Memorial to 9/11 Hijackers

(New York) The September 11 Memorial and Museum planned for the former World Trade Center site will display a memorial to the 19 hijackers with photographs and witness testimony. According to museum president Joe Daniels:

"Let the perpetrators speak for themselves," Daniels said.

The museum has possession of videotapes the hijackers made in preparation for the suicide attacks and Reuters previously reported that visitors could play back the tapes, citing Daniels.

"That's a powerful and important thing that visitors to this museum need to hear -- bearing witness to the actual testimonials of those who committed the atrocities," Daniels told a news conference.

However, Daniels later told Reuters by telephone that the exhibit would be limited to photos and written text from the martyrdom tapes.

I suggest that the planned inclusion of the hijackers' words and photos will become a shrine to the martyrs and encourage additional fanaticism. It's not a good idea.