Wednesday, December 20, 2006

[good news] freedom tower rises from the ashes

Three steel beams, one bearing the signatures of 9/11 victims' families, were put into place in a groundbreaking ceremony, as work has finally begun on the Freedom Tower at Ground Zero in New York. Three huge steel beams, one of which was covered with poignant messages from families of 9/11 victims, were ceremoniously lowered into place Tuesday to mark the beginning of the construction work.

Construction workers, politicians and architects looked on and applauded as a massive crane lifted the first 31-foot (9.3-meter) beam and set it in place on the southern edge of the tower's base. The 25-ton column was painted with an American flag and the words "Freedom Tower."

The downside is that human remains were recently discovered at the Ground Zero site but we needn’t go into that. For once, let’s lay aside our cynicism, our political views, our search for ulterior motives and let’s applaud a new beginning - the rebirth of a badly shaken nation. Attack the politicos by all means, attack the policies but let's support the people.

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