Black Muslim US soldier is a suspect! ("10 U.S. Soldiers Hurt In Grenade Attack")

CBS News website ^ | 3-22-03 | CBS

[Atlas Sneezed]

(CBS) Ten U.S. soldiers were injured, six or seven of them seriously, in a grenade and small arms attack at Camp Pennsylvania in northern Kuwait, reports CBS News Correspondent Mark Strassmann, who is traveling with the U.S. Army's 101st Airborne Division.

Strassmann said the grenades were rolled into two commanders' tents at the camp. When officers ran from the tents, they were hit by small arms fire.

"From our reports it appears that a terrorist penetrated Camp Pennsylvania, one or more terrorists threw two hand grenades into a tent," said George Heath, spokesman at Fort Campbell, home base of the 101st.

Strassman said three suspects were being held for questioning, two Kuwaitis who served a translators and an American soldier described as a black Muslim.

The injured soldiers were rushed to a field hospital but military officials had no word on their conditions, Lt. Cmdr. Charles Owens said from Camp As Sayliyah in Qatar.

The military did not identify the unit of the 101st that was in the camp but said it had been in Kuwait for about one week. Most of the division has entered southern Iraq.

Separately, Strassmann reported, an Iraqi rocket fired at U.S. forces in Kuwait was destroyed by Patriot missiles launched from nearby Camp New Jersey.

The terror and missile attack came as the U.S. assault on Iraq gained steam. American and British forces besieged the southern city of Basra and pounded Baghdad with impunity. But tough fighting loomed for coalition troops as they pressed deeper into Iraq.

[FreeReign]

We could do one of two things; 1. We could fight all the radical Muslims. 2. We could fight all 800 million Muslims.

I have no problem any of with this.

From the comfort of your seat, in front of your PC monitor you don't.

[Archie Bunker on steroids]

Someone on Rita Cosby's just said that there are 13 muslim chaplins in the U.S. military, and at least 9 of them are "wahabi" muslims.

We have lost our minds.

The PC police has gotten ahold of our Chaplain corp too. I just sat through a briefing by a female chaplain with a hyphenated last name.

She was criticizing the average Chaplain's office. "All you see are bibles". "People from other religions need to be represented too. How many prayer rugs do we see".

I told her we can find the prayer rugs in the POW camps. I then said that in your PC efforts to reach out to all religions by having a diverse Chaplain's quarters,Christians(The majority religion) will start to find no use for this vital support mechanism.

[LdSentinal]

I never said 90% of US Muslims believed Israel was behind the 9-11 attacks. I said 90% of all Muslims thought Israel was behind the 9-11 attacks. I was wrong with the number, but, once again, 60% is a lot.

And I don't think there's whole lot of difference between American Muslims and non-American Muslims on their sets of beliefs.

However, please remain in the Land of Make-Believe.

[CoolGuyVic]

"If a white man robs a store, the cops don't go looking for mexican-american males. Why should we treat Muslim men any different?"

If a Muslim male robs a store I expect the cops to look for a Muslim male. I do not, however, expect them to round up all Muslim males, "just to be sure".

This is America. If you don't like freedom...

[wardaddy]

Ok less than one in ten.

Since you're making equivalency arguments here, how many white christians in 10 wish to cause you harm?

Muslims whether black homegrown or otherwise are exponentially beyond calculation more likely to wish you harm than your average white or otherwise right wing American Christian.

I believe Islam is and has always been a religion of conquest and when dove tailed with black resentment of whites here in America it makes a nice little package that I'm not too comfortable with.

If you are not alarmed by this then fine. I see no good reason for them to be in our military right now engaging in this particular war. That is simply my opinion.

That said....Fox is the only one reporting on this. The other networks won't even touch on this...so it remains to be seen from my perspective whether this nutjob was NOI-like or another type of Muslim. The reports are also that he had been acting "strange".

I hope it is isolated.

[txradioguy]

I've heard the same thing from Micheal Reagan

[wardaddy]

Yes sadly even here.

[TheBattman]

the problem with your idea - how do you separate the two? Who/what defines "radical"? What's to say that the non-Radical ones won't become radical if we start to hammer their buddies?

[dep]

Because if you can't find a reputable source to support your contention, then you can be damn sure people reading this thread will conclude you couldn't provide anything to support your contention.

only those who have paid no attention at all since the summer of 1979.

more likely, they will discover a new respect for leon czolgosz.

dep

[xm177e2]

If we come out shooting (as you are suggesting), it will only escalate things, and the anti-war people will start shooting back. I for one don't want to see that happen in an American city.

[faithincowboys]

And i bet you, after this incident in Kuwait, the person that held this sign at the treasonous protest feels not one iota of shame.

disgraceful!!!

[TJFLSTRAT]

The term "Black Muslim", repersents a specific political, and religious attitude, and mindset. There are differences between Blacks who happen to be muslim, and "Black Muslims" I.E. Nation of Islam members. However all Muslims are still evil.

[txradioguy]

"You can think you made your point.

You didn't."


Why don't you just admit that no matter what facts are presented to you from various sources, you will not be swayed? You'd be more intellectually honest in this debate if you did.

[wardaddy]

You are correct. Christian Identity is hardly Christian.

Some here though love to play the relativist game.

[Radix]

Thanks for reminding me of my comfortable chair.

Meanwhile, my boy races through a desert 7000 miles away from home in order for you to have the right and privilege to insult me in veiled ways.

I have at a lot at stake in this mess,

[hoosierham]

""So you are suggesting that the Constitution be amended then to remove the freedom of religion from it? ""

No, only that anyone employing force to "convert" new members or retain current members be charged and prosecuted with felonious assault , criminal intimidation , organized racketeering , and also murder, tax evasion and jaywalking if those apply.

And ANYONE who joins the military, is elected to public office or has other reason to swear or affirm his support of the Constitution , and then deliberately by act or omission , fails to support that Constitution , be punished to the full extent of the law. Anyone who is a member of a group which espouses its' belief that the Constitution and American form of government is evil, AND advocates or carries out violent acts against the Constitutional government likewise to be prosecuted .

[wardaddy]

Kafka...how appropriate...with a little Orwell thrown in for good measure.

[Atlas Sneezed]

"Lying is cultural trait of Arabs"

My understanding in the business context is that there is no shame in this culture, and instead even pride, to deceive another to gain the best for onesself.

[PoisedWoman]

Many MANY thanks for the SkyNews link to the story. They are not pulling any punches about the American Muslim part, but do not mention whether he was black or otherwise. Also, they give many juicy details that US media will work hard to cover up.

[dep]

the anti-war people will start shooting back.

we're better shots.

dep