Oops stuff at hand; I just did not know the silly 'War
on Terror' did make such a carving around religious lines. And just for
myself speaking, I know that in case my so called 'trigger hypothesis' is
right in that case it would be possible to ease those religious feelings a
little bit.
But for 'some reasons' this all does not surface and the so called
'Patriot acts' work on and one. And before I like to have some simple file
I just cannot say the below acts are diabolic acts. More is sure needed,
not only soldiers but officers and most important complete platoons. Of
course those 'platoons' do not be some existing platoon, when a bunch of
volunteers meet platoons form... Beside
this I would like to bring to the attention of my honored audience the
relatively large amount of deaths following from accidents in the first day
of fighting. Please do not forget that I do 'like military objects' and
therefore I just welcome each body just until the modern warfare is
transformed the way I would like it to see. Also do not underestimate the
size of my wishing and the size of my liking 'military objects only'. Please
count living bodies and do your thinking.
Now we quote the entire article: U.S. fears attacks from Muslims
in armed forces
By Bill Gertz
THE WASHINGTON TIMES
U.S. intelligence and security officials fear attacks by Muslim U.S. soldiers opposed to the war in Iraq in the wake of a fatal grenade attack in Kuwait blamed on a Muslim soldier in the Army. "There is concern that this may not be an isolated incident," said one intelligence official familiar with the investigation of Sgt. Asan Akbar, a member of the 101st Airborne Division who is charged with killing two U.S. soldiers in a grenade attack.
A brief report on concerns about attacks from American Muslims in the military was contained in an intelligence report sent to senior Bush administration officials earlier this month.
Sgt. Akbar, 32, was charged March 25 with two counts of murder and 17 counts of attempted murder, military officials said.
The attack involved Sgt. Akbar rolling three grenades into three tents at Camp Pennsylvania in Kuwait, where soldiers were sleeping at a base for the 101st Airborne, military officials said. He also fired a rifle at soldiers who fled from the tents, officials said.
The Army, with help from the FBI, is continuing to investigate the case. A military official said the service is trying to determine whether the attack was a premeditated terrorist strike.
The attack killed Army Capt. Christopher S. Seifert and Air Force Maj. Gregory Stone. Fourteen other soldiers were wounded.
Military spokesmen said no additional security measures have been taken since the attack March 23.
However, one defense official said U.S. military counterintelligence agencies are involved in the effort to investigate Muslim soldiers, both in the Persian Gulf region and in the United States.
Asked about the threat of Muslims within the military, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said the motivation for the grenade attack has not been confirmed.
"First of all, we don't know what that attack was," Mr. Rumsfeld said. "I don't disagree with you that there have been reports, but that doesn't make them so. It's a matter that's under investigation."
The grenade attack in Kuwait is a politically sensitive issue for the Bush administration, which has said the war against terrorism and operations in Iraq are not part of a war against Islam.
Some Muslim leaders in the Middle East and Europe have called for a jihad, or holy war, against the United States, as has Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein, whose ruling Ba'ath Party is secular and has persecuted Muslims, especially Shi'ites.
Military officials close to the case said Sgt. Akbar said after the attack, "You guys are coming into our countries, and you're going to rape our women and kill our children," the Los Angeles Times has reported.
NBC News has reported that Sgt. Akbar was "opposed to the killing of Muslims and opposed to the war in Iraq." Reuters news agency quoted a military official as saying Sgt. Akbar was "a Muslim, and it seems he was just against the war."
The Los Angeles Times, quoting a source close to Sgt. Akbar's family, also reported that the soldier called his ex-wife's family a day before the grenade attack and asked them to say "final prayers" for him.
Sgt. Akbar, also known as Mark Fidel Kools, is being held at a military base in the United States. He is a convert to Islam, relatives say.
A U.S. military official said more than 4,100 Muslims are in the U.S. armed forces, with 1,995 in the Army, 760 in the Air Force, 924 in the Navy and 486 in the Marine Corps.
A spokesman for the American Muslim Council said, "There are a lot of Muslims in the military, and we expect them to do their duty.
"Our position is such that if Muslims in the military are opposed to military action, they can take whatever legal means in their hands to oppose such action rather than the action that we saw in Kuwait. Those actions are un-Islamic," the spokesman said.
A spokesman for U.S. Central Command said he had no information on whether any additional security measures were taken in response to the grenade attack.
Navy spokesman Cmdr. Tom Van Leunen said his branch had taken no additional security measures since the Kuwait incident.
"We view our sailors as Americans first, Americans with full religious freedom," he said. "We do not single out any religious group."
However, Cmdr. Van Leunen said, "We routinely train our officers, chiefs and petty officers to recognize significant behavioral changes in subordinates and to intervene on their behalf if necessary."
A Marine Corps spokesman said the Marines have not added any security or force protection measures in response to the grenade attack in Kuwait.
"The Marine Corps is built on shared group values. We draw strength from our diversity, but to the extent that any Marine would force personal beliefs on fellow Marines runs counter to the Corps' culture," Maj. Matt McLaughlin said. Comment:
Only some 4100+ number of Muslim soldiers into the American army? This is
sure explosive information and if you would ask me you sure have some big
problem on this matter.
Just 4100 Muslim soldiers? Is this for real? Unbelievable... Beside
this strange (and dangerous) statistic observed it is fine to know that I
will count on some American soldiers (and higher staff too of course...) to
help 'the story' a little bit when you can. Since your (not so smart)
government is constantly trying to cover up and hide what actually happened
before 11 Sept 2001, they gave me the 'freedom' to reach some goals I want.
And I want some simple transformations into the ways wars are fought and may
be I want some other transformations at institutions like the World Trade
Organization.
Be my guest, do your thinking and do your ramming at the right time. And
latest but not the least is my call for entire platoons to emerge, oh yes
entire platoons would be nice. Who is the democrat around here? Me or those
White House figures (blup blup, vital American interests, blup blup)? Remark;
Blup blup is the sound made by fish... Back
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