20 Years+ 9/11

[RicInOR]

Outline.com

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"As we approach the 20th anniversary of 9/11 on Saturday, I cannot escape this sad conclusion: The United States—as both a government and a nation—got nearly everything about our response wrong, on the big issues and the little ones. The GWOT yielded two crucial triumphs: The core al-Qaeda group never again attacked the American homeland, and bin Laden, its leader, was hunted down and killed in a stunningly successful secret mission a decade after the attacks. But the U.S. defined its goals far more expansively, and by almost any other measure, the War on Terror has weakened the nation—leaving Americans more afraid, less free, more morally compromised, and more alone in the world. A day that initially created an unparalleled sense of unity among Americans has become the backdrop for ever-widening political polarization."

 

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https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/15299-world-trade-center-keeps-building-20-years-on

 

[RicInOR]

From 2004

What Makes a Terrorist?

Until the nineteenth century, religion was usually the only acceptable justification of terror. It is not hard to understand why. Learn more here.

www.city-journal.org

 

[RicInOR]

NYPD 9/11 Tribute

9/11 Tribute - NYPD

www1.nyc.gov

 

[RicInOR]

"Twenty years later, the September 11, 2001, terror attacks on New York City and Washington remain a profound event in American history. This page collects some significant past City Journal stories on these events, as well as new reflections."

Remembering 9/11

www.city-journal.org

 

[RicInOR]

20 years ago I was sitting in the next building over. At that time I was working support and had the early shift.

I got a call from one of our engineers, he wouldn't be coming in.

I got another call. This guy paused and said, you have no idea what is going on. The public internet was new-ish and running a web page like CNN when you are in a fish bowl was just not done.

I have no direct ties to the attacks, but yet, seeing all the images felt like a gut punch.



I feel we have gone too far - the Patriot Act as one example.. Once Sadam was out, the desert should have been left to Special Forces and once we had OBL, everyone brought home.


This year in particular, we need to remember the Police Officers, LEO, who sacrificed so much. They are all vilified today, most unjustly.

 

[Jason999]

I had just hard tailed my '70 Honda cb350, went riding for hours the night before. While fun at first it caused severe tail bone pain, I couldn't make it home. So I'd decided to crash at my dad's place.

I'm in my undies on the couch when he wakes me up saying something about a plane crashing into some building and turned on the news.

After we watched the 2nd plane hit.. we broke out the whiskey, it was surreal. Shocking. I never did make it into work that evening, showing up never entered my mind.

Who knew it'd lead to a bull 20 year war, losing our freedoms and all of us good ole boys being demonized.

 

[Longwalkhome]

Do a bing search on Jamie Gorelick and you will understand 911.

If this isn't allowed then you will have to find it yourself....

Jamie Gorelick Who 'Helped to Bring us 9/11 AND Housing Collapse' Is On Short List to Lead FBI

Jamie Gorelick Who 'Helped to Bring us 9/11 AND Housing Collapse' Is On Short List to Lead FBI "

www.breitbart.com

 

[Spaz]

However, the many al-qadis we just let in under the guise of refugees will remind us sooner than later.

One of my linguists was evacuated from Kabul, almost didn't make it in despite someone on the ground vouching for him. It took State nearly 26 hours to verify his identity, his service, and his references to come to America. I'm not so worried about who we let come here if they are subject to that level of criticism. The others that didn't have his level of credentials were sent to other nations in the Middle East for further vetting.

 

[The Heretic]

 

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[The Heretic]

Fighter pilot reflects on would-be 9/11 suicide mission

As the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks were unfolding, then-Air Force Lt. Heather Penney was given a mission to intercept hijacked United Airlines Flight 93 before it reached Washington, D.C. The rookie F-16 pilot said she believed she would not come back from that mission. At first, Penney said it...

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9/11/2001. We will NEVER forget. (48 Photos)

20 years ago, the United States suffered the worst attack we had ever seen on American soil. 2,996 people lost their lives that day. I have been sitting here all morning trying to think of the right thing to say as I am overcome with emotions right now but I think it is better that…

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[L84Cabo]

If you have never heard/read the transcript from the call between Todd Beamer of Flight 93 and the operator he reached, you should read it.

Note that it may be easier to read at the link as the spacing didn't copy over that well.

The transcript from Flight 93

Note: This is reconstructed from interviews, including with the FBI. Todd: Hello… Operator…listen to me…I can’t speak very loud. – This i...

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THE TRANSCRIPT FROM FLIGHT 93

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Todd: Hello… Operator…listen to me…I can't speak very loud. – This is an emergency. I'm a passenger on a United flight to San Francisco.. We have a situation here….Our plane has been hijacked…..can you understand me?

Lisa: (exhaling a deep breath to herself) I understand… Can the hijackers see you talking on the phone?
Todd: No
Lisa: Can you tell me how many hijackers are on the plane?
Todd: There are three that we know of.
Lisa: Can you see any weapons? What kind of weapons do they have?
Todd: Yes…. they don't have guns….they have knives – they took over the plane with knives.
Lisa: Do you mean…like steak knives?
Todd: No, these are razor knives…like box cutters.
Lisa: Can you tell what country these people are from?
Todd: No…..I don't know. They sound like they're from the mid-east.
Lisa: Have they said what they want?
Todd: Someone announced from the cockpit that there was a bomb on board. He said he was the captain and to stay in our seats and stay quiet.
He said that they were meeting these men's demands and returning to the airport… It was very broken English, and… I'm telling you…it sounded fake!
Lisa: Ok sir, please give me your name.
Todd: My name is Todd Beamer.
Lisa: Ok Todd….my name is Lisa…Do you know your flight number? If you can't remember, it's on your ticket.
Todd: It's United Flight 93.
Lisa: Now Todd, can you try to tell me exactly what happened?
Todd: Two of the hijackers were sitting in first class near the cockpit. A third one was sitting near the back of the coach section. The two up front got into the cockpit somehow; there was shouting. The third hijacker said he had a bomb. It looks like a bomb. He's got it tied to his waist with a red belt of some kind.
Lisa: So is the door to the cockpit open?
Todd: No, the hijackers shut it behind them.
Lisa: Has anyone been injured?
Todd: Yes, ..they…they killed one passenger sitting in first class. There's been lots of shouting. We don't know if the pilots are dead or alive. A flight attendant told me that the pilot and copilot had been forced from the cockpit and may have been wounded.
Lisa: Where is the 3rd hijacker now Todd?
Todd: He's near the back of the plane. They forced most of the passengers into first class. There are fourteen of us here in the back. Five are flight attendants. He hasn't noticed that I slipped into this pantry to get the phone. The guy with the bomb ordered us to sit on the floor in the rear of the plane……….oh Jesus.. Help!
Lisa: Todd….are you ok? Tell me what's happening!
Todd: Hello…..We're going down….I think we're going to crash……Wait – wait a minute. No, we're leveling off….we're ok. I think we may be turning around…..That's it – we changed directions. Do you hear me….we're flying east again.
Lisa: Ok Todd…. What's going on with the other passengers?
Todd: Everyone is… really scared. A few passengers with cell phones have made calls to relatives. A guy, Jeremy, was talking to his wife just before the hijacking started. She told him that hijackers had crashed two planes into the World Trade Center……Lisa is that true??
Lisa: Todd…..I have to tell you the truth…..it's very bad. The World Trade Center is gone. Both of the towers have been destroyed.
Todd: Oh God —help us!
Lisa: A third plane was taken over by terrorists. It crashed into the Pentagon in Washington DC. Our country is under attack….and I'm afraid that your plane may be part of their plan.
Todd: Oh dear God. Dear God…….Lisa, will you do something for me?
Lisa: I'll try….if I can….Yes.
Todd: I want you to call my wife and my kids for me and tell them what's happened. Promise me you'll call..
Lisa: I promise – I'll call.
Todd: Our home number is 201 353-1073…….You have the same name as my wife…Lisa….We've been married for 10 years. She's pregnant with our 3rd child. Tell her that I love her…….(choking up)..I'll always love her..(clearing throat) We have two boys.. David, he's 3 and Andrew, he's 1…..Tell them……(choking) tell them that their daddy loves them and that he is so proud of them. (clearing throat again) Our baby is due January 12th…..I saw an ultra sound…..it was great….we still don't know if it's a girl or a boy………Lisa?
Lisa: (barely able to speak) I'll tell them, I promise Todd.
Todd: I'm going back to the group—if I can get back I will…
Lisa: Todd, leave this line open…are you still there?……
Lisa: (dials the phone..) Hello, FBI, my name is Lisa Jefferson, I'm a telephone supervisor for GTE. I need to report a terrorist hijacking of a United Airlines Flight 93….Yes I'll hold.
Goodwin: Hello, this is Agent Goodwin.. I understand you have a hijacking situation?
Lisa: Yes sir, I've been talking with a passenger, a Todd Beamer, on Flight 93 who managed to get to an air phone unnoticed.
Goodwin: Where did this flight originate, and what was its destination?
Lisa: The flight left Newark New Jersey at 8 A.M. departing for San Francisco. The hijackers took over the plane shortly after takeoff, and several minutes later the plane changed course – it is now flying east.
Goodwin: Ms Jefferson…I need to talk to someone aboard that plane. Can you get me thru to the plane's phone?
Lisa: I still have that line open sir, I can patch you through on a conference call…hold a mo…..
Todd: Hello Lisa, Lisa are you there?
Lisa: Yes, I'm here. Todd, I made a call to the FBI, Agent Goodwin is on the line and will be talking to you as well.
Todd: The others all know that this isn't your normal hijacking. Jeremy called his wife again on his cell phone. She told him more about the World Trade Center and all.
Goodwin: Hello Todd. This is Agent Goodwin with the FBI. We have been monitoring your flight. Your plane is on a course for Washington, DC. These terrorists sent two planes into the World Trade Center and one plane into the Pentagon. Our best guess is that they plan to fly your plane into either the White House or the United States Capital Building.
Todd: I understand…hold on……I'll…….I'll be back..
Lisa: Mr Goodwin, how much time do they have before they get to Washington?
Goodwin: Not long ma'am. They changed course over Cleveland; they're approaching Pittsburgh now. Washington may be twenty minutes away.

Todd: (breathing a little heavier) The plane seems to be changing directions just a little. It's getting pretty rough up here. The plane is flying real erratic….We're not going to make it out of here.

Lisa: Todd, what are you going to do?

Todd: We've hatched a plan. Four of us are going to rush the hijacker with the bomb. After we take him out, we'll break into the cockpit. A stewardess is getting some boiling water to throw on the hijackers at the controls. We'll get them….and we'll take them out. Lisa, …..will you do one last thing for me?

Lisa: Yes…What is it?

Todd: Would you pray with me?

They pray: Our Father which art in Heaven
Hallowed be thy name,
Thy kingdom come, thy will be done
on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread,
And forgive us our trespasses
As we forgive our trespassers,
And lead us not into temptation
But deliver us from evil
For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory

The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want…
He makes me to lie down in green pastures
He leads me beside the still waters
He restores my soul
He leads me in paths of righteousness
for His name's sake
Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death
I will fear no evil, for thou art with me….

Todd: (softer) God help me…Jesus help me….(clears throat and louder)

Are you guys ready?……

Let's Roll……

 

[RicInOR]

Washington State high school cancels 9/11 tribute, says it could offend some students.

Eastlake High School in Sammamish,

 

[albin25]

The Twin Towers came down, and 20 years later...
.... we're seeing our remaining Twin Towers of "free and honest elections" and "Constitutionally guaranteed rights", both in flames and collapsing around us. They will eventually be replaced by the "right to remain subservient" and the "right to be ignorant".

Politicians will proudly name their new towers, "Safety" and "Security".

 

[BrentN]

If you have never heard/read the transcript from the call between Todd Beamer of Flight 93 and the operator he reached, you should read it.

Note that it may be easier to read at the link as the spacing didn't copy over that well.

The transcript from Flight 93

Note: This is reconstructed from interviews, including with the FBI. Todd: Hello… Operator…listen to me…I can’t speak very loud. – This i...

www.eternitynews.com.au

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Something wrong with you if that doesn't make your eyes well up.