I don't have the greatest track record of having my "letters to the editor" published by the Arizona Republic.  Therefore, I am posting my view here on my blog.  If they print my letter, that will be gravy, but I'm hoping to persuade all of you who read this to join the chorus calling for the complete removal/replacement of the Arizona 9/11 Memorial!  If you don't see the similarity, then check out Michelle Malkin's take on the United 93 Memorial Michelle Malkin on United 93 Memorial, and these photos posted at HotAir.com of the Arizona 9/11 Memorial:  Arizona 9-11 Memorial).

Gov. Napolitano, Tear Down this Memorial!

The Arizona 9-11 Memorial is a disgrace and an INSULT to the thousands of men and women who lost their lives on September 11, 2001. It’s not just about the nutty political statements engraved into the memorial, but the very structure itself is an insult! In Shanksville, Pennsylvania, the political extremists tried to build the same “structure” there. What is that structure? It’s an Islamic Crescent! Local residents and families of the victims exposed the hidden agenda of the United 93 memorial and demanded that it be changed. Arizonans, we have been snookered! This structure should NEVER have been approved. It’s not about Islam, per se, but about the fact that the very perpetrators of the attacks claimed themselves to be committing their heinous acts in the NAME of ISLAM! This alone, should explain why it is entirely inappropriate to build a memorial in the shape of the Islamic Crescent! (If the Muslim community wished to contribute to the memorial expressing outrage against the attackers and condolences for the victims and their families, that might be acceptable, even with a crescent symbol.) However, this outrageous structure built in the shape of an Islamic Crescent is UNACCEPTABLE! The entire structure should be removed and sold for scrap. We need a NEW Commission, whose every action is publicly reviewed, to build a memorial that will be true to the memory of that day!