The early analysis on FR is striking:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/520255/posts first thread on the attacks
9:18:58 “Nobody paid for the last 5 terrorist attacks on US interests. Bin Laden should have been a dead man by now. I hope and pray that W has the strength and will to do what has to be done.” - jwalsh07 [That was fast!]
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/520262/posts
9:15:55 “Osama bin Ladin is my guess, no matter who takes credit.” - Catspaw (also posted at 9:09:58 on another thread)
9:35:19 “FBI enroute. Osama bin Laden suspected.” - piasa
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/520260/posts Another thread at . . .
11:01:57 “I doubt Arafat had anything to do with this. This was almost certainly Osama Bin Laden.” - Illbay [That was confident and correct; clearly based on knowledge rather than guessing.]
The timeliness of information and quality of analysis on FR are the best in the world. If that’s not a reason to donate, I don’t know what is.
Here’s another one— check out the time on this one!
To: Republicus2001
It takes a lot of cash to smash two jets, don’t you think? Can you say Osama bin-Laden?
89 posted on 9/11/2001, 8:08:58 AM by HalfIrish
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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/fr/520255/posts?q=1&;page=81
It gives me chills to read these threads, as the events unfolded that morning. The posts are raw and real and also heartbreaking. It is something I feel I must do every September 11. I will never forget.
Well the sob got two in the head from O’Neill but it was later rather than sooner.
Excellent. I remember that I heard bin Laden first HERE before I heard it on the news.