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| Sgt. Hasan Akbar sentenced to death | |
| 2005-04-29 | |
| RALEIGH, N.C., April 29 (UPI) -- A U.S. military court has sentenced Army Sgt. Hasan Akbar to death for intentionally murdering two fellow soldiers and wounding 14 others. Akbar, who was a member of the 101st Airborne Division, turned off a generator to kill lights at a Kuwait camp, then rolled grenades into three tents on March 23, 2003, before opening fire with his rifle, the Raleigh News & Observer reported Friday. His death sentence will be automatically appealed and President Bush ultimately must approve his execution. Meanwhile, Akbar will be put on death row at Fort Leavenworth in Kansas. His lawyers said as his platoon's sole black and only Muslim he was tormented directly, and indirectly he was tormented by fears his comrades were preparing to rape Muslim women as they made ready to enter Iraq. Experts in military law say Akbar's execution is unlikely. The military's last execution was in 1961 and no president since has signed a warrant to put a soldier to death.
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| Posted by:Steve |
| #18 how bout someone start a pettion too send too the pres calling for him too sign the death warrant |
| Posted by: Thraing Hupoluper1864 2005-04-29 4:53:19 PM |
| #17 A U.S. military court has sentenced Army Sgt. Hasan Akbar to death Get 'er done! |
| Posted by: Secret Master 2005-04-29 4:32:45 PM |
| #16 Kill him the way he killed - a grenade tossed in his cell. |
| Posted by: Zpaz 2005-04-29 2:32:36 PM |
| #15 Screw him and screw his family members who tried to not only explain but justify what he did. Shame on them. Hang him high and fast! |
| Posted by: Tkat 2005-04-29 12:06:19 PM |
| #14 Why make him a martyr? I say keep him alive, interacting daily with soldiers who despise him, and pipe in all the comforts, including the news of how his buddies are losing all around the world. |
| Posted by: too true 2005-04-29 11:14:17 AM |
| #13 Firing squad. |
| Posted by: Mike 2005-04-29 10:55:12 AM |
| #12 and indirectly he was tormented by fears his comrades were preparing to rape Muslim women as they made ready to enter Iraq. Obviously, he confuses our real soldiers with the U.N. blue-helmets in Africa on "peacekeeping" missions! Of course, those rapes were o.k. w/ the RoP, because they were non-Arab infidels who were underage..."Hey, I was just following the prophet's example, why ya blame me?" |
| Posted by: BA 2005-04-29 10:38:27 AM |
| #11 Good sentence, but I doubt he will see the executioner anytime soon. Too bad because I can't think of anyone who deserves it more than this guy. |
| Posted by: Cyber Sarge 2005-04-29 10:30:43 AM |
| #10 Toss him out of a C-130 without a chute. It's a HANO jump -- High Altitude, No Opening. |
| Posted by: Dar 2005-04-29 10:29:50 AM |
| #9 The last guy executed in 1961 was hanged. The current method is lethal injection. Though in Akbar's case, I prefer he be stoned to death by soldiers of the 101st. |
| Posted by: ed 2005-04-29 10:21:10 AM |
| #8 Method should be a pit filled with hungry pigs. |
| Posted by: Laurence of the Rats 2005-04-29 10:20:29 AM |
| #7 "This one will" None of us will live that long |
| Posted by: Michael 2005-04-29 10:18:44 AM |
| #6 ...he was tormented by fears his comrades were preparing to rape Muslim women as they made ready to enter Iraq ROP in a nutshell. |
| Posted by: gromgoru 2005-04-29 10:08:15 AM |
| #5 Hot needle. |
| Posted by: tu3031 2005-04-29 10:00:16 AM |
| #4 What is the current method of execution in the Military Code? |
| Posted by: 3dc 2005-04-29 9:58:00 AM |
| #3 Roll a grenade into his cell. But roll a few duds in there first... |
| Posted by: tu3031 2005-04-29 9:49:00 AM |
| #2 Adios Akbar. |
| Posted by: Seafarious 2005-04-29 9:45:49 AM |
| #1 Die traitor scum. |
| Posted by: Chris W. 2005-04-29 9:43:06 AM |