JEFFREY BROWN:
At the same time, at the Pentagon, another site of 9/11 attacks, the Department of Defense has regularly held Muslim worship services.
The next one will be this Friday afternoon. Meanwhile, the New York City fight isn't over, with lawsuits possible. And, just today, the city's transit agency approved a new ad proposing the mosque that will soon greet commuters on some New York City buses.
And New York's Governor David Paterson offered state assistance to Cordoba if it does decide to move the site further from the World Trade Center.
Many voices have weighed in on this in recent days. We hear from four, including two who lost relatives in the 9/11 attacks. Charles Wolf is a commercial pilot who lives in Lower Manhattan. His wife was at work in an office in the towers. Neda Bolourchi is an Iranian-born American citizen who lives in California. Her mother was on one of the planes that struck the World Trade Center.
Also joining us is Nihad Awad, executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, the largest Muslim civil liberties advocacy organization in the United States, and Michael Medved, a nationally syndicated radio talk show host whose show reaches some four million listeners weekly.
Charles Wolf, I will start with you. You have spoken out in favor of building the mosque as an example of American tolerance. Explain.
CHARLES WOLF, Lost Wife in September 11 Attacks: Exactly.
First of all, I should say I'm not a commercial pilot. I'm a private pilot, but that's not my profession.
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