Any thoughts concerning 9/11?

[Snoogans4Jay]

I have many. From the heroes of that day to the way the Nation has screwed them now with the lung problems they have from the awful air they breathed that day to the Muslims being screwed by a fanatical country. Any thoughts from you guys?

I will always think of the woman that died jumping from a very high story of a Twin Tower building after crossing herself and raising her arms to the sky. Even so. I still understand every side I think. Am I weird? You?

Here is the general feel of the day I think


Do you think the Muslim male extremists were "perfect soldiers"? There is a book about that. Most religions feel they would die for their beliefs. These people DO. They are all about money where their mouth is. What do YOU think?

[johnnysgirl]

I remeber the day it happened, I was was on my last year of secondary school and doing some work at a friend´s house (it was a holiday since 9/11 is a day conmemorating all teacher in my country)

What I think is that the muslmis tried to take it back on the USA goverment a little bit but attacking the Twin Towers was not the way but let me tell you that I smell a rat and that Georoge Bush must have had anything to do with that, because if you notice the people working on that day were ordinary people andnot the important people the muslims would want to attack (if you know what I mean...

THat´s my opinion, maybe I made an ass of myself but I can´t say much consiering that it happened miles away from home but it DID make an impact in my country...

[Snoogans4Jay]

From the daughter of Rev. Billy Graham

You say you will never forget where you were when you heard the news on September 11, 2001.
Neither will I.

I was on the 110th floor in a smoke filled room with a man who called his wife to say, "Good-bye."

I held his fingers steady as he dialed

I gave him the peace to say, "Honey, I am not going to make it, but it is OK...I am ready to go."

I was with his wife when he called
as she fed breakfast to their children.

I held her up as she tried to understand his words and as she realized he wasn't coming home that night.

I was in the stairwell of the 23rd floor
when a woman cried out for Me for help.
"I have been knocking on the door of your heart for 50 years!"
I said, "Of course I will show you the way home -
only believe in Me now."

I was at the base of the building with the Priest
ministering to the injured and devastated souls.
I took him home to tend to his Flock in Heaven.
He heard my voice and answered.

I was on four of those planes, in every seat, with every prayer.
I was with the crew as they were overtaken.
I was in the very hearts of the believers there, comforting and assuring them that their faith has saved them.

I was in Texas, Kansas, London. I was standing next to you when you heard the terrible news. Did you sense Me?

I want you to know that I saw every face.
I knew every name - though not all know Me.
Some met me for the first time on the 86th floor.

Some sought Me with their last breath.

Some couldn't hear Me calling to them
through the smoke and flames;
"Come to Me...this way...take My hand."
Some chose, for the final time, to ignore Me.

But, I was there.

I did not place you in the tower that day.
You may not know why, but I do.
However, if you were there in that explosive moment in time, would you have reached for Me?

September 11, 2001 was not the end of the journey for you.
But someday your journey will end.
And I will be there for you as well.
Seek Me now while I may be found.
Then, at any moment, you know you are "ready to go."

I will be in the stairwell of your final moments.

[lizardcat]

I'm in the D.C. area, so the day is especially significant for a lot of people here. I remember how beautiful the sky looked that morning as I went to work. One weird snippet I'll never forget--the car radio played "Get Off of My Cloud" right before the DJs announced that a plane had just crashed into the World Trade Center. At the time, they had no details and speculated it might be a prop plane. However, I always think of that as the last song I heard in the pre-9/11 era, and for about a year I had to turn the radio off when it came on.

By the time I got to work, everyone was in the conference room watching TV--now we knew it was an airliner and they were starting to wonder if it was terrorist-related. I worked in a high-rise, and my department's office had a beautiful panoramic view out a picture window. At some point I came back from checking the TV again to see huge billows of smoke coming from across the Potomac. They had crashed into the Pentagon, of course, and now we all had gone from upset and confused to damn scared. This was no longer confined to New York. The (false) rumors were that a whole fleet of planes were heading into the metro area. The boss came in to say the building was being evacuated--we were a high-rise, after all, so a pretty good target--and to please stay calm. We were fairly calm as we walked down the stairwell, but I think it was because everyone was in shock. At the parking garage, the poor attendant was having a nervous breakdown. He screamed at everyone to get their money quickly and GET OUT! When I got home I called my DH, who was then my fiance. He lived near enough to the Pentagon that it took him hours to get through the police barricades and they required him to show ID in order to enter the neighborhood. Obviously there was no way we'd be together that night. The local news channel had a feed on the hospital closest to the Pentagon, but all it showed were personnel standing around waiting. There were not enough survivors for them to actually do anything. That's one of the images that stays with me.

Thanks for starting this thread, Liz. I'm somewhat distressed by how the coverage of this incident decreases bit by bit, every year...that day profoundly changed so much in our culture and daily lives. Those who forget history, etc. etc.

[Snoogans4Jay]

Sept 12, 2010 11:55:59 GMT -5 lizardcat said:

I'm in the D.C. area, so the day is especially significant for a lot of people here. I remember how beautiful the sky looked that morning as I went to work. One weird snippet I'll never forget--the car radio played "Get Off of My Cloud" right before the DJs announced that a plane had just crashed into the World Trade Center. At the time, they had no details and speculated it might be a prop plane. However, I always think of that as the last song I heard in the pre-9/11 era, and for about a year I had to turn the radio off when it came on.

By the time I got to work, everyone was in the conference room watching TV--now we knew it was an airliner and they were starting to wonder if it was terrorist-related. I worked in a high-rise, and my department's office had a beautiful panoramic view out a picture window. At some point I came back from checking the TV again to see huge billows of smoke coming from across the Potomac. They had crashed into the Pentagon, of course, and now we all had gone from upset and confused to damn scared. This was no longer confined to New York. The (false) rumors were that a whole fleet of planes were heading into the metro area. The boss came in to say the building was being evacuated--we were a high-rise, after all, so a pretty good target--and to please stay calm. We were fairly calm as we walked down the stairwell, but I think it was because everyone was in shock. At the parking garage, the poor attendant was having a nervous breakdown. He screamed at everyone to get their money quickly and GET OUT! When I got home I called my DH, who was then my fiance. He lived near enough to the Pentagon that it took him hours to get through the police barricades and they required him to show ID in order to enter the neighborhood. Obviously there was no way we'd be together that night. The local news channel had a feed on the hospital closest to the Pentagon, but all it showed were personnel standing around waiting. There were not enough survivors for them to actually do anything. That's one of the images that stays with me.

Thanks for starting this thread, Liz. I'm somewhat distressed by how the coverage of this incident decreases bit by bit, every year...that day profoundly changed so much in our culture and daily lives. Those who forget history, etc. etc.

You are right. We should never forget what happened and those that died. And as to the recent controversy, I can understand the idea behind Park51 but why make those families that DO feel bad about the decision to build there even MORE miserable. Sigh.

[Shan]

I am proud of you for posting this Lizzie. Especially the Rev. Graham piece. Do I think the Muslim extremists who did this are "perfect soldiers"? No. I think they are robots of destruction. I am not referring to average people of the Muslim faith, I have no problem with them or the way they worship. God comes with many names. Terrorism, however, is not a religion no matter what those who practice it call themselves.