Trump is right!!!! rebuild it exactly the way it was....one story higher....show the world we can.t be put down.....
I loved those towers...My 4 kids on the south tower...about 1976.
Posted on 09/10/2003 11:09:57 AM PDT by dennisw
Good idea. Nothing says it like a picture, which is why the media has buried the footage. I had thought that time would soften the effect of those images, but I find that three years later I can't even glimpse them without being hit with a wave of sorrow, heartache and rage.
Never, never, never forget!
I
Hear my prayer, O Lord,
and let my cry come unto thee,
and hear the voice of your children,
all those burdened
with death unexpected,
the dead, the dying, the survivors,
the blood of victims
here,
then,
throughout time
since Abel's blood first cried to you.
II
The Day
For some it was
a day to celebrate,
a day that a little David
brought down
a mighty Goliath.
that symbol of sin and oppression,
who would strip them of God
and truth and opportunity
and tear their world apart
and try to keep them
ground under it's thumb forever.
For some it was
the day life turned to ashes,
drifting in white dusty smoke
coating the survivors
as they groped,
ghostlike,
trying to find the light.
For some it was
children searching for fathers
now pulverized
beneath an unbelievable wreakage.
wives looking for husband
husbands crying for their wives,
voicemail messages played over and over,
the last quick message,
a final goodbye,
the last connection
before the unthinkable.
III
Lord have mercy.
Christ have mercy.
Lord have mercy.
For the hardness of our heart
Forgive us, O Lord.
For the passing of our wrongs down to our children,
Forgive us, O Lord.
For the celebration of the death of our enemies,
Forgive us, O Lord.
For choosing to nurse our hate rather than be reconciled with our neighbor,
Forgive us O Lord.
IV
Words.
Words were spoken,
and soon,
reality is warped into the image
cast by words.
The words were spoken
twisting peace into hate,
twisting plowshares into swords,
twisting buildings of people into rubble and ruin.
Where are the words
to ease the pain
of a woman who has lost her child?
In the anger of hate,
is she real
or just a counter?
Where are the words
to fill the heart
of a husband who lost his wife?
Is his loss
justified
by the blow against the enemy?
Where are the words
to fill the lives
of the newly orphaned?
Are their shattered lives
able to heal
the twisting of others' hearts?
V
Dear Lord,
This day, let me commend to you
all those killed
in hatred,
whether by sword,
stone,
scapel,
poison,
bullet,
bomb.
This day I commend to you
victims chosen
to terrorize the surviving,
children,
beloveds,
friends,
coworkers,
strangers.
O Lord,
teach us not to hate in the face of such hatred,
but to break the chains
that try to drag us down into the pit
one word at a time
one right action at a time,
one willingness to walk in your steps at a time.
Amen.
And Amen.
i have been thru A LOT in lots of time.at times i wish if i was dead bcoz such is life but bcoz of this i have learnt to appriciate the time.I JUST WANNA SAY R.I.P
jonathan n all deacesed hearts.i love you all n i hope your souls r safe in heaven.
terrorists worldwide...think bout wa u hv done in us,brit,paris n worldwide.u r not goin to win this battle..coz u r now fighting wv de most high...THE HEAVENS!!
BLESS YOU ALL
Trump is right!!!! rebuild it exactly the way it was....one story higher....show the world we can.t be put down.....
I loved those towers...My 4 kids on the south tower...about 1976.
I can't see the photo
I worked in lower Manhattan for a while......Trump is right...The current design is an egghead design and not attractive....He says built it all over but this time a story higher.
As for muslims (I never capitilize the word)...I feel as you do...Lived in North Africa for a time (while flying) and know a little about these people....so I have to agree with much of your home page.
Have a great day.
Yes indeed brother.
At 8:46 tomorrow, I will be standing under an American Flag, burning a koran.- Owl_Eagle
Here's a neat little FReepmail I just received:
this is a disgusting comment. i don't believe you publicly admitted this, it is narrow minded and absolutely racist. I am 17 and clearly realise this is reactionalry and you have not thought it through, nor have you thought of the effect it may have on other people, wether it is exciting similar views of hatred you and your county are so desperately trying to disband or offedning someone who has done nothing towards you, but born to an Islamic faith. The Assumption this statement makes is that you beleive all Islamic people to be terrorists, western hating fear mongers and it is not only embarassing but incredibly worrying that you have this opinion. i will ask you in good faith to grow up and thinkin about your obviously patriotism, maybe if you read about your county and its roots with islam, you wouldnt so quickly condemn them; maybe you would realise that your county is no better than theirs, the only difference is that America covers its tracks (unsuccesfully) though censorship, Federal and Governmental Organisation and the creation of wars. American history is rife with terrorism, not islamic attacks on America, American attacks on islam and the East. i am not promoting 9/11,i was directly affected by its actions. Please wake up and broaden your horizons, if more people did this the world would be a better place.
Howard, please don't be such a craven child. Post this kind of stuff where everyone can see it, don't secretly freepmail it.
You know, when I was 17, I thought I was pretty smart and had a pretty good, insightful grasp on the world, but you know what? Like all 17 year olds, I was a naieve, ignorant, idiot. And in retrospect, it was painfully obvious to all my elders that this was the case. It's part of the reason that teenagers are generally regarded as embarrassingly stupid when they try to opine on the ways of the world.
My advice, open your ears, open some books, and shut your pie hole. More important than knowing what you know is knowing what you don't know. You can't bluff it. (You also might want to brush up on your spelling and grammar, it's something adults do to show people we respect others and ourselves.)
I don't know if it'll make you feel any better, but this past year, I also burned a Koran, had my two kids on hand so they grow up with the right lessons and don't end up a P.C. yob like yourself. But this year, I cut up the cover and stuffed it in my shoes so I could walk around on it all day. Just one day though. I didn't like having something so evil around me for very long.
In case anyone else would like to give it a try, but has reservations about giving any money that'll end up in the hands of a jihadist by purchasing a copy of the koran, these fellas are offering a way around that: Free Koran Order Form.
Owl_Eagle
(If what I just wrote makes you sad or angry,
"Look at me! Look at me!"
Bump
Enlighten me. Particularly the part about the USA doing acts of terrorism.
UNDERSTANDING OF ISLAM IN THE WEST
islam, the religion of peace…
Actual Quotes from the Koran: (Yusufali's translation of the Qur'an, the most widely trusted)
"Kill the disbelievers wherever we find them" (Koran 2:191)
"Ye are the best of peoples evolved for mankind." (Koran 3:110)
"The punishment of those who wage war against Allah and his messenger and strive after corruption in the land will be to be killed or crucified, or have their hands and feet and genitals cut off, or to be expelled out of the land. Such will be their humiliation in the world, and in the next world they will face an awful horror." (Koran, 5:33-34)
"Not to make friendship with Jews and Christians" (Koran 5:51)
"Remember Allah inspired the angels: I am with you. Give firmness to the believers. I will instill terror into the hearts of the unbelievers: you smite them above their necks and smite all their fingertips off of them." (Koran, 8:12)
"In order that Allah may separate the pure from the impure, put all the impure ones [all non-Muslims] one on top of another in a heap and cast them into hell. They will have been the ones to have lost." (Koran, 8:37)
"If there are twenty amongst you, you will vanquish two hundred: if a hundred, you will vanquish a thousand of them [infidels]" (Koran 8:65).
Allah and his messenger announce that it is acceptable to go back on our promises (treaties) and obligations with Pagans and make war on them whenever we find ourselves strong enough to do so (Koran 9:3)
"Fight and slay the Pagans, seize them, beleaguer them, and lie in wait for them in every stratagem" (Koran 9:5)
Our God tells us to "fight the unbelievers" and "He will punish them by our hands, cover them with shame and help us (to victory) over them" (Koran 9:14).
"Until they pay the Jizya [a penalty tax for the non-Muslims living under Islamic rules] with willing submission, and feel themselves subdued" (Koran 9:29)
"Unless we go forth, (for Jihad) He will punish us with a grievous penalty, and put others in our place" (9:39).
"O Prophet! Make war against the unbelievers [all non-Muslims] and the hypocrites and be merciless against them. Their home is hell, an evil refuge indeed." (Koran, 9:73)
"Murder them and treat them harshly" (Koran 9:123)
"When you meet the unbelievers in jihad [holy war], chop off their heads. And when you have brought them low, bind your prisoners rigorously. Then set them free or take ransom from them until the war is ended." (Koran, 47:40)
"When we decide to destroy a population, we send a definite order to them who have the good things in life and yet sin. So that Allah's word is proven true against them, then we destroy them utterly." (Koran, 17:16-17)
"How many were the populations we utterly destroyed because of their sins, setting up in their place other peoples." (Koran, 21:11)
"strike off the heads of the disbelievers" (Koran 47:4)
"Seize ye him, and bind ye him, And burn ye him in the Blazing Fire. Further, make him march in a chain, whereof the length is seventy cubits! This was he that would not believe in Allah Most High. And would not encourage the feeding of the indigent! So no friend hath he here this Day. Nor hath he any food except the corruption from the washing of wounds, Which none do eat but those in sin." (Koran 69:30-37)
"You (i.e. Muslims) will fight wi the Jews till some of them will hide behind stones. The stones will (betray them) saying, 'O 'Abdullah (i.e. slave of Allah)! There is a Jew hiding behind me; so kill him.' " (Sahih Bukhari Volume 4, Book 52, Number 177)
The Prophet killed the men of the Jewish tribe Bani Quraiza (some 600 to 800 of them) and distributed their women, children and property among the Muslims All the other Jews of Medina were exiled. (Bukhari 5:59:362)
The Prophet had the date-palms of the Jewish tribe of Bani-Al- Nadir burnt and cut down. "It was with Allah’s permission" (Koran 59:5)
The Prophet said to Sa'd, :The Bani Quraiza have agreed to accept your verdict" Sa’d said, "Kill all their men and take their women and children as slaves" The Prophet replied, "You have judged according to God's Judgment" (Bukhari 5:59:447)
"The Christians say: The Christ is the son of Allah; "Fight against such as those to whom the Scriptures were given [Jews and Christians]...until they pay tribute out of hand and are utterly subdued." (Surah 9:29)
These are the words of their mouths; they imitate the saying of those who disbelieved before; may Allah destroy them." (Sura 9:30)
"Unbelievers are those who say: 'God is one of three.' There is but one God. If they do not desist from so saying, those of them that disbelieve shall be sternly punished." (Surah 5:73)
islam, the religion of peace…
Advice: Stop getting your news from CNN International. Your blind equation of US and Islamofascist acts renders you intellectually impotent.
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