Posted on 09/12/2001 8:54:35 PM PDT by Bryan
Our Generation's Pearl Harbor
NASA satellite photo of the smoke plume
arisingfrom the wreckage of the World Trade Center.
From the Associated Press:
Grand total 266 dead on the aircraft.
–American Airlines Flight 11: A Boeing 767 en route from Boston to Los Angeles. The plane was carrying 81 passengers, nine flight attendants and two pilots. This plane took off from Boston at 7:59 AM and crashed into the north tower of the World Trade Center at 8:45 AM.
–United Airlines Flight 175: A Boeing 767. The flight was bound from Boston to Los Angeles. It was carrying 56 passengers, two pilots and seven flight attendants. This plane took off at 8:14 AM and crashed into the south tower of the World Trade Center at 9:03 AM.
–American Airlines Flight 77: A Boeing 757 en route from Dulles Airport near Washington to Los Angeles. The plane was carrying 58 passengers, four flight attendants and two pilots. This plane crashed into the Pentagon at 9:40 AM.
–At 9:50 AM the south tower (Two World Trade Center) collapsed.
–United Airlines Flight 93: A Boeing 757, crashed southeast of Pittsburgh while en route from Newark, N.J. to San Francisco at 10:00 AM. The plane was carrying 38 passengers, two pilots and five flight attendants.
–At 10:29 AM the north tower (One World Trade Center) collapsed.
–At 5:25 PM Seven World Trade Center collapsed.
I expect that every American airport will now look and operate like an Israeli airport. Bear in mind that about 50,000 people work in the World Trade Center and this happened in the middle of an ordinary day of business. Fortunately there was about a one-hour delay between the impacts and the collapse of the towers. A lot of the people in the towers probably got out alive.
At least 266 people died on the aircraft. A total of two United aircraft and two American Airlines aircraft have crashed, and all Freepers are encouraged to pray for the families of those killed and injured. Relief efforts, particularly donations of blood, deserve our immediate support.
It is possible that the losses at Pearl Harbor will pale in comparison to this unbelievably dastardly attack. Total killed at Pearl Harbor were about 2,200. Over ten times that many were working in the WTC at the time of the attack.
NBC's Tim Russert reported from Washington that there is "unprecedented anger" in response to this attack, but they "don't know where or how to channel it." I anticipate that we will know very soon, and that our response will be devastating.
Both of the main towers have collapsed. Building Seven (lower right-hand corner of diagram) also collapsed several hours later.
Washington Under Siege
I fear that we have awakened a sleeping giant,
and filled him with a terrible resolve.
And put it on payperview right? INS should get busy with all the temporary visa's they have and notice how many of them are outdated, by years even and deport.
Death to them all
I repeat: The terrorists are willing to die. We must extract a price that they are not willing to pay.
FReegards...MUD
But our wrath, while slow, is a horrible thing to behold.
We took- what?- 3 1/2 years? to drive the Thousand-Year Reich into a smouldering pile of rubble.
Enemies of America? God help you! We won't.... except to drive you into the dust--
What WE can do today...
It's obvious the terrorist attacks on America Tuesday, were designed to create economic havoc within our borders, perhaps even cause a depression. It is the duty of every American to not allow that to happen. If our buying habits are curtailed, our economy will suffer, and they will have won.
With all the "breaking news," it's difficult to turn off the television, and go buy that special item you had planned on purchasing . . . or just to take the family out to dinner. We encourage everyone to Fly "Old Glory", and continue on as you always have. To all that have lost family, loved ones, and friends, we offer this special prayer:
A Prayer for America:
http://www.dobhran.com/greetings/GRprayerforusa.htm
To our enemies, we need this attack to simply be a minor economic speed bump that has awakened a sleeping GIANT that is united in it's resolve.
"The deliberate and deadly attacks . . . were more than acts of terror. They were acts of war. The United States of America will use all our resources to conquer this enemy. We will rally the world. We will be patient. We'll be focused, and we will be steadfast in our determination. This battle will take time and resolve, but make no mistake about it, we will win."
- President George W. Bush
"In this storm-tossed world of terrorists and totalitarians, America must always champion freedom, for freedom is the one tide that will lead us to the safe and open harbor of peace."
- Ronald Reagan
"The American People are slow to wrath, but when their wrath is once kindled it burns like a consuming flame."
- Theodore Roosevelt
FReepers, pass this message on to all on your e-mail list.
Thanks for the photo thread. Moments frozen in time. To be forever etched in America's soul. Those responsible will have their moments frozen and forever etched in the bowels of hell.
Those are such powerful and moving pictures. We will not be cowed by these cowards.
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