In September 2004 a two-stage International Design Competition was launched, providing professionals in the design disciplines as well as the general public an opportunity to present design ideas for the memorial expression. The competition received more than 1,000 entries of design concepts, including narrative and graphic descriptions for the Flight 93 National Memorial. The competition was funded through the generous support of the Heinz Endowments and the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.
What is the Heinz Endowment?
The Heinz Endowment, administered by Tereza Heinz-Kerry, wife of the failed Democratic Presidential Nominee, John Kerry. The Heintz Endowment directly funds Global Exchange, a member organization of Win without War and United For Peace and Justice anti-war coalition. This coalition has also received funding from Ben and Jerry's Foundation and the Rockefeller Foundation. Medea Benjamin, founder of Global Exchange, along with three other terrorists founded Code Pink. These three organizations united to send $600,000 of cash and supplies to al-queda terrorists in Fallujah. Code Pink is currently organizing anti war protests targeting wounded soldiers at Walter Reed Military Hospital.
In addition, Tereza Heinz has donated in excess of $4 million to Tides Foundation. Since 9/11, Tides has supported organizations such as CAIR, and the National Lawyers Guild. Tides also set up the Iraq Peace Fund which has donated funds to groups such as Moveon.org, National Council of Churches, Arab-American Action Network and (surprise, surprise) United For Peace and Justice.
It is NO coincidence that all these organizations are tied together, some see "cresents", I see the followers of the hammer and sickle honoring the followers of the red cresent. One set of America's enemies giving a nod of approval to another.
Interior Secretary Gale Norton announced on September 15:
"The commission and the architect are making some refinements in the design. They've changed the name so there is no confusion about the symbolism." The new name is now purported to be the "Flight 93 National Memorial".
This announcement from the Interior Secretary sounds promising, yet I still would like to know precisely what type of refinements are being made to the design? Does this mean the design modification might be to replace the Red Maple with a Red Oak?
The fight is far from over with this memorial.
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| Robert September 19, 2005 01:57 PM PDT  I can see that I'm on the same wavelength with the fine commenters here... http://newvictorian.blogspot.com/2005/09/flight-93-memorial.html | ||
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| RG September 17, 2005 08:30 PM PDT "This hallowed ground is the grave of Americans who within moments of hearing of attacks on Amerca by elements of Islamic Fanatism fought back. And in doing so inspired all of America to take the war on terror to the enemy." Corrected version of the text below. Its been a long day today :-) . | ||
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| RG September 17, 2005 08:26 PM PDT The Monument should consist of one thing, a Monument. The Monument would be made out of granit. It would be a Monument to Americans. It should read "This hallowed ground is the grave of Americans who within moments of hearing the of the first strike by enemies of America, began to fight back at those enemies. And in doing so inspired all of America, to take the war on their terror, to the enemies." A story of the day 9/11 should be told at this site. And noted that this is the site where the first battle against Islamic Fanaticism occured. | ||
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| JM September 17, 2005 03:38 PM PDT Doesn't have to be religious at all. If I were submitting a design, it would be a huge bronze hand clenched in an upraised fist, with the words "We Will Never Forget" on one side of the granite base and "Let's Roll" on the other. | ||
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| Mike September 17, 2005 03:10 PM PDT THE HEINZ ENDOWMENT? You had to figure some RED CRESCENT would be the work of THE KETCHUP LADY! I used to love Heinz Ketchup. We had a factory in my hometown and I could smell the ketchup cooking at night. But I'm off the stuff for GOOD! | ||
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| Kermit September 17, 2005 01:24 PM PDT "A rose by anyother would smell as sweet". A Red Crescent by any other name is still an islamic memorial... How about a 108' tall statue of Jesus with arms outstretched to shelter and accept the passengers and crew of Flight 93? Another quote springs to mind... "Let's roll!" Kermit the Green | ||
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| Robert Werner September 17, 2005 01:01 AM PDT As I've said in my own blog, this is one of the sickest things I've heard in a LONG time. And a letter of mine was posted on Mark Steyn's site: http://steynonline.com/index2.cfm?edit_id=30 (2nd one down). But Michelle Malkin reported today that the outcry against this Red Crescent of Disgrace is going to force some design changes. Let's hope so! I hope the truth comes out about who, besides the architect was involved with this. | ||
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Unholy Alliance: Radical Islam and the American Left
by David Horowitz
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