Ex-Marine Prohibited From Displaying Anti-Islam Messages

Jesse Nieto - an ex-Marine - was angry over the death of his young son - Marc Nieto - in the 2000 bombing of the U.S.S Cole stationed off the coast of Yemen by Al-Qeada. Jesse Nieto blamed Islam and sought to inform the world of his opinions of the faith by placing bumper stickers that equate Islam with terrorism. "ISLAM = TERRORISM" reads one, another features a STOP sign over "The KORAN", and many others are equally racist.

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But Nieto has been challenge for his bigotry by Marine officials have has prohibited him from driving into the base - into public property - with the bumper stickers, such a prohibition includes visiting his son in Arlington National Cemetery if he is driving in.

The officials confronted Nieto when several people raised concern, Nieto frequented a North Caroline base where 50,000 - including several Muslims - people work. The banning of offensive material is with precedent; in the past the base had prohibited messages mocking Christianity, the Confederate flag and condemnations of liberals displayed on cars.

Nieto is appealing the prohibition, which his lawyer calls "political correctness run amok."

"Our troops are being killed by Islamic terrorists, 9/11 was caused by Islamic terrorists, these terrorists want to destroy America, the Islamic countries persecute Christians, and now the military is victimizing a father whose son was killed by Islamic terrorists while serving our nation," his lawyer, Richard Thompson, added.

Richard Thompson works for the Thomas More Law Center, a law center dedicated to defending Christian Right causes and describes itself as "The Sword and Shield for People of Faith."

Marc’s mother, Sharon Pripke, disagrees with her ex-husbands view of Islam and said that her son would also disagree: "I don't think he would have blamed all of Islam. He'd have wanted to get those that did it, those that were responsible."

At least he raised a decent son who's memory should be forgotten.