“As a former NAVY man with 13 years of naval service, I believe the building in question was most likely built in that particular shape for a good reason. The warriors of yore had reasons for doing things and hatred for a dreaded enemy was one of them. Perhaps a little investigation could be done to determine the history of the architecture. A good place to start would be the base Civil Engineering Office. They would undoubtedly be in a position to shed light on the matter.

The idea of spending more limited budget dollars to satisfy some group that does not truly understand nor appreciate the sacrifices made by “goyim” to ensure that the atrocities suffered by a particular religious group does not happen again, in a time of another war against like-minded groups, is ridiculous on the face of it. Yet, some rank aspiring officers will concede to be p.c. I do not believe the IDF would concur.

The money would be better spent to arm our battle fleets which are being called upon to shorten the war in Iraq and are on standby to desecrate Iran when called to do so. For it’s cut the devil in two and full speed ahead!”

“I cannot believe my eyes after reading the article about swastika.You people are bunch of ignoramuses.You do not know anything. I spent 3 years in a German concentration camp and I am also disabled veteran of the US army [Korea}To compare the brutality of war by the Russians or the Chinese with systematic killing of children, babies old people that have not hurt anyone. There were 9 million Jews in Europe and 6 million were killed.32 members of my family died. My mother’s 5 brothers and sisters and their families gone.You want to know how long we are going to milk this cow. I will give you the time frame. It will be forever so that people like you do not have the opportunity to repeat it. Jews have a lobby so has the Rifle association and pharmaceutical industry and hundred other organizations. But you clearly an antisemite are bothered by the Jewish lobby.One thousand years from now people will know the Attila and other monsters were were just a joke next the SS for the Jewish question.”

“I wasn’t going to comment but now I must after reading the comments from today’s 5. Actually, the swastika is a native American symbol used as a decoration by the plains indians (if I recall correctly). If we cave into the requests to change that building what is next? The pentagon is a shape used by Chrysler Corporation and if you put a star in the center of it it is a symbol of devil worshipers (ok, maybe THAT one would be correct for our Pentagon). Isn’t the Sears Tower a round building? So from the air it would look like the “rising sun” of the Japanese Empire. Can’t we all just get along? And move on—not to forget, mind you, but get on.”

“Be glad the Germans hadn’t used a circle as their symbol….we would have to get used to square wheels and square donuts so not to offend anyone.”

“I’m a regular reader of your publications, and was outraged by your decision to publish an inflammatory letter from your reader in response to your swastika story. I don’t have any problem with the Navy building story itself – it’s debatable whether replacing the building is a good use of public funds and it’s fair to open the debate. However, the letter you published today in response is outrageous (I refer to the second letter published, of course, not the first).
Yes, the swastika used to be an emblem of peace and prosperity for many religions, but unfortunately the Nazis hijacked that symbol for their own purposes. The fact of the matter is, it’s a symbol of hate and genocide today. I sincerely doubt that any Hindu or Zoroastrian in the US has an issue with that characterization today, and if they do then they need to accept that the US is a multicultural, multiethnic society that needs to be sensitive to all groups within the country.
Worst of all, you gave voice to the ridiculous theory that Jews, through the Israel lobby and other means, control the government, media, and so on. The Israel lobby is like any other, with multiple competing viewpoints on policy issues, some supporters and some detractors, and is not an all-powerful controlling force. The Israel lobby also does not necessarily represent the views of American Jewry in general, and many of the policies supported by the lobby are not supported by all, or even most, American Jews. More importantly, what does the Israel lobby have to do with this issue? The issue relates to the US government’s obligation to Jews living in this country, and has nothing to do with Israel. This sounds suspiciously like the sort of hate mongering that led to the Holocaust in the first place.”