Candidate Denounces Ariz. 9-11 Memorial (Repub)

[NVMojo]

PHOENIX (AP) - The Republican candidate for governor says the state's recently dedicated 9-11 memorial should be torn down, calling it an insult to America because of wording that he says criticizes the United States and fails to adequately honor victims and military personnel.

The monument was "supposedly put in place to remember the losses of 9-11, an evil attack on our nation that killed thousands of innocent Americans," Len Munsil said Monday at a rally near the capitol. "Instead it reminds us of American failings and American mistakes, real and imagined before and after 9-11. This memorial is a tribute to moral relativism."

The 54 laser-etched inscriptions on an arc that circles the structure include many from a Sept. 11, 2001, timeline, while others trace events following the terrorist attacks. Topics range from the deployment of 216 Arizona firefighters to the World Trade Center to questions of whether the federal agencies could have uncovered the plot.

The memorial includes quotations like: "You don't win battles of terrorism with more battles" and highlights chronological events such as "Congress questions why CIA & FBI didn't prevent attacks" and "Erroneous US air strike kills 46 Uruzgan (Afghanistan) civilians."

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http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/nat-gen/2006/sep/26/092601263.html

[EarthNeedsHope]

1. Lest we don't all bow down to a perfect version of history

With anglo pride and all that...

[brentspeak]

2. Actually, I kind of agree with him on this

The only topic of the monument should be the victims of 9/11 and the people of Arizona who went to NYC's aid, not subsequent misadventures by the Bush administration.

[saigon68]

3. subsequent misadventures by the Bush administration.

Are what its all about.