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09 - 11 - 01 We shall not soon forget this date, for this is the day America awakened out of her sleep and unsheathed her sword. We shall not forget. Liberty will be defended against any and all, both foreign and domestic.

Local channel reporting shutdown of the Ports here in LA. Simply a newsbanner displayed while showing the New York Scene!Not able to confirm yet from other sources.

MS-NBC just reported that Bush just landed in Nebraska...

This is (was) a restaurant at top of the WTC.

Followers of Osama bin Laden, the suspected Saudi terrorist, gave warning three weeks ago that they would carry out a "huge and unprecedented attack" on American. interests, a London-based Arab journalist said today. Abdel-Bari Atwan, the editor of the Al-Quds al-Arabi newspaper, said that he received a warning from Islamic fundamentalists close to bin Laden, but did not take the threat seriously. "They said it would be a huge and unprecedented attack but they did not specify," Mr Atwan said in a telephone interview. "We usually receive this kind of thing. At the time we did not take the ...

God Bless every American, and the families who have lost loved ones today. I know a number of people who should have been at work at Cantor Fitzgerald today, I pray for their safety, as unlikely as it may be. Does anyone have a list of other companies that were in the WTC towers?

On 7 December 1941, a Japanese fleet of aircraft carriers, battleships, cruisers and submarines conducted a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. American casualties were 2,330 killed and 1,145 wounded. On 11 September 2001, a terrorist fleet consisting of 4 highjacked commercial airliners and possibly a car bomb conducted a surprise attack on New York City, Washington D.C., and the Pentagon, Arlington, Virginia. American casualties are still to be determined but are estimated to surpass 10 thousand. Imperial Admiral Yamamoto, who conceived, designed and promoted the Pearl Harbor attack, cautioned against a war with the United States. Having twice held ...

Address Before a Joint Session of the Congress on the Persian Gulf Crisis and the Federal Budget Deficit September 11, 1990 Mr. President and Mr. Speaker and Members of the United States Congress, distinguished guests, fellow Americans, thank you very much for that warm welcome. We gather tonight, witness to events in the Persian Gulf as significant as they are tragic. In the early morning hours of August 2d, following negotiations and promises by Iraq's dictator Saddam Hussein not to use force, a powerful Iraqi army invaded its trusting and much weaker neighbor, Kuwait. Within 3 days, 120,000 Iraqi troops ...

Donald Rumsfeld, the Secretary of Defense, ran from his office down to the street to help those who were injured. His security guards apparently quickly moved him away to a secure area. Somehow I don't see William Cohen, Clinton's RINO Secretary of Defense rushing down to help the injured. Anyway, God bless our police and other emergency personnel, and God bless America.

Germany goes onto high alert after US attacks Tuesday, 11-Sep-2001 10:40AM      Story from AFP Copyright 2001 by Agence France-Presse (via ClariNet) BERLIN, GERMANY, 11-SEP-2001: An armoured police vehicle is parked in front of the US embassy in Berlin September 11, 2001 after plane attacks on the World Trade Center in New York and the Pentagon in Washington earlier today. [Photo by Michael Jung, copyright 2001 by AFP and ClariNet] BERLIN, Sept 11 (AFP) - German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder called a meeting of the federal security council Tuesday after terrorist attacks in the United States and said that the ...

I believe that our President is being given poor guidance by his advisors. At this time, it is imperative that he speak live, to the American people. I understand that there are security issues, but they can be handled. He can broadcoast from AF1. Or, send out the VP to talk to the American people. A calm, reassuring presence such as Mr. Cheney's would be welcome now.

A theory Carroll Quigley was fond of for managing international relations was called Permanent Limited Warfare. Permanent limited warfare was a way to manage troublesome countries in the third world by engaging them in a state of sporadic warfare. The U.S has used this strategy to deal with Iraq. In doing this though, has the U.S repeated the mistakes of World War I in our dealing with Iraq? After World War I our strategy was to punish the Germans for their agression by forcing them to pay huge reparaations to the allies. This created financial disaster and a huge amount ...

Senator John McCain said the "act will constitute an act of war - Americans should remain calm.....an atrocity unprecedented on a scale in history unheard of.....an outrage!"

Save bandwidth. Click on source link above. I'm in the chat room if you want to rant.

Watching Blair and the Serbian Bomber talking about terrorist. We have a problem and I don't expect to see it resolved by the likes of idiots like Blair. President Bush take another look at who our enemies really are. Ruddman is explaining-God Forbid.

Has anyone heard any news about Rush's where abouts? Could he have been in one of the Towers?

All games off Baseball postpones games in wake of terrorist attacks MLB.comNEW YORK -- No Major League Baseball games will be played Tuesday night in the wake of terrorist attacks on New York City's World Trade Center and the Pentagon. "In the interest of security and out of a sense of deep mourning for the national tragedy that has occurred today, all Major League Baseball games for today have been canceled," said Commisioner Allan H. (Bud) Selig. "I will continue to monitor the situation on a daily basis and make ongoing decisions accordingly. " "My deepest sympathy and prayers ...

Fox just announced Federal Response Plan activated.

President Bush's Chief of Staff Andy Card whispers into the ear of the President to give him word of the plane crashes into the World Trade Center, during a visit to the Emma E. Booker Elementary School in Sarasota, Fla., Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2001. (AP Photo/Doug Mills)