4um: 9-11 families may hold own ceremony

By COLLEEN LONG, Associated Press WriterSat Jul 28, 7:36 PM ET

Relatives of Sept. 11 victims are threatening to hold their own anniversary ceremony to commemorate the attacks unless officials reverse their decision to move the event away from ground zero.

Gov. Eliot Spitzer and Mayor Michael Bloomberg said in a letter recently to victims' families that the ceremony would take place at a nearby park because of the expanding rebuilding work at the trade center site.

"As America watches the memorial service on Sept. 11, 2007, we are sure that they will agree that this event should take place at the real and sacred location," 11 leaders of Sept. 11 family groups wrote in a letter released Saturday.

They also questioned how thousands of mourners would be able to fit into Zuccotti Park, southeast of ground zero. The park covers about three-quarters of an acre.

The letter by the relatives, sent to the mayor's and governor's offices, proposes the use of a space at ground zero smaller than that used in previous years. The spot would include a construction ramp and haul road.

The letter gives a deadline of Tuesday for city and state officials to respond. After that, the groups say they will apply for a permit to hold their own ceremony at ground zero.

"We really want to work with the mayor's office. We really don't want to do a separate ceremony, but we will if we have to," said Dennis McKeon, who heads Where to Turn, Put it Above Ground.

Spokesmen for the mayor and governor declined to comment Saturday.

Thousands have gathered in past ceremonies on the western edge of the site, in front of the World Financial Center, to read the names of New York City's victims in the 2001 attack.

Construction on tunnels leading from the proposed transit hub has begun in that area. A renewed search for the remains of Sept. 11 victims, which began last year on the western service road, has also extended to an area just in front of the World Financial Center.

Maybe they should have a "We don't believe the govt's explanation of 9/11" ceremony separate from either of these.

That would make a great 9-11 theme song! NO! We have not forgotten. Great sound bites.

"No one can read our Constitution without concluding that the people who wrote it wanted their government severely limited; the words 'no' and 'not' employed in restraint of government power occur 24 times in the first seven articles of the Constitution and 22 more times in the Bill of Rights." -- Rev. Edmund A. Opitz (1914-2006) American minister, author

The song is based on Darryl Worley's hit "Have you Forgotten". In the song Darryl asks, why the video, was taken off our TV. I was so wrapped up in the horror of it all, I thought it was a curious line at the time. I blamed it on the 'lefty' media. I remember that day like it was yesterday. Listening to the funeral processions on the radio. The Bagpipes. Held a lump in my throat all day long. 24 news cycle churning out experts and discussions and building the case for revenge. Damnit get this Bin Laden SOB. Oh but, why did the President let the B/L's leave the country again? Nevermind, LET'S ROLL!

Do you know who that is singing? Is he from LA? Last 9/11 i was at a truth event and there was a guy setting there with his guitar singing a song like that one

It took me much longer to even consider ANYTHING other than the 'story'. To be honest, I was still ticked at the BS recount from the election, hanging chads and all that crap, and the behaviour of the Democrats that just COULD NOT MOVE ON. Truly, I'd never followed any of that stuff before, and I had this belief, that party hats aside, once they were all together, they did the PEOPLE'S business. ~eeeeeesh~

Then comes 9/11 and Congress grudgingly stood 'shoulder to shoulder' to creek out God Bless America, and immediately picked up the food fight where it left off. I now look at that too, as a coordinated distraction. It was THEIR OWN behaviour that was more of tip off, that things just might not be what they seem. I remember being so pissed when they FEDERALIZED 40K TSA workers. I'm like WHAT???? Dammit, can we just FOCUS on the threat and forget the pork? Just what we need MORE FEDERAL EMPLOYEES. Can I get an AMEN from the choir! AMEN DADDIO! LET'S ROLL.

It's this guy Ace Baker's site.. dont know what his real name is.. I need to correct what I had posted in this reply to you..it's written and sung by Ace Baker