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The Controversy
Major national media and commentators have criticized the WWII Memorial since 1997. The controversy concerns the site between the Lincoln Memorial and Washington Monument and the design which will place walls, pillars and granite arches across the open vista."
Editorials
List of editorials, commentary, and opinion pieces since 1995
"The WWII Memorial"The Buffalo News. 6/10/01.
"A memorial shouldn't distract from the ideas defended"Akron Beacon-Journal. 6/1/01.
"Monumental Mistake."The Boston Globe. 5/27/01.
"McLaughlin attacks Congress for fascist behavior"McLaughlin
Group. 5/25/01.
"Memorial Wars."USA Today. 5/18/01.
"Memorial Mistake"Roll Call. 5/17/01.
"A Memorial to Bludgeon Tactics." The Los Angeles Times. 4/5/01.
"Keeping Things Simple."St. Louis Post-Dispatch. 11/12/00.
Let's Reconsider the Site in the Nation's Capital."The Fort-Worth Telegram. 10/23/00.
"New Site for War Memorial."The Hartford Courant. 10/12/00.
"Don't Mar the Mall."The New York Times.9/24/00.
"Honor WWII Vets, but Not on the Mall."The Atlanta Constitution. 9/20/00.
"Mauling the Mall." Review & Outlook," The Wall Street Journal. 9/15/00.
"WWII Memorial Misplaced."USA Today. 7/20/00.
"Wrong Thing, Wrong Place."The Los Angeles Times. 7/19/00.
"Comments: Monuments."The Wall Street Journal. 9/13/99.
Cartoons
"Too bad..." The Washington Post, 6/18/01
"Washington Maul..." St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 11/12/00
"Greetings, President-Elect..." Washington Post, 11/23/00
"Looks like an officers club...," Los Angeles Times, 10/16/00
Commentary
"Hold the Marble." by Thomas Oliphant, Boston Globe. 6/26/01.
"Obscene for Firm with Nazi Ties to Build Memorial." by Don Feder, Boston Herald. 6/25/01.
"A Monument To Distorted Priorities." by Arianna Huffington,Syndicated Columnist. 6/12/01.
"A Touch of Albert Speer." by Carlos Widman,Der Speigel. 6/2/01.
"Bad idea, bad spot for WWII Memorial." by Roger Ebert,Chicago Sun-Times. 6/1/01.
"World War II Memorial a Classic Example of Excess." by Sally Kalson, The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. 05/30/01.
"Monumental Mistake." by Paul Greenberg, The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. 05/30/01.
"Monument for WWII should not be rushed." by Guy Friddell, The Virginian-Pilot. 05/28/01.
"Time to Act Senatorial." by Jonathan Yardley, The Washington Post. 05/21/01.
"A War Memorial to End All Memorials." by Susan Nielsen, Portland Oregonian. 05/20/01.
"Congress Needs to Fight Fair Over Memorial." by Christopher Knight, The Los Angeles Times. 05/19/01.
On-air commentary by George Will, ABC's This Week with Sam Donaldson, April 8, 2001
Excerpt from How to Overthrow the Government by Arianna Huffington. HarperCollins Publishers, 2001. pp. 216-217
"Turning Memory Into Travesty." by Michael Kimmelman The New York Times. 03/04/01.
"Mumbling Monuments" by Michael J. Lewis. Commentary Vol.111 No. 2, February 2001.
"The Battle of the Mall is Not Over Yet" by Welton JonesThe San Diego Union - Tribune. 01/21/01.
"A Scourge of War Not Worthy of This Battlefield" by Marc Fisher The Washington Post. 11/14/00.
"National Coalition to Save Our Mall." by Jon WienerThe Nation. 11/13/00.
"Desecrating a Landmark to Build a Memorial." by Tony Illia San Francisco Chronicle. 10/8/00.
"Inheritance Endangered" by Christopher Knight. The Los Angeles Times. 8/22/00.
"Not in Our Front Yard" by Paul Goldberger. The New Yorker. 8/7/00.
"The WWII Memorial: Inadequate and Out of Place" by Charles Krauthammer. The Washington Post. 7/28/00.
"Planned Memorial Would Damage Prime Piece of Real Estate" by Christopher Knight. The Los Angeles Times. 7/19/00.
"A Memorial, Yes, But What About Its Message" by Marc Fisher. The Washington Post. 7/22/00.
"Ambush on the Mall" by Jonathan Yardley. The Washington Post, C02. 7/10/00.
"The Battle of the Mall " by Jonathan Yardley. The Washington Post, C02. 7/03/00.
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Articles
Another Setback for Foes of Memorial Site." by Bill Miller, The Washington Post. 11/07/01.
Judges to Consider Halting Work on WWII Memorial." by Arthur Santanan, The Washington Post. 8/24/01.
Memorial Builder's Owner Defrauded U.S.." by Daniel F. Drummond, The Washington Times. 6/19/01.
"Memorial Builder's Nazi Ties Stir Furor" by John Peterson, The Los Angeles Times. 6/15/01.
" Architect Designs WWII Memorial" by Brian Carovillano, Associated Press. 6/14/01.
"Memorial Builder Has Parent Link to Nazi Era" by Vincent Morris and Marlyn Rauber, The New York Post. 6/12/01.
"WWII MEMORIAL FIRM HAS 'NAZI TIES'" by Elaine Sciolino, The New York Times. 6/13/01.
"Skirmish Lost, but Battle Over World War II Memorial Rages on" by Dave Eberhart, Stars and Stripes. 6/7/01.
"New War Memorial Is Shrine to Sentiment" by Herbert Muschamp, The New York Times. 6/7/01.
"World War II Memorial Protesters Sue to Halt Construction at Contested Site" by Dave Eberhart, Stars and Stripes. 6/4/01.
"Critics of World War II Memorial go back to court" by David Ho. Associated Press. 6/4/01.
"A historic vista now will make room for World War II memorial" by Christopher Newton. The Boston Globe. 5/27/01.
"WWII tribute set in stone, maybe" by Richard Benedetto. USA Today. 5/23/01.
"World War II Memorial Approved for Mall Site" by Spencer S. Hsu and Linda Wheeler . The Washington Post. 5/23/01.
"Senate OKs WWII Memorial" by Michael Killian . The Chicago Tribune. 5/22/01.
"WWII Memorail Gets Key Support" by Jonathan Peterson. The Los Angeles Times. 5/22/01.
"Bush Backs War Memorial" by Linda Wheeler and Spencer S. Hsu. The Washington Post. 5/17/01.
"Memorial Gets Boost from House" by Daniel F. Drummond. The Washington Times. 5/1601.
"House Vote Backs WWII Memorial As Planned" by Linda Wheeler. The Washington Post. 5/16/01.
"World War II Memorial Site, Design to Be Reconsidered" by Linda Wheeler. The Washington Post. 5/4/01.
"Panel Votes to Review Plan for World War II Memorial" by Elaine Sciolino. The New York Times. 5/4/01.
"Agency to review votes on memorial " by Ellen Sorokin. The Washington Times. 3/26/01.
"Delay of WWII memorial sought" by Michael Killian. The Chicago Tribune. 3/10/01.
"Plans for WWII Memorial on Hold" by Barry Miller. The Washington Post.3/9/01.
"Our Monuments, Our Selves" by Catesby Leigh. The Weekly Standard. 3/5/01
"The Brawl on the Mall" by Christopher Shea. Preservation Magazine. January/February 2001.
"Groundbreaking, of Sorts, for a Contested War Memorial" by Jeff Gerth The New York Times. 11/12/00.
"2 Paved Helipads Proposed for Mall" by Linda Wheeler. The Washington Post; 11/10/00.
"USA's 'front yard' is veteran's latest battleground" by Guillermo X. Garcia,
USA Today. 10/27/00.
"Anatomy of an eyesore:
Monumental Error" by Joseph Fishkin, The New Republic. 9/25/00.
"DC Follies" by Christopher Knight. The Los Angeles Times. 9/21/00.
"WWII Memorial: Sound the Retreat" by Nicolai Oouroussoff. The Los Angeles Times. 9/21/00.
"All Things Considered" by Alex Van Oss. National Public Radio. 7/21/00.
"Controversial WWII Memorial Clears Hurdle" by Michael Kilian. The Chicago Tribune. 7/21/00.
"Design Panel approves WWII Memorial on National Mall Site" by Jennifer Walsh. The Boston Globe. 7/21/00.
"WWII Memorial Clears Key Hurdle" by Linda Wheeler. The Washington Post;A01. 7/21/00.
"New Assault on WWII Memorial" by Brian Sharp. USA Today. 7/20/00.
"Opponents Find a Hitch in WWII Memorial Plans" by Christopher Knight. The Los Angeles Times. 7/18/00.
"Design for World War II Memorial Awaits Review, with Detractors Vocal" by Irwin Molotsky. The New York Times. 7/17/00.
"Varied Visions Of Embattled War Memorial" by Marc Fisher.The Washington Post, B01. 7/04/00.
"Battle Surfaces Over War Memorial" by Caren Benjamin. The Associated Press. 6/06/00.
"Some Vets Opposing the WWII Memorial" by Miriam A. Garcia. The Atlanta Constitution. 6/06/00.
"Veteran Group is Waging Battle to Block World War II Memorial" by Rudy Kleysteuber. The Wall Street Journal. 6/06/00.
"New Objections Over Site, Design of WWII Memorial" by Michael Killian. Chicago Tribune. 6/06/00.
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