Kuntsler Critiques New WTC Reconstruction Proposals

The latest round of World Trade Center reconstruction designs heighten fear and anxiety.

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December 23, 2002, 2:00 PM PST

"The new round of World Trade Center reconstruction proposals are in and they are as ridiculous as the first bunch last summer. What stands out (no pun intended) is the neurotic insistence on putting back buildings as tall or taller than the twin towers that were destroyed on 9/11/01; a schoolyard mentality gesture to defy the bully terrorists by patriotically restoring what they took away."

Thanks to C. Scott Smith

FULL STORY: Saintly or Sanctimonious? A Candid Critique Of WTC Reconstruction Proposals

Monday, December 23, 2002 in Planetizen

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