Washington Monument to get barriers

Washington Times ^ | 10/23/03 | Arlo Wagner

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Construction will begin soon on landscaped vehicle-barrier walls to thwart terrorist attacks on the Washington Monument, the National Park Service said yesterday, but plans for a tunnel leading to the monument were put on hold.

"For security of the Washington Monument, a vehicle-barrier system has final approval," said Vikki Keys, acting superintendent of the Park Service. "Work will soon go forward."

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[Caipirabob]

It's a nice thought to protect such monuments, but it'd be far more effective to hunt them down, all of them, foreign and DOMESTIC. Try sealing the borders, for example. Just because it's difficult doesn't mean you shouldn't try.

[Snidely Whiplash]

Speaking of monuments...have they re-opened the Statue of Liberty yet?

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