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	Hassan Akbar - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Hassan Akbar, center, is escorted out of the Judge Advocate's office at Fort Bragg, N.C. Sergeant Hassan Akbar (born Mark Fidel Kools, about 1971) was a U.S. Army soldier convicted and sentenced to death for the murder of two fellow soldiers during the U.S. invasion of Iraq.
		Akbar was born in the United States and studied at the University of California, Davis taking a double major in aeronautical and mechanical engineering, and graduating with a bachelor's degree.
		Although Akbar confessed to the crimes, his lawyers claimed that he had a history of mental illness which was known to the military.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Asan_Akbar (555 words)

	JS Online: Suspect asked former in-laws to say 'final prayers' for him
		Akbar, a Muslim, told his former in-laws that he was concerned he might die without having made the hajj, the pilgrimage to Mecca that all Muslims are expected to make at least once.
		Akbar's former in-laws have described the telephone call to federal investigators, who are intrigued by it, according to sources familiar with the investigation who spoke on the condition of anonymity.
		Akbar was transferred from Kuwait to a military detention facility in Mannheim, Germany, for a pretrial investigation.
	www.jsonline.com /news/gen/mar03/129631.asp?format=print (634 words)

	Retracing life of attack suspect / UC Davis grad is Muslim with alleged doubts about Iraq war
		Asan Akbar is suspected of rolling grenades into three tents of sleeping officers, then opening fire as the soldiers fled in panic.
		Akbar is a Muslim who feared the Army would imprison him because of his faith, his mother told a Tennessee newspaper, and he recently had been reprimanded for insubordination.
		Akbar was born Mark Fidel Kools, but his mother apparently began calling him Asan Akbar when she converted to Islam when he was a child.
	www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2003/03/25/MN195182.DTL&type=printable (757 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Sgt. Asan Akbar is in custody in the attack.
		Akbar was taken into custody shortly after explosions rocked several tents at the headquarters of the 101st Airborne Division's 1st Brigade.
		Akbar's family members in Louisiana said they were stunned to learn that he had been accused of attacking his comrades.
	www.katu.com /printstory.asp?ID=55808 (542 words)

	Eyeteeth: A journal of incisive ideas.
		They found Akbar hiding in a bunker with a shrapnel wound to the leg and a grenade in his gas mask case.
		If Akbar is indeed, as it appears, the culprit, he's not such an isolated case.
		But whether Akbar is mentally ill or whether the stress of combat made him so--or whether he represents a lineage of intramilitary resistance to institutional racism and classism--we'll probably never know.
	eyeteeth.blogspot.com /2003/03/bitterness-of-sgt.html (1120 words)

	Arizona Sports Fans Network - View Single Post - Screw Asan Akbar and his family
		Akbar's brother, Ismail Bilal, who recently obtained an early discharge from the Air Force, said he was shocked when he heard that his brother was accused in the attack.
		Akbar proudly wore his uniform, even when he was off duty, said neighbor Willie Shannell Jr., who spoke to Akbar shortly before he was deployed.
		Akbar is originally from California, where he lived for some time with his mother and sisters in Merino County.
	www.arizonasportsfans.com /vb/showpost.php?p=72296&postcount=5 (847 words)

	The Sacramento Observer - Online Edition (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		SPECIAL TO — Asan Akbar, the Army sergeant accused of killing two of his fellow soldiers in Kuwait with grenades, was torn between serving his country and trying to remain faithful to his Muslim religion, his mother says.
		Akbar was described by relatives and friends as quiet, studious, respectful and a devout Muslim.
		Akbar's stepfather, William Bilal, who lives in Baton Rouge, La., and is divorced from Akbar's mother, recalls a Christmas conversation he had with Akbar three years ago.
	www.sacobserver.com /news/040203/asan_akbar.shtml (1233 words)

	Free Asan
		The Army's "evidence" was that Smith hated the Army, hated being in Vietnam, hated his commanding officer and first sergeant, hated the racism that infested the Army in the early '70s, and he had also said that he would get even with his supervisors and that "fragging" was a good way to do it.
		Asan Akbar, at this writing, languishes in a military correctional facility in Mannheim, Germany awaiting formal charges.
		But if Akbar's yet-to-be-named defense is half as smart as Luke McKissak was 30 years ago, it will be able to endeavor to clearly demonstrate that racial tension still exists in the Army and that African-American Muslims are not treated fairly.
	www.newdemocracyworld.org /War/free_asan.htm (1633 words)

	News
		Akbar, 31, is suspected of tossing between two and four grenades and shooting a small firearm into three tents used to house commanders of the 1st Brigade.
		Akbar is an American citizen who reportedly converted to Islam and changed his name from Mark F. Kools.
		Asan Akbarz was based, said: "All indications are he was a leadership challenge.
	www.msu.edu /course/iah/211c/snapshot.afs/hassoun/content/arabsmilitary/news9.htm (742 words)

	U-WIRE.com/UC-Davis graduate suspected of attacking U.S. troops (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Asan Akbar graduated from UC Davis with a degree in aeronautical science engineering and mechanical engineering in 1997, university spokeswoman Linda Lapin said.
		Akbar is in custody and is being interrogated by military officials about Sunday's attack, where he is suspected of shutting down a power generator that cut power to the Tactical Operations Center and then started tossing fragmentation grenades into the tents.
		Akbar is with the 326th Engineer Battalion of the 101st Airborne Division, and has not been changed with the crime, said U.S. Army spokesman George Heath.
	www.uwire.com /content/topnews032403001.html (215 words)

	FirstCoast News.com - Print Article
		Asan Akbar of the 326th Engineer Battalion was in custody, said George Heath, a civilian spokesman at Fort Campbell.
		Heath said Akbar had not been charged with a crime but was the only person being questioned in the attack that also wounded 15 other soldiers Sunday, three seriously.
		A woman who said she is Akbar's mother, Quran Bilal, told The Tennessean of Nashville that she was concerned her son might have been accused because he is a Muslim, adding he was not allowed to participate in the first Gulf War because of his religion.
	www.firstcoastnews.com /printfullstory.aspx?storyid=1973 (986 words)

	Soldier accused in attack described as 'ideal student': 3/25/03
		Akbar, 31, a sergeant with the 101st Airborne Division, is in military custody in Kuwait, suspected of rolling live grenades into several command staff tents at Camp Pennsylvania early Sunday morning.
		Akbar was born Mark Fidel Kools and grew up in Louisiana and Southern California.
		Akbar's mother, Quran Bilal, who lives in Baton Rouge, La., has told reporters that her son recently said he sensed that his Muslim beliefs were creating some tensions in the ranks of his army battalion.
	www.s-t.com /daily/03-03/03-25-03/a02wn012.htm (644 words)

	Free Asan Akbar And Put The System On Trial? \| North Eastern Federation of Anarchist Communists
		No, that's not Sgt. Asan Akbar, the soldier being held for the recent fragging at the 101st Airborne's Camp Pennslyvania, Kuwait City, Kuwait.
		Asan Akbar, at this writing, languishes in a military corrrectional facility in Mannheim, Germany awaiting formal charges.
		These will be much tougher points to make for whoever defends Akbar, but if they don't bring up the issues of race, class and the pressures of war at every step of the judicial process, then they should be disbarred.
	makhno.nefac.net /node/312 (1704 words)

	HoustonChronicle.com - Court-martial is recommended for soldier accused of fratricide
		FORT KNOX, Ky. -- An Army investigating officer recommended Friday that Sgt. Asan Akbar, a Los Angeles soldier accused of a grenade and rifle attack on his superior officers in Kuwait, stand trial at a general court-martial.
		A Muslim who is in the 101st Airborne Division, Akbar allegedly had expressed fears before the attack that U.S. soldiers were going to "rape and plunder" Muslim women and children during the war with Iraq.
		Akbar is charged with two counts of pre-meditated homicide and three counts of attempted murder.
	www.chron.com /cs/CDA/story.hts/special/iraq/1961729 (487 words)

	CNN.com - Motive a mystery in fatal grenade attack - Mar. 24, 2003
		The suspect -- identified as Sgt. Asan Akbar with the 326th Engineer Battalion of the 101st -- remains in custody of the military and could be sent back to the division's base in Fort Campbell, Kentucky, for military proceedings, officials said.
		Akbar -- described as a disgruntled platoon sergeant with an "attitude problem" -- was in an engineering unit guarding grenades just before the incident Sunday at about 1:45 a.m.
		Akbar was wounded in the back of a leg by a grenade fragment, Allison reported.
	www.cnn.com /2003/WORLD/meast/03/23/sprj.irq.grenade.attack/index.html (683 words)

	USATODAY.com - American sergeant may have acted out of resentment (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. (AP) — When Sgt. Asan Akbar was taken into custody on suspicion of killing a fellow serviceman with a grenade, an Army spokesman said he may have acted out of resentment.
		Akbar had reportedly told his mother he feared persecution because he is a Muslim and been reprimanded recently for insubordination.
		Akbar, of the 101st Airborne Division's 326th Engineer Battalion, was in custody, said George Heath, a civilian spokesman at Fort Campbell.
	www.usatoday.com /news/world/iraq/2003-03-24-suspected-sergeant_x.htm (1038 words)

	CAAB - Sergeant accused in grenade attack that killed two soldiers sent to States - 29/3/03 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Four soldiers guarded Akbar for the trip to Frankfurt, where he was to fly on a commercial aircraft to the United States, McNerney said.
		Akbar’s only requests were to read his Koran and be served food that did not contain pork, the source said.
		Akbar is the only soldier from the U.S. Central Command to be detained in Mannheim this year.
	cndyorks.gn.apc.org /caab/articles/sergeantaccused.htm (521 words)

	Steve Quayle News Alerts (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Sgt. Asan Akbar was taken into custody Sunday, shortly after a series of explosions rocked tents at the headquarters of the 101st Airborne Division's 1st Brigade.
		Akbar was then taken from Camp Virginia to Camp Doha, also in Kuwait, and was to be transported to Mannheim, Germany, to await formal charges and a pretrial investigation.
		Akbar's former stepfather, William Bilal, told "Good Morning America" the last time he was with Akbar three years ago, "he spoke about how hard it was for a fl man to make the rank in the military."
	www.stevequayle.com /News.alert/03_Global/030325.grenade.attacker.mo.html (475 words)

	Joel Mowbray on Asan Akbar on National Review Online
		Akbar grew up attending a Saudi-funded mosque in South Central Los Angeles, and later moved to a mosque dominated by a Saudi-created and -funded organization.
		And based on the annual statement released by the House of Saud on its efforts to spread Islam throughout the world, Bilal Islamic Center is also funded by the kingdom (under the name "Bilal Mosque of Los Angeles"), although the exact amount is not specified.
		At the University of California at Davis, Akbar was seen by friends as a devout Muslim, and multiple reports state that he spent large amounts of time at the nearby Islamic Center of Davis.
	nationalreview.com /mowbray/mowbray040303.asp (1250 words)

	Dust in the Light - 04/04/2003: "The Saudis' Man in the Army" (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Today, he pieces together the ways in which fellow-soldier-killing Asan Akbar benefited from Saudi contributions to American Islamic organizations.
		Akbar is the fl Muslim Army sergeant who, after killing two and wounding 14 of his fellow soldiers when he hurled a grenade into a tent in Kuwait, ranted, "You guys are coming into our countries and you're going to rape our women and kill our children." So, what about the Saudi money?
		And in the case of Akbar, the answer is: everywhere.
	dustinthelight.timshelarts.com /archives/00001358.htm (157 words)

	The 'Fifth Column' Syndrome (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		According to press reports of the incident, Sgt. Asan Akbar rolled three or four grenades into the tents then proceeded to shoot some of those who sought to flee the ensuing fire and carnage.
		The attack for which Sgt. Akbar is being held at Camp Pennsylvania in Kuwait is sending shockwaves through the national security community for another reason, though: It could be the precursor for a far larger and more dangerous problem, both for the military and for American society more generally.
		Since Sgt. Akbar's personal case is, at this writing, under investigation, it is too early to say with precision.
	www.frontpagemag.com /Articles/Printable.asp?ID=6876 (833 words)

	Reading Between the Lines: A Soldier's Story (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Primarily, the case of Sgt. Akbar — formerly Mark Fidel Kools of Los Angeles — is a vivid, tragic example of the love-hate relationship that many ethnic minorities in the United States experience in regard to military service.
		The evidence that Akbar tried to kill fellow soldiers and officers is apparently abundant, and whatever his motivations, they clearly did not justify such a dreadful act.
		The particulars of Sgt. Akbar's case may not signal larger problems in terms of the American military's ability to fully accept fls and other minorities as we enter the 21st Century.
	archive.blackvoices.com /columns/alexander/bw20030407akbar.asp (1439 words)

	United Jerusalem - - Commentary -- 3/31/2003
		In fact, the Defense Department should be developing some politically incorrect policies right now to ensure that no more U.S. soldiers die needlessly because of disloyal comrades who should be easily spotted and segregated at all costs from those willing to sacrifice their lives to defend our country.
		Men like Akbar, the 36-year-old sergeant accused of fragging three officers´ tents at Camp Pennsylvania in Kuwait — killing two and injuring 14 — need to be drummed out of the service and, frankly, out of our country.
		Akbar is a terrorist — albeit one who was unwisely allowed to serve in the U.S. military and, even more unwisely, assigned to duties in the Iraq theater.
	www.unitedjerusalem.org /index2.asp?id=269140 (613 words)

	Right Wing News (Conservative News and Views) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		But the comments from Asan Akbar's stepfather are over the line....
		"(Asan Akbar's) stepfather, William Bilal, who was once married to Akbar's mother, Quran Bilal, said that his stepson was resentful toward the military and had complained several years ago that it was difficult for a fl man "to make rank" in the military.
		To try to portray scum like Akbar as some sort of victim of the people he tried to murder is beyond the pale, even coming from his own step-father and I'm glad to see that there are other people besides me saying that.
	www.brassknuckles.net /category.php?ent=791 (394 words)

	WBIR-TV Print Article
		Last Updated: 3/24/2003 12:00:00 PM When Fort Campbell soldier Sergeant Asan Akbar was arrested in the killing of a 101st Airborne Division officer, an Army spokesman said resentment could have been the motive.
		Spokesman George Heath says Akbar had not been charged with a crime, but is the only person being questioned in the attack.
		A neighbor in Akbar's apartment complex outside Fort Campbell in Clarksville says Akbar is a devout Muslim.
	www.wbir.com /printfullstory.aspx?storyid=11664 (131 words)

	WorldNetDaily: GI held in base attack made anti-U.S. remarks (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Akbar, 31, has been held at Camp Virginia, Kuwait, since early Sunday for allegedly rolling grenades into three tents where officers and senior noncommissioned officers were sleeping and shooting at least two fellow soldiers as they raced from their tents.
		Two high-ranking U.S. Army sources say Akbar was opposed to the killing of Muslims and opposed to the war in Iraq, according to NBC News.
		Akbar's mother, Quran Bilal, told the Chicago Sun-Times her son has been accused simply because he is a Muslim, and that he had feared problems due to his faith.
	www.worldnetdaily.com /news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=31689 (1024 words)

	CNN.com - Second officer dies from grenade attack - Mar. 26, 2003
		Suspect Sgt. Asan Akbar was questioned soon after Sunday's attack.
		Asan Akbar, 31, of Fort Campbell, Kentucky, a combat engineer with the 326th Engineer Battalion of the 101st Airborne Division, is accused of lobbing four grenades -- three of which exploded -- at tents of the division's 1st Brigade early Sunday.
		The FBI has said its agents searched Akbar's apartment at Fort Campbell, where the 101st Airborne is based, and questioned his neighbors.
	edition.cnn.com /2003/LAW/03/25/sprj.irq.granade.attack/index.html (679 words)

	The Command Post - Iraq - Nashville Tennesean On Camp Pennsylvania
		ABC News mentioned this story, which quotes the mother of accused grenade-tosser Sgt. Asan Akbar as being astounded at the charges.
		Akbar had expressed concerns about being a Muslim in the Army to his mother in the past.
		Akbar was not allowed to participate in the first Gulf War because his religion created a " conflict of interest, " she said.
	www.command-post.org /archives/001013.html (147 words)

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