Official: 5 Killed After U.S. Service Member Opens Fire on Iraq Base (Shooter in Custody)

Cnn. ^ | May 11 2009

[boxerblues]

Updated with direct link.

[penelopesire]

You really take the cake. Just last week an Iraqi uniformed soldier killed two of our soldiers and wounded three others:

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-iraq-hdmay03,0,6318121.story

Wondering aloud if this shooter has a tie to the ‘Religion Of Peace’ is not without merit. Why don’t you read and educate yourself before you shoot your mouth off next time.

Here:

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“Attacks on officers and sergeants were not uncommon during the Vietnam war as morale in the ranks sank.

However, such incidents are rare in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
In 2003, Army Sgt Hasan Akbar was sentenced to death for killing two officers in Kuwait just before the US-led invasion of Iraq.
In June 2005, an Army captain and lieutenant were killed when an anti-personnel mine detonated in the window of their room at the American base in Tikrit.
A National Guard sergeant was later acquitted of causing the blast.
There have been several incidents recently when gunmen dressed as Iraqi soldiers have opened fire on American troops, including an attack in the northern city of Mosul on May 2 in which two soldiers and the gunman were killed.”

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1180589/Five-soldiers-shot-dead-U-S-comrade-war-stress-clinic-Iraq.html

[DesertRhino]

was he a muslim?

[BagCamAddict]

I’m so sorry for your loss, and for incidents like this that revive memories I’m sure you would like to see fade.

Thank you for your service.

[Nik Naym]

What a bullcrap statement. Our military personnel may be “under stress” but they know how to handle it.

Piss off!

[LucyJo]

"I had to inventory Bingaman’s footlocker....where most of us had a torn page from Playboy scotch taped to the bottom of the lid, my eyes began to weep when I saw that Bingaman had taped an ad for a 1968 red Mustang convertible. He had planned to re-up and purchase his dream car with the bonus.

Welcome home. Thank you for your service. Weeping here too. God bless.

[LucyJo]

Prayers. God bless your son.

[Gondring]

Then there are these...

[Gondring]

I have a real hard time believing this was done by an American soldier, even if they were under great stress. I could even understand shooting yourself, but to shoot other soldiers just for being around, is quite unbelievable. There has to be a big piece of this story missing.

It's not just soldiers... An American sailor has shot fellow crewmen/women during this war. There have been a number of incidents, though it seems that only the Hasan Akbar one sticks in anyone's mind.

[RC one]

After spending 8 years in the Army infantry, this isn’t even a little bit surprising to me.

[Girlene]

From Fox28 News, American kills five fellow soldiers at clinic in Iraq

It seems the shooter was a Sergeant and a patient at the stress treatment center. Reports (unsourced) are that 2 of the dead were clinic staff and three were soldiers waiting for treatment.

[Misterioso]

Do you know what an”Iman” is?

[boxerblues]

different shooting. That was 2 soldiers shot in the back by a Iraqi Muslum

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I corrected my post a few down from the orginal

[boxerblues]

wish I knew where my kid was. Last I heard he was getting ready to move from point “A” to point “B”......but couldn’t, or wouldn’t, tell us where point “B” was until he got there.
This would be a swell time for him to call

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Hang in there, as hard as it may be no news is good news...if he is ready to move he probably had no idea what happened

[boxerblues]

Do you know what an”Iman” is?

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yes I do, do you?

[Misterioso]

No.

[penelopesire]

There have also been many Iraqi muslims that have assisted our troops in Iraq with translation, intel and have fought right alongside our troops with honor and valor.

Now Obama is going to leave them high and dry. He is going to pull out of Iraq just as our troops are winning the war and securing the peace! The violence has already started escalating and once again, Iraqis who have helped the US, are being targeted for death. Does Mr. Hope and Change give a damn? The answer is NO. His political winds are more important.

[angcat]

Any updates yet on this story.

[penelopesire]

No names yet, but see post 150 for a morning update.

[penelopesire]

Update just posted. Perp identified.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2249217/posts

[angcat]

Thanks

So sad