He walked the killing zone with an earplug in his right ear, knowing he'd fire with his right hand.

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Year after massacre, threat persists for US Sikhs

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Sikh leaders have not criticized Obama for his absence, mindful that the nation's first African American president was in the midst of an election campaign in which some opponents sought to portray him as foreign.

But Kaleka said the White House this year declined invitations for Obama to attend or make a video statement to an inter-community service planned for the anniversary.

"My reaction was, you guys crack me up. Because this affects black people, this affects Jewish people, this affects everybody," said Kaleka, a 35-year-old filmmaker who divides his time between Milwaukee and California.

Kaleka feared that leaders were reluctant to confront deeper problems that led to the death of his father and others, such as US gun culture and white extremism.

"This guy was an Army veteran. He walked through that killing zone with an ear plug in his right ear knowing he was going to fire more times from his right hand. He was a sharpshooter," Kaleka said.

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1. Underlying cause: "Army Veteran" Our war culture. 18 vets commit suicide every day.

Sure, white extremism exists but it's mostly fear, fear shared by almost all Americans and fostered by the government.

Fear of terrorists, and ignorance. And the war culture, a culture of violence.

18 successful suicides committed each day by US veterans

Solve the underlying causes.