Posted on 03/11/2002 5:53:56 AM PST by veronica
I feel drained now, just with the images of it.
The playful innocence of that morning; the boyish enthusiasm of the “probie” fire-fighter; the sudden noise of a plane too low; the confusion of the first hit; the denial; the helplessness in the lobby of Tower 1;
Father Judge muttering his last prayers, as he paced the floor; the dread in the eyes of so many fire-fighters, about to enter the inferno; the foul, heart-stopping sound of bodies plunging to the ground; the dazed group of workers emerging from a suddenly-released elevator; the unforgettable footage under a car
as dust – human dust – swirled through the air, turning it black, and then darting around like specs of plankton under water; the crowds of bewildered, terrified people running and walking and screaming and pointing on the streets; a strong man and experienced fire-fighter vomiting into the Fire House trash-can upon his return; the ashen quiet of white-powdered streets in the aftermath; the bemused, almost deranged, calm of an old, heavy businessman slowly walking away from Tower 1, not thinking even to wipe his dust-covered glasses;
the strained and numbed relief of those finding their brothers are alive; the bleakness of those who weren’t so lucky. I would say I’m glad to be reminded, as one fire fighter put it, of “how evil evil can be.”
But there is no gladness. It is simply a good thing that we remember that we are still at war; that the enemy launched it with a callousness that should banish any doubts about the morality of our cause; and that, when resolve falters, we remember the people and civilization we’re fighting for and the thousands of victims who have already paid the price.
In an odd way, having seen it all again, I feel less afraid of what lies ahead, and more eager to get on with it.
The simple virtue of those rescuers remind us of what human beings are capable of, and the invincible character of the civilization they are a part of, however ruthless the evil arrayed against it.
People jumped, it was horrible, people should see this so as to remember the horror of the attack. People bleed, it's not a cartoon, I say show it.
It may all be a string of coincidences but, IMHO, this film crew was meant to be there to document the events of the day.
BUMP.
That wasn't an editorial decision, that was the sensitivity of the filmmaker. He opten not to film falling and burning bodies. In his words, "Nobody should see this."That part should be required viewing in every journalism school. Maybe we'll see less inappropriate microphones-in-faces.
-Eric
If the circumstances had not been tragic it would have been funnier than the Keystone Kops.
I was stunned past the first half hour and had refexively turned to CNN since Fox had no coverage at the start (before 9am EST).
When the second plane hit a tower, the moron's comment was something like..."...another plane flies accidentally into the twin towers! And it's a clear day! What the chances of that?"
D'OH!!
I woke early today, and spent much time in prayer for everyone involved that day - people who suffered loss, people who escaped, people who witnessed the events, the rescue workers. They all heard, saw, touched, smelled, and probably tasted, things that no human being should ever have to experience.
May the horror of that day never be forgotten. I am so grateful that these two brothers were willing to share these tapes.
I couldn't figure this out...the bodies hitting were VERY LOUD. It sounded to me as if they were hitting glass or something.
What was the noise, exactly?
You seem to love to hear yourself talk (or write), but I hope that the rest of yout thoughts were not based on this gem...
The only reaction I can have to those words is anger.
To compare the (deliberate and restrained) response of the U.S. to the Muslim Mass Murder, to a bully beating up smaller kids is so absurd as to turn me off to whatever else you might have to say.
Some people are educated w-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-y beyond their intelligence!
Funny you should say that. After the 9/11 documentary last night, I watched the local news. They reported on the memorial service held yesterday for murdered journalist Danny Pearl. The quote they chose to use was "Danny wanted to change the world." IMHO, "changing the world" has become the corrupted goal of so-called "journalists," leading to the widespread and rabid liberal ideology reflected in what passes for "journalism" nowadays.
The 9/11 documentary... now that was journalism. The news reporters, Fox, CNN, MSNBC, the broadcast and print venues... they should all return to the ethos of the 18th century, where those making public notice of events and opinions openly declared their politics, and let the readers decide. Otherwise you don't have "news." You just have propaganda.
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