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TIME Magazine PC Description of Muslim-American Soldier
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Posted on 03/23/2003 8:50:53 AM PST by justinva80

EYEWITNESS ACCOUNT Tragedy at Camp Pennsylvania

BENJAMIN LOWY/CORBIS FOR TIME Thirteen soldiers were wounded in the grenade attack, 11 of them seriously

Sunday, Mar. 23, 2003 TIME's Jim Lacey has been traveling with the 1st Brigade of the 101st Airborne Division. Over two weeks ago, they had set up camp in northern Kuwait just 20 miles south of the Iraqi border. Then the drama began:

It was 1:45 Sunday morning when I was awakened by the first blast—a boom 10 times louder than a car backfiring. Ten seconds later there was a second blast, and then soldiers started screaming, "Get out! Get out!" Someone had slipped two hand grenades into the tent housing more than a dozen of the brigade's officers. One woman in my tent, which was 10 yards away from the explosion, yelled, "I'm hit." A piece of shrapnel from the grenade had lodged in her leg.

I ran out of my tent into total chaos. The Scud alarms were sounding, and people were running for the bunkers we use during those alerts. Most soldiers were in uniform, but some were wearing the workout clothes they sometimes sleep in. Realizing the explosions were not Scuds, I walked over to the tent where the grenades had gone off and saw two very badly wounded soldiers—one bleeding from his leg, back and stomach. The medics had not yet arrived, so soldiers were bandaging wounds themselves. I noticed the chaplain trying to comfort the dozen or so who had been wounded. Sergeants were shouting orders to form a security perimeter. Some of the younger soldiers were looking on in a state of shock and had to be hand-led to their positions. Fifteen minutes later an ambulance drove up to take away the badly wounded soldiers. One died soon after.

Because a number of officers had been hit, no one knew at first who was in charge. Then two officers who were bleeding from wounds started giving orders.

Thinking there was a terrorist on the loose, a group of soldiers began assembling to conduct a manhunt. Other officers were inspecting the tents and bunkers to make sure everyone was accounted for.

One of those officers spotted a soldier, lying alone in a bunker near the explosions, who appeared to be wounded. The soldier, WHO HAS A MUSLIM AMERICAN NAME, had, according to military sources, recently been acting insubordinate; his superiors had decided not to bring him into Iraq.

Camp sources say he initially admitted responsibility. The officer drew his weapon and called for backup. Then they handcuffed the soldier, read him his rights and waited for criminal investigators to arrive.


TOPICS: Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 101stattack; blackmuslims; pc

1 posted on 03/23/2003 8:50:53 AM PST by justinva80
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To: justinva80
Gee, he has a "Muslim name" but they won't say he's Muslim...tell me, how many Christians and Jews do you know who are named Mohammed???
2 posted on 03/23/2003 8:51:29 AM PST by justinva80
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To: justinva80
Better yet, a "Muslim-American" name. What would that be,
something like Al-Smith?
3 posted on 03/23/2003 8:57:51 AM PST by cryptical
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To: justinva80
He's black. I know lots of black kids with Muslim names given to them by parents like Rasheed or Rashad or Salem and such who are Christians and chose not to follow their parents religion.
4 posted on 03/23/2003 8:58:28 AM PST by freedom44
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To: freedom44
tell your Christian black friends to change to Saint's names. They'll be better off for it.
5 posted on 03/23/2003 9:07:34 AM PST by Ann Archy
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To: justinva80
The really surprising thing about this case is that it was cbs that showed the picture that told you what the deal is with this piece of crap. I wonder if the guy who put the picture on the air still has a job. When you work for a rat media outlet and you let news that does not fit you suffer. Ask Bernard Goldberg.
The Army will try to get over by saying that race and religion had nothing to do with what this puke did. I would to if I was running things but; I'm not sure it's going to fly. The lemmings are just too smart!
6 posted on 03/23/2003 10:35:25 AM PST by jmaroneps37
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