Editor:

By any definition, Nidal Malik Hasan stands accused of murder, all by himself. Neither President Obama nor I (a Democrat) had any hand in these murders.

By my observation, The Mountain Press allowed an apparent, accusing or libelous letter to be published recently. Any suggestion “the Obama Administration” or I as a Democrat had any hand, or fault in these murders is absurd.

The Mountain Press’s rules for publication of letter to the editor” says, “Statements of fact must be attributed to a source for verification,” “no libel” or “personal attacks.”

I used my dictionary (Webster, copyrighted 1956) to check the definitions of all these words, libel, fact, verification, etc.

The Mountain Press has an obligation to follow their own rules.

Floyd E “Gene” Broseus

Sevierville