I have to go with Lion on this one. The main stream media does tend to ignore those Muslims who aren't shooting guns in the air and threatening death to America. And after seeing a news report on the cultural center (NOT a mosque) which they want to build, I think the right wing in this country is creating a tempest in a teapot.

Working from memory, according to Keith Olberman, the site for the building is technically two blocks from one corner of the WTC property, but is at least four blocks from the memorial. Once built, the center will contain sports facilities, including basketball courts, meeting rooms and two prayer rooms, as opposed to an area for religious services. The building site does not have a line of sight to the WTC sight, nor would the building be visible from the WTC. And most importantly, there is already a smaller Muslim cultural center right across the street from the WTC memorial, which has been there since before the towers were built, and which has caused absolutely no problems in all these years.

Basically, the right wing nuts are protesting because American Muslims have the audacity to want to build a Muslim center within 'X' distance of the WTC. If they decided to move it further away, I have no doubt that the value of 'X' would change accordingly. Basically, they are being dicks and stirring people up for no reason at all.