"Muslim tradition requires burial within 24 hours, but by doing it at sea, American authorities presumably were trying to avoid creating a shrine for his followers." [http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/02/world/asia/osama-bin-laden...]
"It was 3:50 on Sunday afternoon when President Obama received the news that Bin Laden had tentatively been identified, most likely after a series of DNA tests." [http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/02/world/asia/02reconstruct-c...]
Another article said that the burial at sea was completed by 2 AM EDT (so they presumably were done by 3 PM in Pakistan, about 14 hours after the first tweet).
Today's news are more accurate on that matter: "At 2:05 p.m., Mr. Panetta sketched out the operation to the group for a final time. Within an hour, the C.I.A. director began his narration, via video from Langley. “They’ve crossed into Pakistan,” he said." [http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/03/world/asia/03intel.html?pa...]
This is exactly what the Israelis did with Eichmann.
where did you get that from? Every story mentions DNA samples being taken, measurements, photos, video etc. while the body was in Afghanistan
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/05/02/us-binladen-dna-id...
"Results of the DNA tests should be available in the next few days, the official told Reuters"