Arizona House Committee Votes to Study 9/11 Timeline
In an emotional session today at the Arizona Capitol, the AZ House of Representatives found that uncertainty and doubt have derailed the democratic process, resulting in a 9/11 Memorial in Wesley Bolin Plaza that divides, rather than unites.
Introducing the Bill, District 8 Republican John Kavanagh acknowledged that the political implications of events surrounding the attack were disturbing, and expressed outrage that Arizona has been unable to create a “fact based” memorial. Ashamed and embarassed, Mr Kavanagh also indicated that the memorial should be covered immediately *much sooner than it will be (reminiscent of “Justice” during the Ashcroft years).
Following Mr Kavanagh’s lead, the chamber then witnessed an extraordinary show of solidarity as quite a few citizens came forward to share their feelings. It became clear that while two camps were certainly vying over the fate of the memorial, there was one thing they had in common: uncertainty.
We did some photos in August of last year at the Capitol, and found all of the memorials to be quite lovely. However, Arizona CHANGE has to admit that we share Mr Kavanagh’s interest in fact-based memory of the 9/11 events. So with the passage of HB2700, we look forward to public meetings on the topic.
I believe the people should remember the events of 9/11 and that a memorial is okay. Lets make sure the facts are correct. Just who was behind all this and who was aware of it is just as important as the event itself. There are a lot more facts available than the government has offered, these facts should be looked into before we can really know what 9/11 was all about and who was behind it.
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As a long-time (about 30 years) resident of Arizona, and someone who still considers himself to be an Arizonan, I’m glad to see the legislature doing something constructive for a change. Heck, I ran for the legislature twice in order to bring about this kind of sanity!
The official story of 9/11 stinks to high heaven, and it takes a willful suspension of rationality and evidence to think otherwise. If the states don’t demand accountability from the federal government, and the people are mostly powerless to do so, truth has no path to the surface.
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It looks like another article I recently read about Arizona falling prey to Sharia law is more accurate than I thought. Osama bin Laden himself as well as his next in commands have repeatedly stated they were responsible for 9-11 and bragged about its success. What more do you need? What facts are these people oblivious to? I know the sun is hot in Arizona but what kind of memorial do they want? A crescent and star is what it sounds like.
Good expose on Arizona’s troubling Islamic terrorist connections at http://creepingsharia.wordpress.com/2008/02/10/sharia-alert-arizona/
Memorialize that
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Unless any one of you people were there, you have not a clue. And for those that dont want a memorial or dont think one should be placed without knowing what really happened…..shame on you…….you will never know the real story behind the kennedy assassination but he is still remembered and idolized by some. What about the 3000+ people that died that day….do they not deserve to be remembered as well……………..Oh and yes i was there……..lived thru it and moved……..
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The post contained an error regarding the covering of the phrases. The phrases will only be covered should the approved changes not made by September 2009. The covering would not be immediate.
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Correct that the text of the Bill states this as amended. However, when you spoke about the Bill before the Government Committee you expressed that you had wished it covered sooner. It was those comments to which this story referred; they may be seen and heard here in the digital archives.
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