Five US soldiers killed in shooting at American base in Baghdad,

BBC ^ | May 11th 20091

[Cardhu]

LATEST:Five US soldiers killed in shooting at American base in Baghdad, US military says.

More to follow. _

[MrLee]

Wanna bet the killer was a muslime?

[Allegra]

I had just left Camp Liberty twenty minutes before that happened.

RIP, troops and prayers up for their loved ones.

[a fool in paradise]

Wouldn’t be the first time. Recall Sgt. Akbar...

[ravingnutter]

U.S. service member kills 4 fellow troops in Iraq NBC: ‘Stressed out’ soldier kills self after attack at Baghdad’s Camp Liberty

[PhiKapMom]

From CNN Breaking News Email: — U.S. soldier in Baghdad kills four fellow troops before killing himself, senior defense official tells CNN.

[dfwgator]

Sudden Jihad Syndrome?

[PeteB570]

Wrong - stressed out troop.

At least thats what other sources are saying right now.

[ravingnutter]

Direct BBC link:

US troops 'killed by colleague

[a fool in paradise]

Sgt. Akbar claimed he was “stressed” when he threw a grenade into an officers’ tent.

[waterguard06]

Seems the death toll among US troops and Iraqi civilians are steadily rising after The Messiah’s decision to “cut and run” from Iraq. Who didn’t see this increasing violence coming? One incompetent, Marxist President and the millions of American voting idiots who placed him into office! And didn’t the violence in Iraq reach record low levels when GW Bush left office in January 2009? My, how one inexperienced President can so royally screw things up in so short a time!

[Cardhu]

I had just left Camp Liberty twenty minutes before that happened.

What a shock it must have been for you to hear this.

[MrLee]

Ok, but odds were in my favor I think.....

[a fool in paradise]

US soldier sentenced to death (The Australian 11/21/2006)

A GENERAL has affirmed the death sentence for a US Army sergeant convicted of murdering two fellow soldiers in a grenade attack in Kuwait at the outset of the US invasion of Iraq in 2003, the army said today.

Sergeant Hasan Akbar, 35, is the first US soldier to face the death penalty for killing another soldier since the end of the Vietnam War.

[a fool in paradise]

We are still missing a LOT of details on this case.

Articles even say he killed 4 or 5 people (with others wounded). Since he killed himself, he may be among the 5 he killed. 4 didn’t deserve to die for his action.

[fatima]

Dear God,I was just thinking of you.Prayers for all.Karen comes back in August.((((Hugs))))

[PeteB570]

True - but you still might be proved right since all the information on “Who” did it is not out yet.

[Allegra]

What a shock it must have been for you to hear this.

Very sobering and so sad.

Camp Liberty is where the big PX is, as well as the food court and a bunch of local shops. We go over there for that from time to time and there's usually a lot of laughing and cutting up with the troops who are relaxing in that food court/shopping area.

[Havisham]

The soldier’s name is missing—again.

[RabidBartender]

Radio news just said the shooter was in custody, 5 dead.