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	Frag (military) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Frag is a term from the Vietnam War, most commonly meaning to assassinate an unpopular member of one's own fighting unit by dropping a fragmentation grenade into the victim's tent at night.
		The intended victim of a fragging was sometimes given warnings, of which the first might be a grenade pin on the sheet of the victim, and later on, a tear gas grenade.
		Fragging might also occur if a commander freely took on dangerous or suicidal missions, especially if he was deemed to be seeking glory for himself.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Frag_(military) (393 words)

	Frag (video gaming) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		This leads to the game theoretical consequence that one should engage in combat with another player unless severely outmatched because the potential benefit (one frag) outweighs the potential harm (lost time for respawning and the opponent, who may not be ranked first, getting a frag).
		In this context the term "frag" is used to replace 'killing' or 'dying' as these terms are final - whereas first person shooters usually allow respawning (instant or almost instant reincarnation).
		The usage of the term fragging is also a response to advocates of computer game censorship, who argue that violence in games can cause violence in real life.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Frag_(video_gaming) (406 words)

	Eugene Linden Fragging and other Withdrawl Symptons: endangered animals, rapid climate change, global deforestation, ...
		Fragging is a macabre ritual of Vietnam in which American enlisted men attempt to murder their superiors.
		Fragging has ballooned into intraArmy guerrilla warfare, and in parts of Vietnam it stirs more fear among officers and NCOs than does the war with "Charlie." To predict who will be the assassin is impossible; it could be anyone, almost as though the act of murder chooses its executor at random.
		As is evident from the fragging cases of Burke and Ross, tributary to this infra-Army violence is the procedural, disciplinary, and morale breakdown of the Army.
	www.eugenelinden.com /Fragging_and_other_Withdrawl_Symptons.html (6041 words)

	Fragging (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		For self-preservation, fragging may be their only way out of their "box." When transferred to the West, the western soldiers were more daring.
		Fragging is not only limited to high-ranking officers, the rank and file is not immune too.
		Fragging is not exclusive for underlings killing their superior.
	members.aol.com /gordonkwok/fragging.html (1267 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		"Fragging," named after a fragmentation grenade, was a frequent occurrence during the last few years of the war when troops knew that the war was supposed to end soon but were disheartened by continuing battles.
		It is the first incident of fragging during this war and possibly the first since Vietnam.
		The increase in the attacks led superiors not to trust the troops they were commanding and others to negotiate with their troops rather than deal in the traditional military commands, Anderson said.
	www.knoxstudio.com /shns/story.cfm?pk=IRAQ-FRAGGING-03-23-03&cat=II (540 words)

	The Seattle Times: Nation & World: Military tribunal begins hearings into first Iraq "fragging" incident
		It is believed to be first case of an American soldier in Iraq accused of "fragging" his superiors.
		Fragging is a Vietnam War-era term used to refer to soldiers killing their superiors.
		Fragging incidents also were reported during the Vietnam War, particularly in the late 1960s as the strains grew on a draftee army waging an unpopular war.
	seattletimes.nwsource.com /html/nationworld/2002595554_webfrag31.html (524 words)

	They Dare Not Speak Its Name
		When an American soldier killed or attempted to kill one of his superiors in Vietnam the act was called fragging because the weapon of choice, as is the case in Kuwait City, was a fragmentation grenade.
		Despite strident denials of its existence that continue to this day, fragging is a significant part of America's involvement in the Vietnam war, especially the latter years of that involvement.
		A couple of years after the bloody battle for the worthless hill, 13 fl soldiers with the 101st became known as "the Phu Bai 13" after they refused combat orders, forcefully took over a barracks and issued a list of demands, some of which were met by the brass.
	www.newdemocracyworld.org /War/fragging.htm (1202 words)

	USATODAY.com - Sergeant charged in killings of two officers at Iraqi base (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The "fragging" incident occurred near Tikrit — Saddam Hussein's hometown 80 miles north of Baghdad — at Forward Operating Base Danger in what used to be one of the ousted Iraqi leader's palace on the banks of the Tigris River.
		The military initially concluded the commanders were killed by "indirect fire" on the base — a mortar round that struck a window on the side of the building where Esposito and Allen were.
		In 1971 alone, there were 1.8 fraggings for every 1,000 American soldiers serving in Vietnam, not including gun and knife assaults.
	www.usatoday.com /news/world/iraq/2005-06-17-soldier-murder_x.htm (891 words)

	CBS News \| Death Possible for GI in Iraq 'Fragging'
		Staff Sgt. Alberto B. Martinez of Troy, N.Y., had a "personal vendetta" against one of two higher-ranked officers who died in an explosion June 7 on a U.S. base near Tikrit, north of Baghdad, military investigator Col. Patrick Reinert said at the end of a two-day hearing in Kuwait.
		No clear motive was discussed in the hearing, but legal expert Maj. Matthew Ruzicka said Esposito had relieved Martinez of his supply duties and he was afraid that the measure would affect his civilian job back home.
		"Frag" is a Vietnam War term for soldiers killing their superiors.
	www.cbsnews.com /stories/2005/11/01/ap/world/mainD8DJU7I80.shtml (690 words)

	US Army sergeant charged in deaths of 2 superiors in Iraq - The Boston Globe - Boston.com - Middle East - News
		Staff Sergeant Alberto B. Martinez, 37, a supply specialist with the Headquarters and Headquarters Company of the 42d Infantry Division, New York Army National Guard, was charged Wednesday in connection with the June 7 deaths of the two officers at Forward Operating Base Danger, near Tikrit -- Saddam Hussein's hometown 80 miles north of Baghdad.
		The officers killed in what was thought to be a ''fragging" case were Captain Phillip T. Esposito, 30, of Suffern, N.Y., and First Lieutenant Louis E. Allen, 34, of Milford, Pa. Esposito was company commander, and Allen served as a company operations officer.
		Fragging is a term used to refer to soldiers killing their superiors.
	www.boston.com /news/world/middleeast/articles/2005/06/17/us_army_sergeant_charged_in_deaths_of_2_superiors_in_iraq (581 words)

	Mutiny, Fragging and Desertions in the U.S. Military
		"Frag incidents" or "fragging" was soldier slang in Vietnam for the killing of strict, unpopular and aggressive officers and NCO's.
		Congressional hearings on fraggings held in 1973 estimated that roughly 3% of officer and non-com deaths in Vietnam between 1961 and 1972 were a result of fraggings.
		In the Americal Division, plagued by poor morale, fraggings during 1971 were estimated to be running around one a week.
	flag.blackened.net /revolt/freeearth/harass_brass.html (2738 words)

	Ward Churchill Under Fire Again - TalkLeft: The Politics of Crime
		Ward Churchill is back in the spotlight, this time with controversial comments about the "fragging" of military officers.
		Reached at his home in Boulder County on Wednesday night, Churchill said the comments were made merely to spark discussion and not to take a position on fragging, which is the killing or injuring of an officer in combat by a subordinate.
		WC wants little revolutionaries in khaki, and that misunderstands both COs and the main reason for fragging, which is a series of cannon fodder orders from the Brass.
	talkleft.com /new_archives/011273.html (2151 words)

	"Fragging" and "Combat Refusals" in Vietnam
		The question of crimes such as "fragging", "combat refusals", desertion and AWOL within the Vietnam conflict is one which brings emotions to the fore.
		Many veterans deny that "fragging" or "combat refusals" occured, whilst others feel desertion and AWOL was merely a means of resisting what was felt to be a unjust and illegal conflict.
		It is known that "fraggings" did occur during Vietnam, but the precise number is uncertain.
	home.mweb.co.za /re/redcap/vietcrim.htm (596 words)

	Soldier accused of fragging
		The Tikrit case is at least the second known incident in which a U.S. soldier has been charged with killing officers, an incident known as fragging, during the Iraq war.
		Fragging entered the American lexicon in the Vietnam War.
		Such incidents increased late in the 1960s as the strains grew on a draftee army waging an unpopular war.
	archive.recordonline.com /archive/2005/06/17/fraggin1.htm (875 words)

	M of A - Fragging
		If a C.O. was incompetent, the belief was that fragging the officer was an extreme means to the ends of self preservation for the men serving under him.
		The nightmarish vision of fragging served as a warning to the junior officers to avoid earning the ire of the enlisted men being commanded through recklessness, cowardice, or lack of leadership.
		Fragging, in my experience was essentially a method of exerting the will of a particular unit over its command structure (on the company level).
	www.moonofalabama.org /2005/06/fragging.html (9337 words)

	AlterNet: War on Iraq: Return Of 'Fragging' Echoes Earlier War
		Their hatred was fed by resentment of being drafted and forced to fight in what they considered a racist, senseless war against oppressed colored people.
		The problem of "fragging" first leaped to public attention in the 1971 trial of Billy Dean Smith.
		Furthermore, Akbar is a Muslim, and the fragging incident raised intense speculation that he allegedly committed his deadly attack because he felt persecuted by Army brass for his religious beliefs, or harbored resentment for being required to fight a war against other Muslims.
	www.alternet.org /waroniraq/15466 (913 words)

	Military files murder charges in Iraq killings - Conflict in Iraq - MSNBC.com
		June 16: Military analysis Gen. Wayne A. Downing tells MSNBC-TV’s Contessa Brewer that fragging cases are rare, but the method and forensics used to investigate are quite straightforward.
		Fragging is military slang for intentionally killing a comrade in a wartime setting.
		The term “fragging” seems to have originated in the Vietnam War.
	www.msnbc.msn.com /id/8246860 (828 words)

	USATODAY.com - Motive behind 'fragging' case unclear (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		A supply sergeant stands accused of murdering Esposito and another officer in a "fragging" — a term for killing a superior officer that still evokes the divisiveness and frustration of the Vietnam War.
		The military says Esposito of Suffern, N.Y., and 1st Lt. Louis Allen of Milford, Pa., were in Esposito's room at an Army base in Tikrit outside of Baghdad on June 7 when they were killed by what at first seemed like enemy mortar fire.
		"Fragging" — killing your commanding officer with a bullet in the back or a grenade — is a term that entered the American vocabulary during the Vietnam War.
	www.usatoday.com /news/nation/2005-06-19-fragging_x.htm (1280 words)

	Inside the Iraq fragging incident
		Alberto Martinez of the New York National Guard is accused of killing his two superior officers after reportedly being disciplined by one of them and is believed to be the first soldier in Iraq to face such charges.
		Well "fragging" was one of the medias favorite Vietnam phenomenon.
		If he'd have only fragged himself instead he could have been the democrat presidential nominee in 30 years.
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/1425285/posts (907 words)

	Inside the fragging incident in Iraq - MSNBC TV Live - MSNBC.com
		It's got a pound or so of plastic explosives and embedded in that, a.33 caliber piece of buck shot and this was command detonated and killed both of those officers, commanders of Headquarters Companies; Esposito and the executive officer who was only in the country for four days.
		Robach: Initially, investigators believed that the two men died from indirect fire but they were able to determine 'no they didn't believe that happened.' What was it about the evidence that made them change their minds.
		It's not like it was in Vietnam, towards the end of the war, where gross morale problems contributed to an epidemic in fragging.
	msnbc.msn.com /id/8257256 (722 words)

	Advanced Aquarist's Online Magazine - Feature Article: The "Fragging" Phenomenon
		A special frag tank allows for even the smallest fragments to be nurtured and cared for more easily due to their being able to be seen and noticed.
		By having the frag tank attached to main tank it allows the coral fragments to be in the same water conditions that the show colonies are.
		Since many of these hobbyists are far enough away from each other that they are unlikely to see each others colonies or frags, many hobbyists now go so far as to post digital pictures of their corals and fragments to give hobbyists attending the swap an even better idea of what may be available.
	www.advancedaquarist.com /2006/3/aafeature3 (5061 words)

	Hearing for Soldier Accused of Fragging
		In May, Martinez said "specifically 'I hate [Esposito] and I'm going to frag [him],'" Prober testified, according to The Associated Press.
		"Fragging" is military slang for the intentional killing of one's superior officers.
		Martinez, 37, was a supply specialist with the division, a National Guard unit from New York, and was administratively transferred to another unit while awaiting trial.
	www.military.com /features/0,15240,79663,00.html (551 words)

	fragging a Frogspawn - The Reef Tank
		But I was curious if you can and how to frag a frogspawn.
		I've been in saltwater for 4 years, slowly building reef(s) for the past year, never really got into fragging, and know nothing on how to do it.
		Curious on how to frag if possible the frogspawn, and how also to do the same with the leather...
	www.thereeftank.com /forums/showthread.php?p=7202 (254 words)

	ABC News: Family Stunned By Alleged Iraq Fragging Death
		Military officials are referring to the incident as "fragging," a phenomenon often associated with the Vietnam War.
		In Vietnam, "frag" grenades that spread deadly shrapnel when detonated were used to kill fellow soldiers.
		Military officials said Martinez's motive was unclear, although reports say Allen and Esposito had recently disciplined the sergeant, who is now being held at a military detention facility in Kuwait.
	abcnews.go.com /GMA/IraqCoverage/story?id=860664&page=1 (363 words)

	FrontPage magazine.com :: Fragging Paul Hackett by Lowell Ponte
		“Fragging” is military slang for enlisted men shooting or hand-grenading one of their own officers.
		Rush Limbaugh noted Tuesday that Hackett had been “fragged,” shot in the back by Democratic Party bosses who recruited him to run in this Senate race in the first place.
		Democratic Party leaders have chosen against a veteran and in favor of a liberal career politician and pawn of Big Labor.
	www.frontpagemag.com /Articles/ReadArticle.asp?ID=21350 (1764 words)

	Professionalism Versus Managerialism in Vietnam (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		There are, however, two unambiguous indicators of unit cohesion and discipline, which need examination: Those are the rates at which unit leaders were "fragged" or assassinated and the rate of overt mutiny or combat refusals.
		Intriguingly, the low rates of mutiny and fragging in Marine units as compared to all Army units suggest that individual problems of drug use, desertion, and AWOL in Marine units remained focused on the individual soldier and never combined to impact upon the levels of combat performance as they did in Army units.
		It must be kept in mind, however, that some of the Army fraggings did occur in support areas and had no bearing on combat unit cohesion, but it is very hard to shread out these instances.
	www.airpower.maxwell.af.mil /airchronicles/aureview/1981/jan-feb/gabriel.htm (4666 words)

	Echoes of 'fragging' (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The growing problem of "fraggings" leaped to public attention in the trial of Billy Dean Smith in 1971.
		Also, Akbar is a Muslim, and the fragging incident raised intense speculation that Akbar allegedly committed his deadly attack because he felt persecuted by the Army brass for his religious beliefs, or harbored resentment for being required to fight a war against other Muslims.
		Whatever the Army claims, the fact remains that whether Akbar was driven by personal demons or real or perceived racial and religious persecution to allegedly frag troops, American soldiers killing other American soldiers is again a terrifying reality that the Army can't duck.
	sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2003/03/27/ED279159.DTL (724 words)

	Soldier Charged with Murder in Fatal "Fragging" Attack (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Hasan Akbar has been charged with murder in a grenade attack on officers' tents in Kuwait that killed two and wounded 14.
		The incident appears to be the first instance of an attack by a serviceman on his own officers since the war began.
		In the current era of a highly motivated, all volunteer army, incidents of "fragging" are extremely rare.
	www.news10.net /storyfull.asp?id=4100 (227 words)

	Keyword (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		"Fragging an officer has a much more impactful effect." His remarks were posted Sunday on the Pirate Ballerina blog site, which carries mostly anti- Churchill content.
		Call it the ‘Fifth Column syndrome.'" This ominous forecast was prompted by a disturbing possibility: Sergeant Asan Akbar, the alleged perpetrator of a lethal grenade attack on his superiors who commanded the 101st Airborne on the eve of the unit's "jump off" into Iraq, "could have gotten murderous...
		'Fragged' by One of Our Own Early Sunday morning Kuwait time, a sergeant assigned to an engineering brigade of the 101st Airborne Division allegedly attacked three tents in which many divisional commanding officers were sleeping on the eve of their unit's jump-off into Iraq.
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/keyword?k=fragging (3450 words)

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