Date: Tue, 30 May 2006 16:03:34 -0400 (EDT) From: Louis Epstein Subject: WTC Rebuilding #451:Spitzer Blasts WTC Planning Process Dykstra's departure from the official memorial foundation has gotten press coverage since my last mailing, including: http://nypost.com/news/regionalnews/69216.htm (looking at her $350,000 salary I think what those of us who are trying to get the RIGHT thing done could have accomplished with that money!) http://www.nydailynews.com/front/story/421406p-355715c.html There has been a spate of news coverage about the new Navy ship built with steel from the Towers: http://nypost.com/news/regionalnews/66688.htm http://www.nydailynews.com/front/story/421637p-355874c.html I know some are upset about the use of Tower steel for a warship but in a way this IS the Towers fighting back against those who destroyed them! Until we replace them with undiminished new ones however no battle can be considered won. The NY Post has written an editorial about the memorial, tying in to Memorial Day and asking for better than the official fiasco: http://nypost.com/postopinion/editorial/66643.htm The Daily News has a letter praising Paula Lieberman's small-memorial suggestion,of the type I sent myself and asked list-members to send: http://www.nydailynews.com/05-29-2006/news/story/421737p-356036c.html The latest news item,and "headline" of this list mailing,is that gubernatorial favorite Eliot Spitzer (still no idea if he has read the WTCRM flyer I handed him last year) has blasted the development corporation as an "absolute failure",as quoted in the Times, with the tabloids quoting similar language: http://nypost.com/news/regionalnews/69320.htm http://www.nydailynews.com/front/story/422104p-356247c.html Pataki sprang to the defense of his soon-to-be-fired minions' efforts to ensure that his favorite mistakes are made,but Pataki will soon be gone. I encourage letters to the papers (letters@nytimes.com and voicers@edit.nydailynews.com require not-for-print postal addres and phone number,while letters@nypost.com does not,and all three want letters to be short) that express the hope that Spitzer or another next Governor will throw out the plans Spitzer has attacked and give us a new WTC more like what was taken from us! Twintowersalliance.com continues to pile in signatures, thanks to all who have spread the word. See you on the 111th floor on 9-11-11! -=-=- The World Trade Center towers MUST rise again, at least as tall as before...or terror has triumphed.