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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...

<p>March 23, 2003 -- A disgruntled U.S. soldier from the 101st Airborne Division allegedly launched a grenade attack against a command tent at his base in northern Kuwait - killing one and injuring as many 15 - in what appeared to be an attempt to kill the base commander, a Pentagon official told The Post.</p>

I was in the middle of doing some stuff around the house this morning and I turned on the puter and the TV to get caught up. I kept switching between Fox & MSNBC to see the Iraqis setting fire to weeds along the river and the "search" for the downed aviators. MSNBC then switched to an update re: the Black Muslim soldier from the "not really fragging" (my term) incident of yesterday. I had already seen the footage of this guy lying on the ground many times and then being picked up by his hands tied behind his back....

One of the soldiers wounded in the grenade attack has now died. On the phone live with Fox just now, Time magazine reporter Jim Lacey, an eyewitness to the devastation at Camp Pennsylvania, made the following statement about the possible motivation of the soldier suspected of participating in the deadly attack: "I do not think it's a chain of command problem. I don't think this is a soldier disgruntled with the military. I think this was someone striking out because of a misguided interpretation of his Muslim faith."

Fort Campbell, Kentucky-AP -- The soldier taken into custody after a grenade attack at a 101st Airborne Division camp in Kuwait has been identified as Sergeant Asan Akbar. But Army spokesman George Heath says the attack that left one dead and 15 wounded hasn't been linked to Akbar's Islamic faith. And he says the attack won't lead to other Muslims being barred from serving in the U-S military. Heath says an Islamic chaplain is assigned to the 101st Airborne Division in Kuwait. And he says Akbar is being allowed to say his Muslim daily prayers while he's in custody. No...

A U.S. soldier was detained Sunday on suspicion of throwing grenades into three tents at a 101st Airborne command center in Kuwait, killing one fellow serviceman and wounding 15, three of them seriously. The motive in the attack "most likely was resentment," said Max Blumenfeld, a U.S. Army spokesman. The soldier in custody was identified Sunday as Sgt. Asan Akbar of the 326th Engineer Battalion. Fort Campbell, Ky., spokesman George Heath said Akbar had not been charged with any crime. He did not release Akbar's hometown or say how long he had been in the service. Akbar, who as a...

U.S. soldier held in attack on 101st JOHN PARTIPILO / STAFF Soldiers stand guard outside the tents where a fellow member of the 101st Airborne Division is suspected of tossing grenades at Camp Pennsylvania in Kuwait. By CHANTAL ESCOTO The (Clarksville) Leaf-Chronicle CAMP PENNSYLVANIA, Kuwait — An Army sergeant from Fort Campbell was detained as a suspect in a nighttime grenade attack here that killed one soldier from the 101st Airborne Division and injured 13 others, Army officials said. Three of the injured soldiers were hurt seriously, according to George Heath, a spokesman for the 101st at division headquarters in...

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,...

Sgt. Asan Akbar

Fox listed the traitor who attacked the 101st with grenades as Assan Akbar

Although Langston Hughes had been confident that the American dream could be made to include his people, thousands upon thousands of other Afro-Americans, especially among the lower classes, were extremely dubious. In 1916, Marcus Garvey came to Harlem, and before long his Universal Negro Improvement Association had opened chapters in urban centers all across the nation. As mentioned previously, Garvey did not believe that blacks could be taken into American society. Hundreds of thousands, who apparently agreed with him, followed his banner. Whatever was the actual number of members of the U.N.I.A., the movement gained more grass-roots support than had...

CAMP PENNSYLVANIA, Kuwait -- A U.S. soldier was being held early today in connection with a grenade attack on the 101st Airborne Division's infantry brigade. The attack killed one and injured about 15 soldiers. Eleven of the victims were airlifted to the combat support hospital in nearby Camp Udairi. The sergeant, whose identity has not been released, was himself wounded either before or during his capture, Army officials said. Early this morning (late Saturday night in Florida), the sergeant was being questioned along with two Middle Eastern civilians, Army officials said. Authorities declined to say whether the two civilians were...

Attack at U.S. Camp in Kuwait Kills One 19 minutes ago By PATRICK McDOWELL, Associated Press WriterKUWAIT CITY - Grenades exploded at a 101st Airborne command center in Kuwait early Sunday, killing one and wounding 13 servicemen, and a U.S. soldier was detained as a suspect in the attack, the Army said. AP Photo Latest news: · Key Developments Concerning Iraq AP - 13 minutes ago · Allies Advance Steadily Toward Baghdad AP - 50 minutes ago · Franks: U.S. Troops Hit Some Resistance AP - 1 hour, 17 minutes ago Special Coverage   Three others who sustained serious injuries...

<p>CAMP PENNSYLVANIA, Kuwait (CNN) -- A U.S. soldier has been detained and is being questioned in connection with a grenade and small arms attack early Sunday at an Army camp in northern Kuwait, the U.S. Central Command said.</p> <p>The attack at Camp Pennsylvania, where soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division are stationed, wounded 13 people -- six of them seriously -- U.S. military officials said. Central Command said the suspect is assigned to the division.</p>

10 U.S. Soldiers Hurt In Grenade Attack March 22, 2003 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...

(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...

Fox News has just reported that the attack on Camp Pensylvania has possibly been commited by a US soldier. The soldier is currently unaccounted for in Kuwait

6 Screaming Eagle Injured Arab tanslators accounted for. One soldier missing A case of Fragging?

KUWAIT (Reuters) - Ten soldiers have been wounded in an attack on Camp Pennsylvania, a military base in northern Kuwait, the U.S. military said on Sunday. A U.S. military spokesman gave no further details. But Jim Lacey, a correspondent for Time magazine who was at the camp, told CNN two grenades had been rolled into the command tent in the camp, in what appeared to be a "terrorist attack."

Dan Rather is reporting some sort of explosion inside 101st Airborne tents ... at least six soldiers injured ... no reports of any killed at this moment ... unknown if attack or accident ... developing ...