allowed to build an islamic center near ground zero? most of ground zero is still under construction nine years after the worst disaster. it is an open pit, open wound. it is hallowed ground. not for away, take a look, two blocks north, one block east on park place is where the islam ik center and mosque would be built. 15 stories, $100 million, that's the plan. community center like a ymca, say it's backers, with a 100-seat auditorium, gym, prayer center, to promote interfaith understanding and promise to have jews and christians on their board. the imam, who is the public face at the center, is a naturalized u.s. citizen, a man the state department has deployed overseas to show that america is not at war against islam. he has operated a mosque in manhattan since 1983 and there's no evidence he has done anything illegal. opponents, however, are outraged, saying this is a victory monument by muslims they suspect are anything but moderate. they point to an interview on