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April 27, 2009
Ground Zero Memorial: 'Made in COMMUNIST China'
Redesigned World Trade Center to be built with Beijing glass
It used to be called the "Freedom Tower," built by Americans in memory of 9/11, but the building planned to be constructed at Ground Zero has had its name changed to One World Trade Center, and according to a Pennsylvania newspaper's editorial, should now be stamped "Made in China."
The editorial board at Harrisburg's Patriot-News made the charge after learning that the tower's first 20 stories, designed to be clad in blast-resistant glass in case of future terrorist ambitions, will now be shielded by glass manufactured … in Beijing.
"Despite the fact that three American glass manufacturers, including Pittsburgh-headquartered PPG Industries, spent months working with the tower architects to plan and develop a new kind of glass for floors one through 20, none of these American companies was awarded the contract to make the glass," writes the Patriot-News. "That 'honor' is going to Chinese workers, mainly because they get paid so little."
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US Glass Magazine reported the contract for the safety-critical glass was awarded to the lowest bidder, a U.S. firm, DCM Solera, which subcontracted procurement of the glass from a Chinese manufacturer.
WABC-TV in New York City reports that PPG Industries actually developed the blast-resistant technology in the glass and had been considered the front-runner to fulfill the $82 million contract.
Vicky Holt, senior vice president of PPG, told the station, "It is absolutely astounding to us that they would take a project with this level of development work that we all invested in prior to it's completion, and one with this level of visibility, and bid it offshore."
The Sentinel of Cumberland County, Pa., reports that the Chinese firm can only produce the glass because it holds a license from PPG to use the technology. The paper also issued its own editorial, criticizing New York City's Port Authority, which is charged with construction of the memorial tower:
"We know, too, that not everyone who died in the horrific fire and collapse of the twin towers was an American – 329 people were foreign nationals, four of them from China," writes the paper. "But the terrorist attack was made on America soil. The overwhelming majority of casualties – on the planes, in the buildings and among the rescuers – were Americans. When the new trade center is complete, it will have an American address and, like the original, symbolize America.
"Surely American workers should be the ones whose hands and minds supply the wherewithal to build anew on a site that will always be viewed as sanctified by the events of Sept. 11, 2001," The Sentinel concludes.
Further, the statement asserted, "We've inspected the firm's manufacturing in China and they're confident that the glass they will fabricate will meet or exceed safety code standards."
The safety argument failed to convince Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., who is calling on the Port Authority to rescind the glass contract.
"I think that we have seen product after product from China be unreliable," Schumer told WABC-TV, "and in this instance, we need the most reliable."
Fire safety expert Glenn Corbett told the station, "This building has to not only meet but exceed every possible safety and security standard out there."
Subcontracting 20 stories of blast-resistant glass to the Chinese, Corbett says, is a mistake.
"This is the number one terrorist target in the country," he told WABC-TV. "Why are we setting our standards so low for the minimum possible bid on this?"
"The decision puts a crack in the veneer of what should have been a great American monument," concludes the Patriot-News editorial. "Now it might as well be stamped 'Made in China.'"
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Wild Thing's comment.........
Destroyed by muzzie terrorists...memorial built by Commies... is this a great country or what!
I miss America so much!!!!
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....Thank you Mark for sending this to me.
Mark
3rd Mar.Div. 1st Battalion 9th Marine Regiment
1/9 Marines aka The Walking Dead
VN 66-67
Posted by Wild Thing at April 27, 2009 05:50 AM
Comments
What is happening to America? Globalization, multi culturalism, illegal immigration, national debt, greed are all contributing to giving our sovereignty away. There seems to be little of a national spirit anymore.
Now we have another president going around the world apologizing for America. Huh? WTF?
One World Trade Center. Sounds like a UN project. Why not American World Trade Center? Now I guess we can call it Chinese Glass Center. Everything seems to be foreign made now. Hell, even our president is probably Kenyan.
Posted by: TomR at April 27, 2009 09:26 AM
This is the first time ever in my life that I support Chuckie Scunmner in what he's doing. That building needs to be constructed by Americans of products produced in America.
Posted by: BobF at April 27, 2009 09:44 AM
Do not be too sure of "Communist" China. What you may have missed is what happened to “Red” China. China has headed toward less socialism since the Reagan administration. The desire to get rid of Socialism entirely was what had the students out in Tiananmen Square. . George Bush 43 accelerated that trend. Those trade deficits he allowed the US to run with China were uncomfortable here but to the much smaller Chinese economy were enormously affective. Their economy became less socialist than France sometime around 2003.
The Military publisher Jane’s in September of 2007 held a symposium where some of the analysis held that China had moved, demographically at least, to country that would promote peace and liberty, among their customers if not just yet at home. Remember the United States founding fathers adopted democracy to preserve liberty. Democracy without liberty is a bad thing. Liberty without democracy is not a bad thing, merely unlikely, "Red" China with no tax on capital gains and much lower corporate taxes became the more Free Market country than the US on 20 January 2009 when the Kenyan became President of the US.
The US has fallen far but when we start listening to Chuck Schumer's opinions we know we are still falling. Truth is New York City's Port Authority is not an organization to be building and New York City is noplace to build. This will be a permanent money pit for the rest of our lives.
Posted by: Avitar at April 27, 2009 11:28 AM
Oh this is wrong. The Chi-coms should not even be considered in this project. As Tom says, it sounds like a UN project, not an American Project. Ok If china's making the glass where's the steel coming from and who is the contractor to erect this thing. Are they Chinese too ?
As far as china moving away from Socialism, Since when have the Chicoms ever been socialists. They are Communists a much stricter form. If they have moved away from anything it would be akin to stepping off the sidewalk to the grass.
So we are going to be buying more junk from China. First they tried to poison our animals then our kids with lead paint now we are allowing them to build our buildings ...Absurd.
Posted by: Mark at April 27, 2009 12:27 PM
And just where are those loyal Union members who always tout made in America by Union Labor? Oh yes, they are backing GE in its bid to Socialize our 'green energy' and control free speech via NBC. Sold American!.
Posted by: Jack at April 27, 2009 01:36 PM
First of all PHAUCK that scumbag Schummer ("never met a camera that he didn't like"). It is with such ABSOLUTE DISDUST that these events are taking place. The foot dragging, The Union's ONGOING delays/interference, the Poltical Posturing/Pandering/Angling/Agendising NONSENSE, and the FARCE that is the Port Authority, have taken something that SHOULD HAVE BEEN A NO BRAINER, and CLUSTERPHAUCKED it so badly, by the time SOMETHING is finally built, the unborn children of the pregnant survivors of 9/11/2001 will be SENOIRS IN COLLEGE !!! That building / complex SHOULD ALREADY BE BUILT!! My blood BOILS, and I HONSTLY get a chill/full body tingle whenever I see film clips of that tragic day. "Never Forget" MY ASS ....... DISGUSTING DISGUSTING BEHAVIOR and I for one will NEVER FORGET and N-E-V-E-R, EVER, FORGIVE. I gotta stop now before I punch something..... *_'
Posted by: pontiff alex at April 27, 2009 02:50 PM
Schumer / SENIORS / HONESTLY as they should have read, spelling counts, I just FAILED to 'preview' before posting in my angst/teeth grinding......
Posted by: pontiff alex at April 27, 2009 02:59 PM
Tom, great comment, thank you. Yes even
the president is foregin made.
Posted by: Wild Thing at April 27, 2009 05:39 PM
BobF.,I know exactly how you feel.
Every once and awhile, a leftie
will agree with a conservative and the
same for us with one of them. Not often
and in fact hardly ever, but like with
guns on that one too it crosses the
political line and many dems want to
keep their guns too.
Posted by: Wild Thing at April 27, 2009 05:42 PM
Avitar....
"China has headed toward less socialism"
Less socialism? LOL China was and is
communist. This is kind of funny because
never in my life have I heard anyone say
China was socialist. Not that I can remember.
Please read Mark's comment he said it better then
I could about the Chi-coms.
Posted by: Wild Thing at April 27, 2009 05:58 PM
Jack, yes, I want to see made in America
again, I so want to get back to very long
ago. Just a wish but a strong wish.
Thanks for the link to the song Jack.
Posted by: Wild Thing at April 27, 2009 06:04 PM
pontiff alex, never be concerned with that
I make so many typos, it is embarassing.
I agree too with your commnet!!!! This has
taken too long and mostly due to stupid egos
that got involved instead of wanting to do
it for what it is. It is shameful how this
has been treated from the day they began to
consider what do to.
Posted by: Wild Thing at April 27, 2009 06:12 PM
