Pakistan on May 2, bin Laden was buried at sea - perhaps in the Indian Ocean - by the crew of the USS Carl Vinson. Although he was a Saudi national, the al-Qaeda leader's remains were rejected for burial by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
The US Navy's Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) maneuvers in Port-Au-Prince, off the coast of Haiti in this Jan. 18, 2010 handout photo. (Daniel Barker/U.S. Navy/Getty Images)
Killed by US commandos in Pakistan on May 2, bin Laden was buried at sea - perhaps in the Indian Ocean - by the crew of the USS Carl Vinson. Although he was a Saudi national, the al-Qaeda leader's remains were rejected for burial by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
The US Navy's Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) maneuvers in Port-Au-Prince, off the coast of Haiti in this Jan. 18, 2010 handout photo. (Daniel Barker/U.S. Navy/Getty Images)
Graves Of The Deposed, Exiled And Reviled -- Al Jazeera
As Gaddafi's last resting place continues to be debated, Al Jazeera looks at the fate of other controversial ex-leaders.
The question of where Libya's Muammar Gaddafi will be laid to rest is sure to be a contentious one. After all, where to bury a man so associated with his country?
The question has been asked before - and in some cases, such as with Nazi leader Adolf Hitler, there are no easy answers.
The body of Hitler, who committed suicide at the tail end of World War II, along with that of his wife, Eva Braun, were set on fire.
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My Comment: An interesting article, but I am disappointed that Al Jazeera has ignored the three most bloodiest and reviled dictators in the past century. Check here, here, and here.
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