Aftermath of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. US president Barack Obama has endorsed buiding a mosque and Islamic community center near the site of the attacks. US Barack Obama has endorsed permitting a mosque to be built a few blocks away from the site where terrorists intentionally  two planes into the World Trade Center towers in 2001, otherwise known as 'Ground Zero'. The site is located in New York City. Reaction to the presidential endorsement was mixed. New York City mayor  , a staunch supporter of building the Cordoba House Islamic Center, has said that Obama's comments were a "clarion defense of the freedom of religion." However, many Republicans were angry, including US Representative Peter King, Republican-New York, who said that "President Obama is wrong." Conservative commentator Charles Krauthammer stated that "the governor of New York offered to help find land to build the mosque elsewhere. A mosque really seeking to build bridges ... would accept the offer." Other right-wing politicians, including Sarah Palin and Newt Gingrich, have opposed the mosque, calling the World Trade Center site "hallowed ground."
Aftermath of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. US president Barack Obama has endorsed buiding a mosque and Islamic community center near the site of the attacks. US Barack Obama has endorsed permitting a mosque to be built a few blocks away from the site where terrorists intentionally crashed two planes into the World Trade Center towers in 2001, otherwise known as 'Ground Zero'. The site is located in New York City. Reaction to the presidential endorsement was mixed. New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg , a staunch supporter of building the Cordoba House Islamic Center, has said that Obama's comments were a "clarion defense of the freedom of religion." However, many Republicans were angry, including US Representative Peter King, Republican-New York, who said that "President Obama is wrong." Conservative commentator Charles Krauthammer stated that "the governor of New York offered to help find land to build the mosque elsewhere. A mosque really seeking to build bridges ... would accept the offer." Other right-wing politicians, including Sarah Palin and Newt Gingrich, have opposed the mosque, calling the World Trade Center site "hallowed ground."
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Michael Bloomberg