Grenade-attack suspect describes Islam 'taunts'

WorldNetDaily.com ^ | May 4, 2003

[Michael2001]

The U.S. Army sergeant accused of killing two officers and wounding 14 soldiers by throwing three grenades into a tent in Kuwait, has told his mother that he was relentlessly humiliated about his Islamic faith by three superior officers, according to a report in the Los Angeles Times.

Sgt. Asan Akbar described fellow soldiers referred to him as a 'rag head' after his deployment to Kuwait. He claimed he was ''provoked and harassed'' and made to feel like the enemy rather than an American soldier.

''If they hadn't done what they done, and said what they said, this never would have happened,'' said Akbar's mother, Quran Bilal.

Akbar reportedly told her how his unit ''turned against him'' in Kuwait and that he broke under the pressure of religious persecution. ''I think he went temporarily insane and didn't even know it,'' Bilal said.

Military authorities declined to address the army engineer's allegations of harassment. However, a spokesman for the Army's 101st Airborne Division suggested supervising officers experienced problems with Akbar in the past. Other military officials said shortly after the attacks that Akbar had ''an attitude problem'' and his motive ''most likely was resentment.''

Akbar, 32, was working as a night sentinel on March 23 at Camp Pennsylvania in Kuwait when the attack occurred.

Military officials are expected to seek the death penalty at court-martial proceedings against Akbar. Those proceedings are on hold, although under military law he is entitled to a hearing within 30 days of arrest. Authorities cite the war as a factor in delaying the hearing.

Of the 1.4 million active-duty U.S. forces, approximately 4,200 are declared Muslims, an estimated 6,000 are undeclared.

[Michael2001]

Mrs. Akbar continues to blame everyone but her son. Islam is not a religion of peace.

[detsaoT]

String 'em up! I don't care if his fourth-grade teacher called him names, the fact that he voluntarily elected to do what he did (murder, treachery, etc) has caused him to forfeit his right to live.

(There was some discussion a while back which cause me to be curious as to his statements of being called a "rag-head" - is he not an African-American convert to Islam, from when his mother married her second husband? My memory is nowhere near as good as it used to be - anyone have a refresher?)

:) ttt

[MEG33]

Temporary insanity plea...it won't fly.

[RIGHT IN SEATTLE]

The young man is butt f@#k islamie a#$%hole!

[microgood]

They will all die.....most of them.

[Publius6961]

Of course, the constant taunting, provocation and harrassment by Sgt. Asan Akbar towards his fellow soldiers would have had precisely the same effect, if it was being ignored.

Islam has the peculiar effect of creating delusion, megalomania and denial of reality on all its victims.

[bart99]

Sounds to me like he's more concerned with his mother still loving him than what he did to his comrades. He faces the death penalty, and if he does't get that, he will get life in Leavenworth. But.... mom will still love him. *s*

We all want our mother's love. Um.... don't we?

[watchin]

If they'd shot this dirtbag at sunrise, like they should have, we wouldn't have to listen to this.

[RIGHT IN SEATTLE]

Mrs. Akbar has an asshole for a son and she is a real Ophra!

[bart99]

Thanks for the map.... that was interesting.

I sure hope Ashcroft and Ridge have their Intell agents working in every one of those locations. Civil liberties be damned. The innocenthave nothing to fear - but those consipiring against amenrica should fear a lot!

Do any of these Islamis fundamentalists work? Or do they just gether and talk and protest? Must get their expenses paid by Saudi Arabia, I'm betting.

Ummmm...... same goes for all those anti-war marchers a month or so ago. I work.... I can't take off to go to marches of any sort. Do any of these people work for a living??

[microgood]

Cool, CIWS (former EE at PSNS).

[First Amendment]

. ''I think he went temporarily insane and didn't even know it,'' Bilal said.

She is obviously lying and knows her son is a cold-blooded murderer but doesn't care. She must have raised him to be one.

He may be insane but so what. Execute him soon. Too bad he can't be executed twice.

[xm177e2]

I think Akbar is saying what certain people want to hear, so he can be made into a "martyr" for their cause. He's obviously a creep of the highest magnitude.

[xm177e2]

I think Akbar is saying what certain people want to hear, so he can be made into a "martyr" for their cause. He's obviously a creep of the highest magnitude.

[OXENinFLA]

''If they hadn't done what they done, and said what they said, this never would have happened,'' said Akbar's mother, Quran Bilal.

NO!!!!!,if your son hadn't, cut the power, pulled the pins on the grenades, then threw them towards his Commanding officers, then tried to evade, then THIS NEVER WOULD HAVE HAPPEN.

I guess this mother believes too that ISLAM is a "Region of peace, and her son will kill you to prove it."

[Jeff Chandler]

The nut falls not far from the tree.

[Jack of all Trades]

That is the 2000 electoral vote results map by county.