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Tancredo Questions Shape of 9/11 Memorial
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| Contributor | Thomas Walker |
| Last Edited | Thomas Walker Sep 13, 2005 03:12pm |
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| Media | Website - Yahoo News |
| News Date | Tuesday, September 13, 2005 09:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | WASHINGTON - A Colorado congressman is asking the Interior Department to reconsider the crescent-shaped design of the memorial to those aboard a plane hijacked on Sept. 11, 2001, because some may think it honors the terrorists.
Rep. Tom Tancredo, R-Colo., says the design, called "Crescent of Embrace," could invite "controversy and criticism." In a letter sent Tuesday to National Park Service Director Fran Mainella, Tancredo said many have questioned the shape "because of the crescent's prominent use as a symbol in Islam — and the fact that the hijackers were radical Islamists."
Flight 93 crashed into a field in southwestern Pennsylvania near Shanksville as its passengers tried to take control of the plane. Forty passengers and crew died in the struggle. |
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