'US SOLDIER ATTACKS TROOPS' [unsanitized discussion of MUSLIM treason suspect]

Sky News ^ | 3/22/03 | not given

[mondonico]

'US SOLDIER ATTACKS TROOPS'

An American Muslim soldier is understood to have carried out a grenade attack on a US military camp which injured 16 soldiers.

A second man, who is not a soldier, is thought to be held.

Three grenades were rolled into three tents housing military leaders of the 101st Airborne Division Saturday night at Camp Pennsylvania, home of the, near the Iraqi border, said Sky correspondent Stuart Ramsay, who is in the base.

The grenade that was rolled into the first tent, where the commanding officer sleeps, did not go off.

But two other grenades used to attack tents where the unit's majors and captains sleep did explode.

'Acting weird'

Ramsay watched as the suspects were held.

"Two men are being held, one of which is a Muslim soldier who is an engineer," Ramsay said.

"It appears he was hiding in a barrack where the attacks happened. A second man, who we believe is not an American soldier, is being held by the military.

"As the man who carried out the attack moved away there was some shooting. He was shot in the leg. He was held on the ground less than 100 yards from where the attack happened."

He said fears about the Muslim soldier's behaviour had been raised in recent days by colleagues.

Interrogation

"In recent days they were concerned about his behaviour and were not going to send him up to the front when the soldiers were going to be deployed."

It is not clear whether the soldier, who Ramsay said would have been in the Gulf for some weeks, had planned the attack before being deployed.

"To be honest we just do not know," Ramsay said.

"Talking to other soldiers, it could be that he was disgruntled. They said he had been acting 'weird' for days."

Eleven soldiers who were seriously hurt were flown out of the camp by helicopter.

[mondonico]

Sky News is a British television news network.

[refreshed]

Is Sky News reliable and truthful? Never heard of them.

Jason

[ontos-on]

It is crazy how information is being held back on this. On WABC from New York on John Batcholor and the other guy-- it was reported that in Cairo today a Muslim bigwig issued a fatwah against the American troops. This was believed to have sparked this Al Queda attack by a sleeper sargeant in the 101st Airborne. Amazing how this is being reported some places and the others are tripping over each other.

[battlegearboat]

I don't care what anybody sez about "profiling".

Inter all muslim soldiers, sailors and airmen NOW!

[marajade]

Sky News is owned by Rupert Murdock who also owns FNC...

[eastforker]

Sister station to FNC,quite reliable.

[nanomid]

A person's first reaction is that the perp is probably muslim and black.

It's sad for all the other decent muslim soldiers that he reinforced the basis for the fear.
Now, it's something that the military services have to keep track of.
Profiling is a worthwhile tool.

[Not A Democrat]

Sky News is owned by News Corporation (Rupert Murdoch), and is the sister network to Fox News Channel.

[Liberal Classic]

Fox is also reporting the Pentagon is confirming this story. 13 soldiers are wounded, 11 seriously, by a Muslim U.S. soldier attached to the 101st Airborne. He rolled three grenades in to officer tents. I have also heard that he was shot in the leg, and found hiding in a bunker.

Treason with a capital T. Let me be on the firing squad.

[da_toolman]

Is Sky News reliable and truthful? Never heard of them.

They are Fox News' sister station out of Britain.... thinking they are just as reliable as Fox News.

[mondonico]

Check out their site. They seem pretty established. I think they are the one independent (I.e., not BBC) network in UK.

[ambrose]

Ahem...

[Keith in Iowa]

>>Is Sky News reliable and truthful? Never heard of them.

SkyNews is a unit of NewsCorp - Rupert Murdock - FoxNews Channel's sister station...

[kellynla]

Just got in but I did see a scroll on Fox of someone rolling grenades into three officers' tents. BTW Sky News is a "sister" network to Fox.

[eddie willers]

Is Sky News reliable and truthful? Never heard of them.

Rupert Murdoch satellite channel...
Sister channel to FOX News

[MarlboroRed]

This is a real problem--BIG problem.

I doubt there are a lot of Arab muslims in the Services, and if there are any, no doubt, right now they're dumped in some "token" position where they can do little harm.

Black muslims, however, are a different story. Blacks comprise 13% of the Services--32,500 in the theater now--and of that number assume 5% are self-identified Black Muslims--conservative assumption if you ask me. That gives us 1,625 black muslims, and this frightens me.

Why? Because blacks who've converted to Islam have done so because (i) they hate the U.S., (ii) hate Jews, and (iii) hate White people. In other words, the perfect candidate for a soldier who would do something like this. One or two here or there, no big deal, but 1,625 could do real damage.

[LoneRangerMassachusetts]

Islam is incompatible with America and most of the remaining world. Let the socialists and communists have them. They can then hack each other apart in gang fights.

[max_rpf]

Sky News is owned by Rupert Murdoch (sp). It is the "Sister" station of Fox News. BBC News main competitor.

[Reaganwuzthebest]

Let me be on the firing squad.

You and about 200 million others in the country.

[eddie willers]

Still the slowest typist on FR. : )