First it was the red crescent memorial to Flight 93 that seemed to honor the terrorists rather than the victims and heroes.

Now there’s a new crescent-shaped 9/11 memorial in Arizona that commerates anti-U.S. sentiment. The story was first broken by blogger EspressoPundit.

The memorial is an elevated flat ring with phrases cut through the metal. Throughout the day, the sun shines through the ring and phrases become visible on the side walk.

Phrases like this anti-war gem:

…or this “what did they know and when did they know it” reference:

…or this… exactly what the hell does this have to do with honoring victims of 9/11?

…or this history lesson:

FloppingAces points out something interesting about the third date in the inscription. He also has information on the designers of the “memorial” as well as a suggested curriculum designed by the Democrat Governor’s memorial commission for students visiting the site. Note the insinuations that we should blame ourselves for the attacks for not being tolerant enough of our enemies…

Ask students to think about how they would answer these questions: What does the word “tolerance” mean? What do you do and how do you react when a person is different from you? Share that today they will be learning more about tolerance and diversity.
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Describe how key political, social, environmental, and economic events of the late 20th century and early 21st century (e.g., Watergate, OPEC/oil crisis, Central American wars/Iran-Contra, End of Cold War, first Gulf War, September 11) affected, and continue to affect, the United States.
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Ask students what a world-wide memorial to victims of terrorism might look like. Have students design/draw their idea of a memorial. Have them write a paragraph or two explaining how their design shows a world affected by terrorism in the 21st century.
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Inform students that today they will look at any effects 9-11 has had on our civil liberties. Enactment: Discussion: Ask students: What has our government done to prevent a terrorist attack from happening again? (i.e., enacted the Patriot Act, increased security at airports and other locations, monitored some overseas phone conversations, etc.) What are some of the negative and positive aspects of these changes? Do students feel the changes are helping to prevent terrorism? What else do students feel the government could or should do to prevent a similar event from happening?

If you’d like to contact the Governor and her adviser and let them know how much you appreciate this “memorial”:

The full mailing address is:
The Honorable Janet Napolitano
Governor of Arizona
1700 West Washington
Phoenix, Arizona 85007

Telephone (602) 542-4331
Toll Free 1-(800) 253-0883
Fax (602) 542-1381

Or you can contact her advisor Mike Haener at mhaener@az.gov.