The other day, New York's Governor proposed ending the 9-11 Mosque controversy by offering to find another plot of land for the Mosque. The New York Post, which has led a campaign against the Mosque, praised the Governor's proposal.
Douglas Murray, a British authority on Islam, would disagree. Writing in the Daily Beast, Mr. Murray argues that the persistence of the Mosque promoters to build near Ground Zero even though most Americans oppose the project is proof that the United States is being challenged by a force that demands that our society capitulate to their wants... Read the article
NY Gov. George Pataki's Appearance on "America's Newsroom" FoxNews
July 15, 2010: Former New York Governor George Pataki appeared on Fox News this morning to discuss the Cordoba Mosque Issue with Bill Hemmer.
Marist Poll: Jewish New Yorkers are Greatest Opponents of Mosque
The respected Marist College Polling Institute reports today that among New Yorkers opposition to the 9-11 Mosque exists among all religious groups but New York's always liberal Jewish voters are the ones most opposed... See poll results
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Half-Baked Mosque - Developer Owns Only Part of Site
Isabel Vincent & Melissa Klein - August 8, 2010:
Not so fast.
The developers of the controversial mosque proposed near Ground Zero own only half the site where they want to construct the $100 million building, The Post has learned.
One of the two buildings on Park Place is owned by Con Edison, even though Soho Properties told officials and the public that it owns the entire parcel. And any potential sale by Con Ed faces a review by the state Public Service Commission.
“We never heard anything about Con Ed whatsoever,” said a stunned Julie Menin, the chairwoman of Community Board 1, which passed a May resolution supporting the mosque.
Rep. Peter King, who opposes the mosque, said the developers seemed to be “operating under false pretenses.”
“I wonder what else they are hiding,” said King (R-LI). “If we can’t have the full truth on this, what can we believe?” Read full article
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Bloomberg is Way Out of Line
It’s one thing for Mayor Bloomberg to play nanny and hector New Yorkers about smoking and trans fats, as he never stops doing. But it’s quite another for him to grab the flag and start scolding foes of that planned mosque near Ground Zero, as he did Friday.
The mayor was way, way out of line.
“A handful of people ought to be ashamed of themselves,” he huffed.
Well, we know one person who should be ashamed: him.
Bloomberg got downright apocalyptic, calling the controversy “[as] important [a] test of the separation of church and state . . . as we may see in our lifetimes.” Read more
