11 September 2007

Crescent of Betrayal: Dishonoring the Heroes of Flight 93

by Alec Rawls

From the publisher:
When the heroes of Flight 93 smashed their hijackers into the ground at the cost of their own lives, it was America’s first post-9/11 moment. Knowing that hijacked airplanes had already killed thousands at the World Trade Center, the passengers refused to let the killers on board determine their destinies without a fight – in this case, to the death. Logic and common sense would dictate that any memorial built across that barren field in Pennsylvania where Flight 93 met its horrific yet inspiring end would honor the passengers’ sacrifice…not that of the religious fanatics who killed them.

Or so you would think.

Architect Paul Murdoch’s "Crescent of Embrace" design – the one selected by the Flight 93 Memorial Committee headed by the National Park Service and its diversity-obsessed Superintendent, the design that supposedly honors the brave Americans who, through no fault of their own, became the first casualties in a war declared by Islamic terrorists – is in reality, the world’s largest mosque, one specifically designed to honor the killers, not their victims.

Carefully researched, with scrupulous attention to sourcing, Cresent of Betrayal: Dishonoring the Heroes of Flight 93 shows in disturbing detail how political correctness, elitism, and a disdain for America and its values has allowed a memorial to heroes morph into a tribute to their murderers. Carefully dissecting Paul Murdoch’s design feature by feature, author Alec Rawls demonstrates unequivocally that Murdoch’s "vision" has nothing to do with honoring America but everything to do with paying tribute by stealth to those who mean to do this nation grievous harm.