2. What would you think if Jimmy Carter got murdered and the Iranians broke out in cheers, if Ariel Sharon or Avigdor Liebermann got murdered and the Palestinians (and Libanese) got to the streets, if George W. Bush was murdered and the Iraqis (alternatively the whole world) laughed and danced to it? Would you still say, it is understandable? All those people have sufferings, too. They detest people who kill(ed) them, too. And they would - of course - cheer to any other Bin Laden who killed some of their killers, too.

3. Actually, here i do agree. Questioning the legality of the Bin Laden execution is hypocritical, but actually the reason is because killing more than a million human beings in Afghanistan and Iraq as part of the "war on terror" should result in the real legal and moral question mark! Bin Laden is one tiny person who also might be "deserving" it in a sea full of innocent people (i would add, that innocence and justice have no place on a battle field, but let's say, civilians).
Still, i would say, if that execution quenches the thirst of whomever is cheering right now and the killing in Afghanistan, in Iraq, in Libya etc.. would end, then it might be worth it either way (as in: no matter what the legality might be). Maybe we could start a new page, where interventionist policies are detested and killing of humans - whoever they might be and whatever language they might speak - isn't practiced on a daily basis. But i doubt that will be the case. There will always be a "reason" to kill and invade people and - for now - the US will still have the largest share of invasions. And unfortunately many US citizens will still support more and more injustice in the world.

4. Again, i would agree. Who cares if Osama was buried islamically, if at the same time masses of people were killed on the streets and their corpses lie until they rot and dissolve into the sand? Why not ask questions about the hundreds of thousends of nameless people not buried in any possible way - be it islamically or otherwise?

And that is my problem with the whole Osama thing: We're pretending now, as if these wars can now be justified, because "we got him". It speaks for itself, that for the search query "Afghanistan casualties" google returns mostly sites listing the 'coalition/US casualties' sometimes with names and pictures or some story about their lifes. Seldom do you find the name or story of an Afghan or Iraqi killed by US/British forces.

@Martin: You have any numbers? And footage beyond the few Palestinians not knowing what they were cheering about?
I contrast to what is happening in the US right now, major Arab media, organisations and public life did not cheer to the death of humans whereas in the US even a reflective program like the daily show was celebrating!

About the intentions: it's hard to believe that the US is avoiding loss of life, when in fact they are invading other countries. Besides, it's the attitude that's the problem. Thinking that the own loss is not only much more relevant than the loss of others, but also to think that anything is justified to revenge this loss. Invading a whole country (actually two) and killing this many people because a guy murdered some of yours. If every country did the same, there would be no peace at all: The US is harboring the old administration and soldiers who are - to different degrees - responsible for torture, rights violations and death of many people in Iraq and Afghanistan (and beyond). Why shouldn't they invade the US and try to get those responsible? And if some dude gets killed in the middle, then they might count him as an accident. Maybe pay his family 500$ if news broke out..

David, i do not support the intervention. I'm not sure, any massacre was averted, but i am sure, that the same thing could've been said about Israel's massacre in Gaza (as in, where was the intervention then?) or other countries. On my blog you can read a recent German piece i wrote..