Wednesday, May 26, 2010

Our 3,000 Dishonored Dead

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Associated Press:

NYC community board OKs ground zero mosque plans

By MEGAN K. SCOTT
Associated Press Writer

NEW YORK (AP) -- After hours of contentious public comment, a New York City community board voted late Tuesday to support a plan to build a mosque and cultural center near ground zero.

"It's a seed of peace," board member Rob Townley said. "We believe that this is significant step in the Muslim community to counteract the hate and fanaticism in the minority of the community."

The vote was 29-to-1 in favor of the plan, with 10 abstentions. The move by the Manhattan Community Board 1, while not necessary for the building's owners to move forward with the project, is seen as key to obtaining residents' support.

Some board members wanted to postpone a vote until the next meeting to gather more information about the project and the organizations sponsoring it. But the motion failed.

The meeting was unruly, with project opponents jeering at speakers and yelling comments such as "You're building over a Christian cemetery!" while holding signs that read, "Show respect for 3000," among other things.

Many said they were not opposed to a mosque - just not one that's two blocks from ground zero.

The families of Sept. 11 victims "would be wounded by erecting a mega mosque so close to the place where their loved ones were massacred," said Viviana Hernandez, a chaplain. "Even though they may have altruistic reasons, the real terrorists will see it as a win on their side."

Tea party activist Mark Williams has called the proposed center a monument to the terror attacks.

The organizations sponsoring the project said they are trying to establish a vibrant and inclusive-world class facility.

Plans for the Cordoba House include a performing arts center, swimming pool, culinary school, child care facilities and worship space.

It would provide 150 full-time jobs, 500 part-time jobs and an investment in more than $100 million in infrastructure in the city's financial district, according to Daisy Khan, spokeswoman for the Cordoba House.

Khan's husband, Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf, executive director of the Cordoba Initiative, one of the project's sponsors, said he understood the pain that people have about 9/11. But he said his community and congregation were among those that died in the attacks.

"We have condemned the terror of 9/11," he said. "We have worked to ensure that our mosques are not recruiting grounds for terrorists."

Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer said in a statement that by supporting the multi-faith community and cultural center, the board "sent a clear message that our city is one that promotes diversity and tolerance."

Stringer has been the target of disparaging remarks by Williams for supporting the plans and has defended his position and denounced offensive speech directed at him or at Muslims.

He said before the vote that he understood the sensitivities of the families of 9/11 victims.

"I don't think anybody wants to do anything to disrespect those families. They made the ultimate sacrifice," he said. "At the same time, we have to balance diversity and look for opportunities to bring different groups together."

Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly said there were no security concerns about building a mosque in the area.

The American Society for Muslim Advancement and the Cordoba Initiative have said that they bought the building in 2009 and planned to break ground later this year. It could take up to three years to build the Cordoba House. A Friday prayer service has been held at the building since September 2009.

Besides the political and social opposition to the project, city officials say the plan also could be hindered by a decades-old proposal to give landmark status to a building that would be replaced by the mosque and center.

City officials say the current building, constructed between 1857 and 1858 in the Italian Renaissance palazzo style, is historically and architecturally significant.

Bruce Wallace, who lost a nephew on 9/11, said the center can change the misperceptions about Islam.

"The moderate Muslim voice has been squashed in America," he said. "Here is a chance to allow moderate Muslims to teach people that not all Muslims are terrorists."

14 comments:

Epaminondas said...

"we have to balance diversity and look for opportunities to bring different groups together"


NOT ON DEAD BODIES OF THE SLAUGHTERED AND BURNED.

Why not bring together old nazi guards and survivors by building a nazi sponsored community center in Red Hook?

Why not do the same for the Tutsis and Hutus?

How about a Serbian orthodox church community center in the middle of a Michigan arab neighborhood?

Or a Hollywood reform jewish temple community center in Mecca?

Diversity is a HAPPENSTANCE of IGNORANCE of culture and religion and race .. NOT A FUCKING GOAL to push vastly more important issues aside.

Anonymous said...

How about telling the Israeli settlers to stop building houses over dead Palestinian bodies?

Besides, does anybody still believe the official story about 9/11?

Pastorius said...

What a time we live in. People lie to themselves when they are scared, and the more scared they are, the more stupendous the lies they will believe from themselves.

By the way, our Anonymous commenter was sucking the dicks of the board members, from under the table, while they were voting.

revereridesagain said...

And the more scared they are and the more lies they tell themselves the better dhimmis they make, eager to be "non-Mulims integrated into Islam" as little muslimawhore Daisy would put it. They are collaborating with enemy combatants who are occupying downtown Manhattan because they don't want anything disturbing their little Tribeca film festivals and all the trendy "diversity" that comes with the neighborhood. They have to shell out a fortune in rent every month to live that fairy tale, so they don't want anyone messing with the storyline. They are collaborators with the enemy and need to be shown that this will not buy them peace.

Anonymous, go crawl back to the troofers pages and stop bothering the grown-ups.

Pastorius said...

Will,
Could you give me the specific link for that story.

I just got a general link to your website where there are hundreds of stories posted.

Unknown said...

Sorry was in a rush this morning gave the wrong link.HereHere it is !

Unknown said...

Hi guys.
Got one more new change you can see and feel

revereridesagain said...

Arrrrrrghhh! Will has the Evil Diversity Swamp Demon on his avatar! (Just kidding, Will, but he/it was of the "love all must you but no one special to you should be" doctrine, if I recall correctly.)

revereridesagain said...

Ah, Pakistan, our dear and steadfast ally. What exactly are we supposed to be helping them with -- is it keeping the Muslim "EXTREMISTS" under control? Sounds like they missed a few. Again.

Anonymous said...

Great for a laugh.

Obama invites PM to White House . JP Icomment section! http://www.jpost.com/LandedPages/ReadAllTalkbacks.aspx?id=176499

Anonymous said...

These people just don't get it. Muslims have a long history of building mosques directly on top of sites they have vanquished. This will be seen by the entire Muslim world as a triumph over American infidels and a firm foothold of their new caliphate. We keep trying to put American/Western values on those who think fundamentally differently.

American Rose said...

Hey anon, tell the Arabs to quit building on Judah! Tell them to quit committing terror in the name of their pedophile prophet and sick god. Hey anon, tell the Arabs that god is dead and their dictatorships and theocracies that practice apartied and other more horrific crimes against their women and hell, all their citizens, must go!!!

You know, I can't post on pro-Islam sites without being moderated adn mostly deleted. Just so you know, anon. You are free to publish your ignorance here.

Pastorius said...

Anonymous,
You're right. Muslims have this history of building on sites they vanquished.

I have little knowledge of history.

History is not a subject which interests me.

But, I knew that before I started thinking about Islam.

It's one of those things I just learned. I picked it up in the air.

Look at the fucking world. It doesn't take much thought to understand the way of Islam. The entire ME used to be Christian. It was the birthplace of Christianity. Now, there are few Christians, and the place is filled with Mosques, burqas, dead apostates and gays, and enslaved Filipino workers.

What more evidence does anyone need to see what will happen?

Have the Muslims EVER apologizes for any of their historic abuses?

No.

That's cuz they don't consider it abuse. It is merely the triumph of Allah.

Why would they apologize for triumph?

revereridesagain said...

Heh, Will, you didn't have to erase the little toad but thanks anyway! He/it heads my list of Star War Characters I Loathe Beyond All Reason.