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1:06
I have dozens of hysterical mails about going after
Bush.
You people need to calm down.
There will be time for everything later.
Focus and give blood,
that's what you need to do right now.
1:01
MAIL
Two Miles From the Pentagon
I live a mile from the Pentagon. My office building is two
miles from the
Pentagon on the other side of Arlington. Everyone in my office
has gone.
The roads are gridlocked. I'm not sure I will try to get home
or not.
I actually feel safer here (it's not a government facility).
Planes and
helicopters are flying around overhead. People are walking
up Wilson
Blvd. and the road is jammed with cars.
I pass the Pentagon every day on my way home, but not tonight - the
roads are closed.
Washingtonpost.com is jammed, NYTimes.com is jammed, CNN.com is jammed.
I can't call my mother to say I'm alright.
Thanks for providing updates
1:00
BBC is reporting Ben Laden warned them in advance. 
12:57
If you're reading this in another country, I'm told WEVD
(search for it)
is streaming live ABC News
12:54
Giuliani: We will find those responsible
and make an example out of them
12:52
MAIL from Manhattan
bart, readers:
It's noon on the island, with smoke visible to the south of me.
Near silence on the streets --
disconcerting in this great city -- dispelled only by the roar of
low-flying military aircraft and the wail
of sirens so terribly familiar.
Cry if you must, and pray the faithful among you. Thousands
of lives ended here today, countless
thousands more will never recover from the losses they suffered
this awful morning.
These are not bromides:
we grieve for them and with them and we pledge to bring them some
measure of justice.
But neither is this a bromide: I voted early this morning among my
neighbors at the local public school.
Though I despise the squalid politics that are largely foisted
upon us, I love elections. I bought
coffee and a brownie at the bake sale, got in line with my fellow
citizens, and -- pointless as some seem
to find the whole exercise -- cast a ballot for the candidates of
my choice. I'm counting my blessings,
large and small and recommend that others do the same. I don't yet
know whether all of those
I joined this morning will ever get the opportunity to do so.
Along with the more tragic news just now comes a report that today's
election has been suspended and
that my vote, and those of my neighbors, likely will not count.
As I said, I don't know if all of them
will be around to recast their votes when the election is rescheduled.
But in the names of all those gone
today, those of us remaining must vow to take back our government
in spite of all those would conspire to
silence us. Our city stands, our country stands.
Will write again. The grief is on-going, our terrible justice
awaits, and I end my crying with this note.
Off to give blood.
12:49
CNN Update
12:47
MAIL Rich in NY
No military
I watched for a hour and I didn't see any air traffic besides
the one
that slammed into the building. No military air traffic at all.
I was
between NYC and Newark Airport. When I rode by the airport, the
runways
were empty and only a few planes were at the ramps. The entire sky
in
the area was empty. Usually there are planes coming and going all
over
this area. Not a plane in the sky.
When I was watching from the rest area, I was almost waiting
to see a
big mushroom cloud. I thought maybe I should put some miles between
myself
and the city but I figured if the big one is going to go off, I
can't get far enough
away so I may as well watch for the .10 of a second I have to live.
FOX News in NY has lost their feed and is now carrying CNN's
feed.
I'm shaking even more after seeing the video. Oh My God.
They haven't even mentioned Wall St yet...It's right next door.
I'm sure
it is out of business for the next few weeks and posiibly forever.
I
would think it would be wiser to start spreading Wall St. out around
the
country. No longer can we keep the financial center of the country
bunched up in one area. The death toll and loss to business and
the
financial world are going to be devastating.
When I was in the rest area, I bought a small diposable camera.
I got
some good shots but the camera sucked. I also blew off most of the
pics
before the collapse. After the collapse, the cloud of smoke just
covered
the entire are. A few minutes before the collapse, one driver told
me
the building was sinking. I laughed it off. A few minutes later
it came down.
I can still count. As I said, I don't know if all of them
will be around to recast
their votes when the election is rescheduled. But in the names
of all those gone
today, those of us remaining must vow to take back our government
in spite of
all those would conspire to silence us. Our city stands, our
country stands.
Will write again. The grief is on-going, our terrible justice
awaits,
and I end my crying with this note. Off to give blood.
12:37
Afghanistan's Taliban ambassador to Pakistan has condemned
the string of astonishing terrorist attacks on the United
States.
12:26
Fox says oil is up $6 a barrel to $32
12:34
I'm getting reports that Gingrich has blamed Clinton for this.
Let's hope he's smarter than that.
12:31
MAIL
Subject: Act of War
Dear BC,
America will never be the same after today.
I have never dreamed of something happening like this.
I pray for all the thousands of people who are injured or dead.
I hope our President can muster the intelligence and courage to bring
this country together to fight these terrorists and eliminate them
once and for all.
This attack is greater than anything we have ever experienced.
I am an ex serviceman. I am also unemployed. I will sign up in a
heartbeat to
either fight for my country, help the rescue efforts in NYC, or
give blood right
here in town. I will do what I can. My American flag is waving outside
my door right now.
We must rally together now and work together. Our country will never
be the same again.
May God give Bush the strength to do what is right and just. We
must find and kill
the terrorists wherever they are, because now we have free license
to go and hunt them down.
Devoted Reader,
George A.
12:30
ABC says so many injured and burned, Canada is receiving
patients
12:26
They say up to 50,000 were in the WTC.
Probably 1000 dead on airplines alone.
12:24
I didn't think I'd need to say this, but now is NOT the time
to to after Bush.
Mail still flooding with consopiracy theories how Bush "set
this up."
Stop being f-ing ignorant and be an American first
12:22
They're saying even the names of the planes hijacked,
"United" and American" are significant.
Lots of panic everywhere.
The worst seems to be over, we just don't know how bad it
is yet.
12:18
Fox showing F-16s flying over NY
12:17
MAIL
Thanks for the great job
This is a day that will live in infamy. I agree, I
hope Bush can pull it together
and make a credible showing for the sake of the country and
the world.
If you're ANYWHERE, donate
blood.
12:15
Fox says Camp David was the target of an unsuccessful attack
adding to the anniversary theory
12:11
Bush tape playing now
"Freedom was attacked by faceless cowards
Freedom will be defended.
I want to reassure you the full resources are being used
with locals.
Make no mistake, the US will HUNT DOWN and PUNISH those responsible.
He's not saying a lot.
I don't know that there's a lot he can say.
"We are being tested. We will show the world we can pass this test."
12:10
Brit Hume says Pres statement will be on tape.
Statement has been made and delivered.
12:10
Thank goodness you are recommending calm at the moment,
and not screaming for blood like so many half-cocked bozos
out there.
Can I make a further suggestion? People should go to
their local Red Cross
office and donate blood, and then they should go to their
favored place of worship,
light a candle or do whatever, and pray for peace on this
little, frail earth of ours.
I think we're going to need all the prayers we can get in
the days to come.
12:08
Bush expected to talk any minute
Odd reports say "He will not return to Washington"
12:06
MAIL
This morning I had to pick up a load in Secaucus NJ.
About 8:45 I got
my load and headed for the NJ Turnpike. As I neared the highway
I heard
the first reports of a plane hitting the Trade Center. I pulled
into a
rest area with a perfect view of the building from about 5 miles
away.
The north tower was covered in smoke and on fire. I stood about
10
minutes watching when I saw a plane approach from the south. It
was huge
and flying very low. From my angle I thought it was headed for a
landing
at La Guardia which would have been behind the building from where
I
stood. I WATCHED THE FUCKING THING SLAM INTO THE SOUTH TOWER!
My legs are still shaking. I was wondering where it was going. It
was totally
out of place and flying way too low.
I stayed in the rest area for about half an hour and then people
started saying the road was being shut down. I started leaving.
I got
about a mile when the radio started screaming that the north tower
had
collapsed. I pulled over on the shoulder and watched what looked
like
volcano erupting in Manhattan. The whole of lower Manhattan was
covered in smoke.
A little while later I started moving again to get rid of the
load and
head for my basement to hide. For the next 50 miles I saw nothing
but
state police cars screaming northbound. Smoke was spread for at
least 50
miles. I dumped my load and headed back to my shop. All the phones
were
out. All the roads in and out of NYC are closed. I took local streets
because I could see the Turnpike was stopped dead.
Pray for my friend Connie with that beautiful white Vette I
sent you
the picture of. She works in the building. I hope she was late for
work
today. I'll check the train station later to see if her car is parked
there.
We're at war, my friend.
Noon
Rep Jim Moran (W VA) guessing 10,000 dead
11:50
Diane Sawyer reports 200 firemen missing
11:49
Earlier today
11:46
11:43
If you're in the NY area right now, donate some blood.
NY has never had anything this bad before.
11: 43
FAA confirms the last 50 aircraft air in the air;
none has a problem and all are within 50 miles of their destination.
11:42
Aviation expert says cross-country jets (full of fuel) were
chosen for maximum explosive power
11:40
Where is the President?
ABC News says he's going to talk from Barksdale AFB in Louisiana
soon.
11:39
ABC reports F-16s will shoot down any planes flying right
now
11:38
MAIL
I heard on the radio that today was the anniversary date of a treaty
signed by Arafat, Begin, and Carter
back in 1978 which ended a 31-year war. And now I read on
bartcop.com that it's the one-year anniversary
of a similar treaty signed at Camp David. This is no accident;
you know how terrorists choose significant dates.
As I sit in the Union Pacific headquarters building in St. Louis,
I am very afraid. LA was the third most
likely target, and they're evacuating LAX. Federal buildings
downtown here are evacuating - and the HQ of
the biggest ground transportation company thinks it's sufficient
to require ID to let people in or out of
the building. We're probably fourth or fifth on the list of
significant strategic targets.
11:36
Back in May...
11:33
Subject: Re: Hit 'em fast & hit 'em hard!
> If we do not take an immediate and decisive action today then Bush
should be kicked out
> on his butt.
I think some judgment is called for here.
Bush could make a bad situation a LOT worse
by taking the *wrong* 'immediate and decisive
action'.
Just my $0.02 worth.
Doug
11:31
Steffie on ABC says at least a dozen people jumped from the
top floors of the WTC
He's more shaken than I've ever seen him, I guess everybody
is.
11:30
A reminder for people to remain calm.
I'm getting lots of angry mail screaming for retaliation,
but we don't even have a target.
Stay calm, hug your kids, don't do anything stupid
11: 28
MAIL
I live across the river from Manhattan, I could - until today
- see the WTC from my window.
I put on the news when I woke up today, approx 9AM, and saw that
one of the
towers had been hit. At first this was reported as perhaps an accident
(remember, in 1943 or so the Empire State Building was hit by a
B-52). I
looked out the window and I could see the long plumes of smoke.
I saw, live
on TV, when the 2nd tower was hit, and I was watching TV when each
collapsed.
Right now, at approx noon EST, the sky here in Brooklyn is filled
with
smoke, ash, small bits of insulation. News reports say that perhaps
hundreds jumped from the towers to their deaths.
When the first tower collapsed, my cats jumped to alert - clearly they could hear/feel it.
I am at home, as Manhattan is shut down - no way in or out. I know
people
who work in the WTC; I will try calling them later in the day. I
hope for
good news. 50,000 people work in the WTC every day. I'm guessing
the loss
of life will be in the tens of thousands.
You've right, this is much worse than Pearl Harbor. But who should
pay for
this? I'm sure we will eventually find the SOBs who put this plan
into
action, they should of course be punished. I really, really hope
the US
doesn't kill more innocent civilians by indiscriminate retaliatory
bombing
in the Middle East.
This should be the end of SDI. The money Smirk wants to waste on
ballistic
missle defense should instead be spent building a much better airport
security system and developing better intelligence. This is exactly
what
people like you and me have been saying could/would eventually happen.
A
space based laser defense wouldn't have been able to have stopped
any of
this from happening.
I believe the WTC should, in a few years, be rebuilt. Show the bastards
they can't keep us down.
This is a terrible day, maybe the worst.
Sean O'Gara
11:25
Note: Today's date is 911
11:23
New York
11:20
Pentagon in flames
11:18
MAIL
I'm really a liberal guy, hell I read
your site every day, but I have to
say that I'm no longer really interested in
peace in the Middle East. I
no longer have any sympathy for the Palestinians.
I no longer want to see
restraint by Israel or the US Government.
Bush can really choose what tone
to set when he finally speaks. If he calls
for blood then he'll get
support for anything. Do you see the danger
here? Quite frankly, I don't
have the stomach to oppose *any* response
against bin Laden or the Taliban.
As for Israel, they can do what they like
and I won't complain. I wonder if
this is how people felt about the Japanese
after Pearl Harbor.
First thing we need to do is remain calm.
There'll be plenty of time for payback, let's keep our heads
11:16
NBC reports tremendous damage at the Pentagon.
11:15
Pentagon says two carriers out of Norfolk will guard NY
11:12
If you think you've seen these pictures before,
it reminds me of the movie Independence Day.
Seeing the towers fall looked like special effects
11:11
11:08
GUARDIAN
Who attacked the World Trade Centre?
Special report: terrorism in the US
Staff and agencies
Tuesday September 11, 2001
The Saudi dissident, Osama bin Laden, warned three weeks ago that his
group would carry out
an unprecedented attack on US interests for its support of Israel,
an Arab journalist said today.
Abdel-Bari Atwan, editor of the London-based al-Quds al-Arabi newspaper,
said Islamic
fundamentalists led by bin Laden were "almost certainly" behind the
attack of the World Trade Centre.
"It is most likely the work of Islamic fundamentalists. Osama bin Laden
warned three weeks ago
that he would attack American interests in an unprecedented attack,
a very big one," Mr Atwan said.
"Personally we received information that he planned very, very big
attacks against American interests.
We received several warnings like this. We did not take it so seriously,
preferring to see what would
happen before reporting it."
But Professor Paul Rogers, of Bradford University's peace department,
warned against assuming
Middle East extremists were behind the tragedy.
"We've been here before. With Oklahoma, everybody assumed it was Middle
East [terrorists],
then it turned out to be home-grown Timothy McVeigh," he said. "Again
with the pipe bomb
in Atlanta, it turned out to be domestic."
The World Trade Centre has been targeted before, and was the scene of
a massive van bomb
that killed several people in February 1993. Prof Rogers said: "Since
it is such a prestige building
and has been attacked before, the symbolism is very strong. It suggests
a well-organised paramilitary
group is involved seeking to inflict great financial and psychological
harm on the US. The World Trade
Centre is hugely symbolic. It is a giant financial complex with great
psychological and political prestige."
The attacks bore all the marks of a well-organised group. As President
George Bush announced
the FBI, CIA and national security experts were throwing all their
resources into hunting down
those responsible, experts pointed to a number of suspects, including
Bin Laden.
Another group suspected is the Democratic Front for the Liberation of
Palestine,
but the group has
denied an early report it was behind the attacks. The group blames
Americans for "siding" with Israel
in the escalating Middle East conflict but has never committed an atrocity
on this scale.
US air chiefs will now have to completely rethink their security systems
in the light of the World Trade
Centre tragedy, said Phil Butterworth-Hayes, the civil aviation editor
for Janes information group.
"When you get people determined to commit acts of terrorism, it is almost
impossible to stop them,"
he said. "The whole civil aviation system works on trust.
"In America, security systems are the responsibility of the Federal
Aviation Administration. The first thing
the FAA are going to have to do is completely rethink some of the security
systems they have in place at the moment.
"Aviation thought that it had sorted out the bombs-in-holds problem
after Lockerbie but now there is a
fresh problem to resolve. But it could be some time before new measures
take effect."
He continued: "Terrorists are always one step ahead of the institutions
that really need protection.
Once you defeat one aspect of terrorism, you have to battle against
something else." --Guardian, 9/11/01
11:06
abc news just reported UA 175 to LAX
Due LAX at 11:16am is 'unaccounted for'.
11:05
Giuliani says there is a "horrendous" number of dead
11:04
New York has a mushroom-shaped cloud over it
11:01
NBC is stupidly showing video of Palestinians dancing in
the streets.
I don;t think America needs passions more inflamed right
now
10:47
Andrea Mitchell at the State Dept says America looking squarely
at Afghanistan
10:45
Probably the biggest newsday in history,
the worst day in aviation history,
the biggest day in internet history,
10:42
NBC reports Palestinians are dancing in the streets with joy.
It may be the most expensive celebration they've ever thrown.
10:40
Mail
Thanks for the updates. I'm at work and we are trying
to get a TV here,
but access to news websites is very spotty.
I agree that we shouldn't blame Bush or the Republicans for these
attacks.
The terrorists who are doing this are doing it to Americans, not
Democrats,
Republicans or anyone else. This is war. My opinion
of Bush will rise or
fall (and it couldn't get much lower) depending on how he handles
this
crisis. If bin Laden claims responsibility for this (as it
now seems he will)
then he should be dead before I get home from work. If we
do not take an
immediate and decisive action today then Bush should be kicked out
on his butt.
10:38
Report: Today is the one year anniversary of the Camp David
Accords (Barak, Arafat, Clinton).
And they just hit Camp David, (United, Flight 93).
10:36
CNN reports 8 planes were hijacked
10:28
Cardinal Egan of NY is giving Last Rites to dozens of dying
people.
10:27
United says it was their plane that crashed in PA
10:24
NY is reporting additional explosions still going off
Car bombs seem to be spread out in NYCity
10:23
Communications out of New York are chaotic because the antennae
were on top of the towers
10:22
Russert is reporting that this attack is so sophisticated,
the suspects are narrowed to just a very few
10:21
NBC reporting "missing or hijacked planes over a wide, scattered
area"
10:19
Report from Zepp News
If there's anybody who is depending on me for information, here's
where we stand at this time:
Two passenger jets were hijacked, and struck the towers of the World
Trade Center some 18 minutes apart.
The first plane is believed to have been an American Airlines 767,
and the second looked like an Airbus 300.
Both World Trade Center towers have subsequently collapsed.
The death toll could be in the hundreds
of thousands, including those in adjoining buildings in NYC.
A 747 has flown into the Pentagon, causing substantial damage and
casualties.
Another plane is believed hijacked, and there are early reports of
a plane crash in Pennsylvania.
All federal buildings nationwide have been evacuated. All
civilian domestic air carriers are grounded.
A car bomb reportedly has gone off in front of the State Department.
It's the worst attack the US has ever suffered, with damage far
beyond Pearl Harbor.
If you can get to a radio or TV, do so, or start checking the news
websites.
10:10
Reports say a 747 hit the Pentagon earlier this morning
10:08
Fighter scrambled amid reports of second plane headed for
Pentagon.
10:06
I think it's safe to say religion is the problem here.
Religion is always the problem.
10:04
They haven't reported this, but you figure our finest fighter
pilots are up
and ready to shoot down any plane that's in the air. That
won't help a lot
in a place like New York, because where ever the plane crashes
will have
a tremendous loss of life, but what options to they have?
10:02
You gotta figure the planes that hit the towers were flown
by the terrorists.
If you put a gun to the head of the pilot and say "Fly into
the towers"
the smart move is to say,"No, shoot
me,"and fly the plane into the ground,
which may be what happened in Pittsburgh
10:01
FAA says "several" planes are unaccounted for, and
presumed stolen/hijacked
10:00
I realize the news people are under incredible pressure,
but they're saying
extremely stupid things such as "the
towers SEEM to have collapsed."
Well, if they're not there anymore, you don't need "seem"
in that sentence.
9:53
My mailbox is flooding with readers blaming Bush.
There's no time for that now.
In our lifetime, we've never been under this kind of attack.
Let's hope Bush looks confident when he talks to the nation.
9:51
There will be thousands and thousands of dead.
Let's hope when today is over, this won't be the biggest
news story in history.
9:49
Washington DC has shut down, all museums, all monuments are
closed.
9:48
Pentagon monitoring second suspected hijacked plane.
9:44
If we can make it thru the next 30 minutes, the plane attacks
should be over.
Every important building is still in danger.
The Capitol, the White House, the Sears Tower.
I doubt any more attacks on New York, so other cities must
be on alert.
9:36
Fire reported at the National Mall
Fox is reporting some Palestinian group is taking responsibility.
Pittsburgh reporting a major airline crash
9:27
The second WT tower has collapsed.
9:24
The Pentagon is expecting another plane to hit,
warning everyone NOT to evacuate but instead to take immediate
cover.
9:22
NBC reports another plane has been hijacked, and is heading
to DC
One of the WT towers has collapsed.
9:20
This is worse than JFK and Pearl Harbor combined.
We're at war, and we don't know with whom.
Chaos is everywhere, besides the World Trade centers, the Pentagon
has been hit
and there are reports of explosions on Capitol Hill.
They did the right thing cancelling every flight in America
because what we need right now is defense.
I've never seen anything this bad, I guess you haven't either.
Read the Previous Issue
It had everything.
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