[SGT Hasan] Akbar will testify in effort to forestall a death sentence

Associated Press via CenterDaily.com ^ | Apr. 27, 2005 | ESTES THOMPSON

[68skylark]

I guess Akbar and his lawyers feel like it's time for a "Hail Mary" desperation move.

[68skylark]

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[Puppage]

Akbar will testify in effort to forestall a death sentence

Did he extend a like courtesy to his victims?

[ikka]

Capt. David Storch said Akbar's superiors in the 101st Airborne Division had talked about removing him through administrative procedures. He said they decided that such a move was too complicated to handle in a war zone, and there wasn't enough written documentation of Akbar's shortcomings.

The bureaucratic, PC, CYA mentality imposed by morons from above, stopped Capt. Storch from doing what needed to be done. Now people are dead because of it.

[joesnuffy]

String him up at Ft Campbell and let them use him
as a bayonet dummy...

Hang him near the Allah Snackbar

[Who Dares Wins]

This man should have been court-martialed and executed in Iraq. I don't believe that panel has the courage to execute him here in the US.

[68skylark]

Did he extend a like courtesy to his victims?

CPT Seifert and MAJ Stone could not be reached for comment.

[joesnuffy]

Prosecutors have said Akbar, 34, launched the attack because he was concerned about U.S. troops killing fellow Muslims in the war.

I'll take "Things All Traitors Feel" for a thousand Alec

[68skylark]

I know this case generates strong feelings, my friend. But the judge and jury are soldiers, and I don't think you should accuse any U.S. soldiers of a lack of courage -- that's just not right.

[B-Cause]

String him up at Ft Campbell and let them use him as a bayonet dummy...

Hang him near the Allah Snackbar

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Don't forget the blood from a pig as the special treat for the SOB!

[ex-snook]

Any logic to him pleading guilty?

[Tijeras_Slim]

I think rambling excuses will probably piss off the jury more than help this murderer.

[SE Mom]

If this SOB doesn't get the death sentence- then NO ONE should. Period. If there was EVER a case for it- this is it.

[68skylark]

I agree -- his actions were no ordinary murders. This case cries out for the death penalty.

[mommadooo3]

Hopefully, when he opens his mouth, the true rot in his heart will come pouring out, and will add the final nail.

[68skylark]

I'm not sure I understand your question. Before the trial I think his plea was "not guilty" or "not guilty due to insanity."

Now that he's in the penalty phase, though, it's probably in his interests to admit responsibility and try to show as much remorse as he can muster. It's probably his only hope. Wouldn't you agree? (In most trials, I think remorse can win some leniency for a criminal -- I'm not sure why. But in this case, all the remorse in the world probably won't help him.)

[68skylark]

I think rambling excuses will probably piss off the jury more than help this murderer.

I agree. Of course, I suspect the jury is plenty pissed-off already -- I doubt there's much he could say to make them feel any more OR less angry.

[CarolinaGOP]

Wouldn't a death sentence make him a "martyr", according to his "religion"? Does he NOT believe there are 78 virgins waiting for him in paradise?

[Mad Mammoth]

I guess Akbar and his lawyers feel like it's time for a "Hail Mary" desperation move

You mean an "Allah Akbar" desperation move, which is destined equally to fail. Hey, why isn't Akbar thinking that execution for his crime will make him a martyr, since he murdered soldiers of the 'Great Satan' and all that claptrap?

And the question of whether or not Muslims should be serving in the U.S. Armed Forces has NOT been resolved, so let me put it this way:

Would it have been sound policy to allow members in good standing with the Communist Party in the USA to have served in the military during the Cold War?

No, I didn't think so either. But today's political correctness prohibits labeling Muslims in the military as the security risks they are. And unless and until we have a Commander In Chief with the 'nads to do so, we will continue to have these periodic fragging incidents of Muslims in U.S. uniforms killing our own soldiers, so long as this War on Terror continues.

No, not all Muslims are terrorists, but 99.9 percent of all terrorists these days are Muslims.

Figures don't lie, but liars figure. That's why we keep hearing this crap about Islam being a 'religion of peace'.

[sport]

I believe that I know the answer, but, if he is as bad off as the defense claims, how did he make the rank of Sergent?