Grenade attack in Kuwait

Ronn_Bman · 03-22-2003, 09:36 PM

May have been by a soldier angry at his commanding officer....

Reeka · 03-22-2003, 09:40 PM

Well, did I hear correctly that is was perhaps a Muslim soldier or did I mishear>

Davros · 03-23-2003, 05:03 PM

What's happening with this one - has anyone heard anymore details?

Night Stalker · 03-23-2003, 05:05 PM

An engineer from the 101st's Eng BN is being detained for questioning ... nothing further .....

skywalker · 03-23-2003, 05:09 PM

Military criminal investigators said the suspect was recently reprimanded for insubordination and was told he would stay behind when his unit left camp for Iraq, Time reporter Jim Lacey said.

Lacey said he was told by a military commander that the soldier lobbed three grenades into the operations center and yelled, "You're under attack!" A major told Lacey he saw a grenade roll by him before an explosion.

From: http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/meast/...ack/index.html

Mark

Ronn_Bman · 03-23-2003, 05:11 PM

The officer died today.

Ronn_Bman · 03-23-2003, 07:37 PM

The mother of the SGT who made the small arms and grenade attack defended him from home saying that he didn't do it, and he was being blamed ONLY because he's Muslim. That is sooo much crap.

I know she's his mom, and she wants to believe he's innocent, but why does she have to say something inflammatory like that? 16 people were injured, but only 1 died. That leaves quite a few witnesses to the fact that he fired a weapon and threw 3 grenades.

I'm a parent, but I would not say something like in defense of my child unless I really had a reason to believe it was true. There are lots of ways to dispute charges without saying something that hurts Americans and Muslims and especially American-Muslims.

Sorry, but this just pisses me off. [img]graemlins/1pissed.gif[/img]

Reeka · 03-23-2003, 07:40 PM

Yeah, I just heard on CNN that he had been causing trouble for some time and they were going to leave him back. I also heard on CNN that he had expressed concerns about being involved in the war with him holding Moslem beliefs.

So,sad and tragic that this happened.

Azred · 03-23-2003, 09:39 PM

Whatever happened to psychological screenings? Is it possible that his recent behavior slipped by the notice of others due to the recent goings-on in the world? Just another sad chapter in this whole saga.....

Ronn_Bman · 03-23-2003, 10:29 PM

His recent bad behavior was the reason for deciding not to send him into Iraq with his squad, but I doubt he was showing any obvious signs. His mom my have blamed this on his religion, but obviously the powers that be did not.

03-22-2003, 09:36 PM	#1
Ronn_Bman Zartan Join Date: March 11, 2001 Location: North Carolina USA Age: 58 Posts: 5,177	May have been by a soldier angry at his commanding officer.... __________________ [img]\"http://home.carolina.rr.com/orthanc/pics/Spinning%20Hammer%20Sig%20Pic.gif\" alt=\" - \" />

03-22-2003, 09:40 PM	#2
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03-23-2003, 05:03 PM	#3
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03-23-2003, 05:05 PM	#4
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03-23-2003, 05:11 PM	#6
Ronn_Bman Zartan Join Date: March 11, 2001 Location: North Carolina USA Age: 58 Posts: 5,177	The officer died today. __________________ [img]\"http://home.carolina.rr.com/orthanc/pics/Spinning%20Hammer%20Sig%20Pic.gif\" alt=\" - \" />

03-23-2003, 05:09 PM	#5
skywalker Banned User Join Date: March 1, 2001 Location: VT, USA Age: 64 Posts: 3,097	Military criminal investigators said the suspect was recently reprimanded for insubordination and was told he would stay behind when his unit left camp for Iraq, Time reporter Jim Lacey said. Lacey said he was told by a military commander that the soldier lobbed three grenades into the operations center and yelled, "You're under attack!" A major told Lacey he saw a grenade roll by him before an explosion. From: http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/meast/...ack/index.html Mark

03-23-2003, 07:37 PM	#7
Ronn_Bman Zartan Join Date: March 11, 2001 Location: North Carolina USA Age: 58 Posts: 5,177	The mother of the SGT who made the small arms and grenade attack defended him from home saying that he didn't do it, and he was being blamed ONLY because he's Muslim. That is sooo much crap. I know she's his mom, and she wants to believe he's innocent, but why does she have to say something inflammatory like that? 16 people were injured, but only 1 died. That leaves quite a few witnesses to the fact that he fired a weapon and threw 3 grenades. I'm a parent, but I would not say something like in defense of my child unless I really had a reason to believe it was true. There are lots of ways to dispute charges without saying something that hurts Americans and Muslims and especially American-Muslims. Sorry, but this just pisses me off. [img]graemlins/1pissed.gif[/img] __________________ [img]\"http://home.carolina.rr.com/orthanc/pics/Spinning%20Hammer%20Sig%20Pic.gif\" alt=\" - \" />

03-23-2003, 07:40 PM	#8
Reeka Ma'at - Goddess of Truth & Justice Join Date: March 2, 2001 Location: Birmingham, Alabama, USA Age: 71 Posts: 3,255	Yeah, I just heard on CNN that he had been causing trouble for some time and they were going to leave him back. I also heard on CNN that he had expressed concerns about being involved in the war with him holding Moslem beliefs. So,sad and tragic that this happened. __________________ <b>Order of the Holy Flame</b><br /><i>Member of Clan HADB</i><br /><b>Laughing Hyena</b><br /><i>Clan Liaison, IW Peace Keeping Force</i><br /><i>[url]\"http://www.the-silver-river.com/Forum/index.php?board=29\" target=\"_blank\">The Silver River VoiceChat!</a><br />Last Saturday of every month. <br />See the forum link for scheduling!<br /><b> </b><br /></i><br /><b>Admin and Co-Owner of [url]\"http://www.the-silver-river.com\" target=\"_blank\">The Silver River</a></b><br />[url]\"http://www.the-silver-river.com\" target=\"_blank\"></a>

03-23-2003, 09:39 PM	#9
Azred Drow Priestess Join Date: March 13, 2001 Location: a hidden sanctorum high above the metroplex Age: 55 Posts: 4,037	Whatever happened to psychological screenings? Is it possible that his recent behavior slipped by the notice of others due to the recent goings-on in the world? Just another sad chapter in this whole saga..... __________________ Everything may be explained by a conspiracy theory. All conspiracy theories are true. No matter how thinly you slice it, it's still bologna.

03-23-2003, 10:29 PM	#10
Ronn_Bman Zartan Join Date: March 11, 2001 Location: North Carolina USA Age: 58 Posts: 5,177	His recent bad behavior was the reason for deciding not to send him into Iraq with his squad, but I doubt he was showing any obvious signs. His mom my have blamed this on his religion, but obviously the powers that be did not. __________________ [img]\"http://home.carolina.rr.com/orthanc/pics/Spinning%20Hammer%20Sig%20Pic.gif\" alt=\" - \" />

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