Americans who want to honor and reflect upon the memory of the crew and passengers who perished aboard United Flight 93 on Sept. 11, 2001 will find that the federal government has blocked the road four miles down from the open-air memorial near Shanksville, Pa.
CNSNews.com photographed the spot of the road closure this past weekend. The steel barrier blocking vehicles from passing says: “Because of the federal government shutdown, this National Park Service facility is closed.”
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Hey Brock,
ReplyDeleteThe "memorial" in Shanksville honors the terrorists, under the guise of memorializing the passengers & crew. I was asked to help with the project and refused, after researching the details and reviewing the set of plans sent to me.
There is redundant muslim symbolism and it is oriented (per muslim standards) to face Mecca, as a big 200-acre mosque. The "Tower of Voices" element is 40 tiles suspended inside a cylindrical crescent, representing the passengers & crew in limbo between Heaven & Earth (for their "crimes" against the terrorists).
The architect Mastered in Middle Eastern Architectural Influence at UCLA. And, it is my contention that his design is meant to symbolically complete the terrorists' mission.
All I can say is that it is mind boggling.
DeleteWasn't that memorial, like the WWII, built and maintained with private funds?
ReplyDeleteDon't know frankly.
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