You remember Sgt. Hasan Akbar, the guy who rolled a grenade into his fellow soldiers' tent in Kuwait days before the Iraqi invasion in March 2003 killing 2 and wounding 14, well he's been found guilty (surprise!) and now sentenced to death. He should have been brought out back and shot in the head as there's no chance of evidence ever clearing him and he's admitted the action. Why do we need to keep him around any longer?
FOX News
A military jury sentenced a soldier to death Thursday for a grenade and rifle attack on his own comrades during the opening days of the Iraq invasion, a barrage that killed two officers and that prosecutors said was driven by religious extremism.
Sgt. Hasan Akbar, who gave a brief, barely audible apology hours earlier, stood at attention between his lawyers as the verdict was delivered. He showed no emotion.
He could have been sentenced to life in prison with or without parole for the early morning March 2003 attack, which also wounded 14 fellow members of the Army's 101st Airborne Division (search) at Camp Pennsylvania in Kuwait.
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I agree with you on that, it's really ironic that Army Sgt. Hasan Akbar has been sentenced to death for BETRAYING his country and Marine 2nd Lt. Ilario Pantano is on trial for DOING his duty—defending America.
Posted by: Tim on April 30, 2005 07:02 PM
