After reading the brisk back and forth in the comments on one of our letters to the editor this morning, I've been thinking a lot about what criteria we should use to determine whether to call the Forth Hood shooter...
The Dallas Morning News Texan of the Year ideally is a person. OK, this editorial board has picked a place (Houston). But a thing? Two readers have advanced nominations of things -- big things. Quoting them now: -- From Tom...
Re: "U.S. knew of ties to extremist -- Suspect sent series of e-mails to radical Muslim cleric who now calls him a hero," Tuesday news story. The zeal to remove religion from public life has resulted in a special kind...
Is anyone surprised that President Barack Obama has not referred to the Fort Hood shooter as an Islamic terrorist? Even as the evidence piles up, our commander-in-chief does not want to offend Muslim terrorists. He has worked diligently to make...
Re: "I'm upset about this one," by Paul Kimberlin, Monday Letters. We are all upset, but would you call it an act of terrorism if the shooter had been a white man with a Christian background? We are still a...
President Obama was really good at Fort Hood today. I don't have his remarks in front of me, but he showed genuine empathy to the families of the fallen, reminded the rest of us that the killer would face justice...
Barry Rubin satirizes the commentary and coverage of Hasan's (um, alleged) murders for the greater glory of Allah, by imagining how they would have covered other historical acts of violence. Excerpt: When John Wilkes Booth opened fire on President Abraham...
Re: "A young nation unfit for service -- Report: Poor health, education disqualify 75% of those age 17-24," Friday news story. In a speech on Friday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said, "At Fort Hood yesterday, ordinary citizens performed extraordinary acts,...
I returned to the Dallas-Fort Worth area last year after living in Killeen for nine years. Although I was a civilian, my job involved constant trips onto Fort Hood, so you can imagine how heartbreaking last week was for me....
Re: "Somehow, all the red flags went unheeded," by James Ragland, Sunday Metro column. Mostly, thanks to Ragland for his praise of our military and its valiant service to our nation. But I don't think it's too hard to show...
Good morning, North Texas. This morning, I have read your e-mails to the editor and learned that: -- Many conclude that the shooting at Fort Hood was definitely a terrorist attack and reject the calls not to jump to conclusions....
For years, there have been questions about whether women should be expected or, in many cases, allowed to serve our country in combat operations. I had never formed an opinion on this, but now the facts have been made clear....
How about a moment of silence just before the national anthem at football games in honor of our troops? There's no sufficient way to honor our heroes, but can the Cowboys and the NFL -- and maybe college games as...
Everyone is running away from the obvious. The official line seems to be that Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan is a "victim." But the troops know this guy is a traitor and mass murderer and that he is a Muslim. This...
We have two wars going on, both in Muslim countries, but we have military bases all over the world that are not in Muslim countries. It would appear that it would have been logical to have stationed Maj. Nidal Malik...
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