“Defense: Kuwait Attack Not Premeditated,” from AP, with thanks to Teri: FORT BRAGG, N.C. – An Army sergeant charged with a grenade attack that killed two U.S. officers in Kuwait went on trial Monday, with his lawyer trying to stave off a possible death sentence by arguing that his client suffered from mental illness. But … Continue reading Sgt. Hasan Akbar’s defense attorney grasps at straws