Japanese and Germans are nationalities; Muslims are a people of a religious group.
I don't understand the point in pointing out the religion of a group of nuts. Hey, how about we put out signs stating the religon of all murders. One of my cousins died in Jamestown over twenty years ago. Should I post his name up on a sign that reads "Killed by a Christian Fanatic"?

the rememberance of your murdered son will live in the heart of every true American. Kent doesn't warrant the right to claim you as its own if it fears the truth

exactly. you're missing the point.

please go back and look at casualty rates for all our wars.

you think terrorism is bad? try vietnam. or WWII.

things have changed dear. 9/11 was bad. but it wasn't equal to one day in WWII.

fear is their greatest weapon. that's why they dont need all the equipment.

and if we start treating them like a real power, they've already won half the battle.

Snarkybird is right again!! We should all just shut up, sit back, and let China take over. This country sucks anyhow, so it's time we hand over our hegemony to another leader. I hate the freedoms this country provides and snarkybird is the voice that we all should listen to. The praises of terrorists by snarkybird is wonderful, because it shows that someone gets why they do what it is that they do. Great job snarkybird!!!

by now that Al CIAda is controlled by our government. It has now come out that Al Qaeda and the Taliban is CIA funded and backed. For at least 2 years prior to and leading up until the day of 9/11 both groups have been on CIA payroll. We are just now finding out that Karzai's brother who is an opium kingpin in Afghanistan has been helping the CIA smuggle drugs into the US. I have been telling you all about this for some time. Tin foil hats do not apply here. Our CIA is guilty of drug trafficing. Don't take my word for it though. You should be able to find dozens of news sources saying the same thing.

uh, joyce..I'm pretty sure even with all the money they have, they don't have a single submarine, air craft carrier, F22, B2, or several hundred thousand armed and highly trained soldiers.

terrorism shouldn't be looked at like some post soviet threat. it should be looked at as the fringe of societies left out or who have shunned for cultural reasons the march of globalization.

that is why I look at them as "hillfolk". they're relics in search of a hole to hide their heads in while the world marches on.

and they will do whatever it takes to keep that world from gaining a foothold at their doorstep.

frankly, time will fix most of this. the twenty something bulge in the mid-east ready to die for their beliefs will become the middle aged bulge in search of a job to feed their family.

we need to be there to greet both of them. one with a fist and the other with an open hand. and we need to do both now where we can and let private markets do the rest.

I agree with Snarkybird. America is racist and should never even use the word "muslim". If America cared enough about being sensitive to our fragile emotions, we would change to a dictatorship and tax everyone into paying for each other's livelyhood. Everyone should have equal stuff and live in a godless world. Eventually, as Karl Marx wrote, we wouldn't need government any longer. Great post Snarkybird!!! I love your views.

He died in a deliberate act of mass murder. Surely there an accurate middle ground, I’d settle for, “Murdered,” or “Killed,” by, “Terrorists.”

The Taliban and aq are just hillbillies that want to be left alone, that’s why they had to go so far to kill Americans.

Gee Lane, I thought that was Charlie Wilson's war?

I am sure if it said "Taliban" or "people Reagan gave arms to" it would pass through the government quicker.

Yep...just like the Crusades were blamed on the Christians...too bad people cant remember history.
I say the town needs to keep their Government out of his personal business.
Our problems today are the result of too much Government....we all know the opposite of Progress.

Victor?

Seriously? By what measure?

Dude, terrorism isn't the next big thing. It's just what's left.

America won this fight a long time ago. the hill people you call the "victors" (al qaeda and their ilk) are just that - arab hillbillies who dont want nuthin ta do with this whole "freedom" thing. they just wanna be left alone. like any other backwoods cult like group who cant stand the light of day.

The world is moving on and their only hope is grasping at straws like terrorism.

They will come and go like every other protest group.

it's called being marginalized. and in this case time, freedom, and the universal desire for people to be free to live will wipe this turd off its shoe just like every other piece of s**t that has been too blind, dumb, or arrogant to move out of it's way.

but keep rooting for the ignorant sh**theads and see where that gets you.

I am so sick and tired of having to tip toe around a new politically protected group. Why the hell is it OUR problem that Muslims have a sect of fanatics bent on KILLING people?

While (IMHO) the town is wrong not to include the message if that's what the father wants, they are in the right to say what can and can't go on that plaque, because the plaque's going on city owned "public" property.

The best solution would be to allow the citizens of Kent to choose - there IS an election tomorrow, after all! There are less than 3,000 people in the town, so take 6 reams of paper and run off a quick addition to the ballot, and let the public decide what goes on public property.

Otherwise, if the father really wants that message, and the town doesn't, the father should have it added to his son's tombstone in a private cemetery.

So is having the balls to name our enemies, apparently.

"Killed by Muslim terrorists on November 11, 2001"

Maybe they city fathers know that 9/11 happened in September, not on Veteran's Day.

Let me ask who is paying the cost of the memorial? If it is the father then he should be allowed whatever words he wants.

If it is the town, then they have the perpogative to erect whatever memorial they deem appropiate.

Of course the father then has the perogative to sue to prevent the memorial from going up or suing to get a memorial he objects to taken down.