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The Twin Towers Alliance Petition When someone dies it is impossible to bring them back to life, but we are given a unique opportunity to do just that in this case; We, the undersigned, share the belief that nothing could be more inspiring to our people, or disheartening to our enemies, than Twin Towers, at least as tall as before in every respect, soaring above Ground Zero. We believe that the devastation of September 11, 2001, clouded the picture long after the rubble was cleared away and that a thorough public examination of the rebuilding option is overdue and now required before proceeding on an unalterable course. We recognize no financial or political roadblocks that cannot be overcome if rebuilding the Towers is the will of the people. And, we see no conflict between stunning Twin Towers and a noble Memorial, which belong together on this site that means so much to us all. We submit that there is only one way to truly heal the skyline of Manhattan and the heart of America: Rebuild the Twin Towers. Doing anything less would leave a permanent scar on the face of New York and diminish a legendary city. The words of the petition ring as true now as they did in 2006. And the thousands of comments that have been left since we first posted it are just a glimpse into how much people cared about rebuilding the World Trade Center in a way that would honor the will of the people and the price this country – and the world – paid on 9/11. Now, even though a third tower has joined the two pictured above, the WTC skyline doesn't come close to the awe-inspiring vision of the towers we lost. We trust that time will take care of rebuilding the Twin Towers. From their inception, they were dedicated to world peace and cooperation in ways that no other commercial structure ever was. And, they came to represent the aspirations of millions of people as no other towers ever could. They should not have been abandoned. We have faith that one day the people of this country and the world will recognize the Twin Towers' powerful significance and demand they be restored to the world's skyline. We thank each one who adds his or her name and comment to the petition below for moving our world one step closer to that day.
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I WANT THOSE TOWERS BACK. I CRY EVERYDAY KNOWING THEY’RE NOT THERE. Its not the same. I go to nyc and look at the 1 world trade center and say to myself rebuild the towers. They will always be the best. Never forget 9/11. Do the right thing. I saw it happen people jumping it was scary. I helped someone out myself. A couple people actually. It’s so sad knowing that we have to relive 9/11 and flash the lights in the sky. PLEASE REBUILD THEM. BRING NYC BACK TO LIFE. Please guys never forget 9/11. Build the twin towers STRONGER TALLER AND BETTER WHERE THEY USED TO BE. Destroy the fountains and build our amazing twin towers. Please do the right thing. I just don’t feel right knowing that some politic government idiots got the best of us.
Hi my name is john kepter. I really want those twin towers back. I remember going inside of them when i was a kid all the time. they were my idle. i always thought they were the best even though they were not the tallest. i always wanted to work there. 9/11 is really sad i say they build the twin towers and call them wtc 2 and wtc 3. we can do this. My uncle died in 9/11 and i always cry on that day he burned in the fire. i saw 9/11 in real life. i was scared and wondering what was happeneing. We need the twin towers back. i believe we will have the twin towers back but we need to fight. i was so sad on 9/11 and when they fell i just could not stop screaming. please get rid of these shit wtc 2 and wtc 3. we need the towers back. never give up. never forget.
I was only 7 when the towers were attacked, but since I was a kid I always wanted to live in NYC, but as I’ve visited the city in recent years, the skyline looks weak. I never saw the towers in person. While I do understand why they’re not building them exactly as they were, after all the old towers were dated, they needed new safety features to prevent such a tragedy from happening again, but the new site just doesn’t look like New York. Rebuild new twin towers, taller and stronger than before, otherwise the terrorists got what they wanted.
It’s simple, we have never backed down from any challenge, may it be at war or peace. We have fought a race to space, we fight for equal rights, we fight for the freedoms of other nations. So should we fight to take back that what was taken? Simply, yes.
Essayons
TTA Note: “Essayons” — the motto of the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers — is French for “Let Us Try.” If only the Corp of Engineers had been put in charge…
The american security has tightened after those attacks on the World Trade Centers. Osama Bin Laden’s dead and his fellow men will not survive without him. This fight to rebuild the Twin Towers should go ahead and shall go on for the people of America, tourists, and in memory of the families mostly. These new Towers are atrocious to the scenery of the Lower Manhattan Skyline. I can see it’s in memory of the families, and the people who died but just rebuild the twin towers because we could rethink to build it with security, safety and reassurance that these attacks will not happen again. Back in 2001 the security was loose, relaxed and not thought about. But today the world has become stronger and united over the years and become more solid.
A house is just a house and a Christian is supposed to just turn the other cheek, and forgive and love your enemies if you expect GOD to forgive and love you. WHAT HURTS IS THAT THE REAL REASON THE TOWERS AREN’T ALREADY REBUILT BIGGER AND BETTER IS… AS ALWAYS… MONEY. It’s SAD. Take a long look at a dollar bill. Some glory seeking lawyer will eventually get “IN GOD WE TRUST” removed. In greed we trust would fit nicely, but the world already knows, and it’s cheaper to do nothing. I’m glad and proud to have served when I was young and IGNORANT. GREED has led us all down the wrong path and doing the RIGHT thing only occurs when it’s AFFORDABLE.
TTA Note: Greed certainly has played a big part in taking Ground Zero in the wrong direction. But in terms of the actual construction, spectacular, cutting edge Twin Towers was always the most affordable and practical solution. No question about that.
We rebuilt the Pentagon as it was, New York should be no different. All the excuses for not rebuilding better Twin Towers were lame, and say to the world that terrorists won that round.
my dad is a fireman and i was 1 when this happened but i still care do what we want the power should belong to the people!!!! we deserve the right to have one of the greatest landmarks and to have the honor to say that we have our twin towers back!!!! please its one more step to having the best country!! you did something about pearl harbor now do something about the twin towers!!! please for a girls sake i dont care if i was 1 im still heart broken that you wont take care of it when people walk in new york and look at those lights they would probably want to see the towers!!please i want them back!!!i want to be able to say that we have the twin towers back!!
I think the twin towers should be rebuilt, same design but taller. This will show the world that America will prevail and we stand together strong. I pray for all the families of the victims, and I pray that the right decision is made when rebuilding ground zero.
My name is Beau and when I grow up I want to be a US Army green beret. My father was in the army and I want to give my life for my country. I love my country with all my heart and mind almost as much as God. I wish to be able to take my kid to the top and tell him that is what I fought for.
We need to honor the memories of the victims, but also the sacrifices made by the thousands of military heroes since this abhorrent act. Let’s stand tall in this valiant effort to rebuild the towers in the grandeur they deserve.
Rebuild it already (EXACTLY as it was) !!!!
Rebuild the Twin Towers alongside a proper memorial on the Super Block of the World Trade Center. Anything less dishonors those who died on 9/11 and those who have died defending it since and will be viewed as a sign of weakness and decline to our enemies and the world.
I’m glad to see “the committee” has designed a stunning memorial to the innocent people murdered on 9/11. I’m 100% supportive of that effort. But the symbolic intent of the attack was to challenge the foundation and fabric of our nation as a whole and the structure(s) that follow the twin towers should surpass the grandeur of the original Twin Towers. I really like the design and look of One World Trade Center but the tall single tower on the New York Skyline just falls well short of the real “strength” of the original Twin Towers. The greatest generation of WWII would have had a twin towers complex rebuilt by now, much taller than the two they replaced. I’m ashamed to say that the new complex design is embarrassingly inadequate and
Rebuild them. They’re icons for New York, for America, and for the world. To build anything else is absolutely disgraceful and disgusting to all of us who remember that day. The people want to return to the original, not some appalling design, to make them feel better. Rebuild them, rebuild them, rebuild them.
I watched the towers fall on live TV. I served overseas in Baghdad in ’04. The towers need to be built better than ever before. The terrorists need to know that America has the persiverance to overcome whatever happens to us. REBUILD the towers!!! They need to be better than the might they had before.
Rebuild. Rebuild. Rebuild.
I respectfully suggest that we rebuild the original towers with one exception: tower one should rise nine stories taller; tower two should rise eleven stories taller. What better tribute than to follow the will of the people, especially those most affected by this devastating event? As I see it, if we do not rebuild the twin towers, then the terrorists, indeed, have won. Rebuilding the twin towers (with the noted suggestion) to their original glory would convey absolute strength and resolve. It is the right thing to do! It is the just path to take. Godspeed.