But this site led with a title claiming terrorism. Yes, I know – “possible.” Every responsible reporter said, “Nothing can be ruled out, not even terrorism.” This site leads with the idea it is terrorism. See – one way includes terrorism but urges caution because it isn't known. The other way heightens fear and urges people to be afraid. It's known as fear-mongering. I know you understand this, because I've read enough of your writing to know you do.

But I'm being obtuse? It is irresponsible to leave that title. Even Fox News knows when to issue a retraction.

Jeesum!

I'll give it a rest right after the families of the dead get over their soldiers being killed. Sorry if that is inconvenient.

It was written at a point in time, with the current information, on a breaking story. Give it a rest already.

Another smaller event and place like the one in Arkansas some time ago? Don't people recall that?

[sigh]

Here, people:

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/2009/0…

I understand the concern that we not overstate this as the type of terrorism that is organized, state sponsored, or more coercive in nature. But I don't understand the overblown criticism of those who would use the word terrorism to describe it either.

Overgeneralizing is the problem. In the abortionist killing, there was legitimate concern expressed that the killer held an ideological belief that his action was heroic because he would prevent fetal deaths by killing Dr. Tiller- but anyone who overgeneralized to think that this was a widely held belief among abortion opponents, or that this idea would be sanctioned by most Christian groups, was wrong to do so. In the current instance, there's emerging evidence that the killer may have believed that he was acting heroically by killing soldiers who would be sent to kill Muslims- and again, we can and should acknowledge that a minority of people might believe that even while we take care not to paint most or all Muslims with that broad brush.

I don't know that the argument of allowing people to be armed in either situation holds water- but the fact is that in both situations the majority of the victims and potential victims were in the exact same situation, having had no choice but to be unarmed and to rely on security officials to protect them against the attack.

There is no terrorist connection. It is not part of any war. By the very definition of the word, the title is both irresponsible and playing on fears. At the very least, the title should be changed. It is shameful to continue to hawk fear and hatred in a time of horror and sadness.

I made a perfectly resonable analogy. Considering the ever increasing violence we witness.

rhetoric?

Perhaps some reflection, more civil debate, less rhetoric. and less demonizing…by all sides?

The man killed and wounded, (I think), more soldiers in one day than our worst one day loss in all of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. Either nobody picked up on the massive red flags flying over this screwball, which has got to be SOMEBODY’S incompetent negligence, or, our military is scraping bottom barrel when finding people to actually help our mentally ill military people.

I’d like to know how long this lunatic academic has actually been in the Army. More than likely he got a direct commission. Apparently he had never seen or even been close to combat. I find it difficult, not completely unbelievable, but difficult to believe that this man turned into a complete screwball after one year of listening to horrible stories from war veterans.

Then I think about a man educated to a lesser level of discipline, whom maybe having emotional trouble also. Maybe a little government hate going on inside excited by a little Beck or Limbaugh or whatever, another military officer, a pilot, a bomber pilot carrying a load of bombs to a bombing range somewhere in the U.S…..takes a little deviation and drops the ol’ bomb load over a major city…..starts screaming incoherent rants on the radio and crashes his bomber into who knows what mass of people….

I mean….what the hell can possibly be next after Ft. Hood???