I must remind you that no Islamic person was involved in the Murrah building bombing in 1995, and in fact there is no longer a Murrah building. There is a memorial on that site with the names of all 168 victims written down, and the time of the attack (9:03) is inscribed over the entrance. To my knowledge, no one has ever suggested that a memorial to McVeigh or his associates be built in downtown Oklahoma City.
I haven't been reading this thread, but this comment somewhat jumped out at me.
It seems to imply, Terry, that the intent of those who want to build the 'several blocks away from Ground Zero mosque' is to create a memorial to the 9/11 hijackers. I'm not aware that any such intent has been expressed.
And isn't this rather the wrong analogy? Wouldn't a more appropriate one be, let's assume that Terry McVeigh was a religious man - say, for the sake of this analogy, a Methodist. (I have no idea what religion he was a devotee of, if any)
And let's say that, some years after his atrocity, someone wanted to build a Methodist cultural centre several blocks away from the site of the bombing. I ask you, in all honesty, do you think there would be a similar campaign to stop it being built? Do you think anyone would even
notice the plan? Or care?
Somehow...I really doubt it.
LabRat
