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Of course this is not game related (we do not expect to be doing any further
game coverage today), but with the legit news sites being almost impossible to
access at times today, we've been getting loads of requests for more information
about what's been going on. Here is the latest as of about 9:00 PM EDT:
- President Bush addressed the nation 8:30 PM EDT. Here's a wire report:
WASHINGTON (AP)
- A grim-faced President Bush condemned ghastly attacks in Washington and
New York on Tuesday and vowed to "find those responsible and bring them
to justice." In the second Oval Office address of his presidency, Bush
said the United States would retaliate against ``those behind these evil
acts,'' and any country that harbors them.
To recap:
- In two separate attacks, hijacked planes struck both main towers of the
World Trade Center in Manhattan this morning, and both of the "twin
towers" subsequently collapsed.
- A hijacked plane struck the Pentagon in Washington, D.C. and part of it
has collapsed as well.
- A hijacked plane crashed in western Pennsylvania, near Pittsburgh. Reports
indicate the hijackers planned to crash this plane into Camp David in
Maryland.
- 47 Story WTC building seven, one of the five (relatively) smaller
buildings in the World Trade Center also later collapsed from ancillary
damage.
- The White House, the Pentagon, and the Capitol Building were all
evacuated, all domestic flights in the US have been grounded through at
least noon tomorrow.
- Other closings include most federal offices, the stock markets, the Disney
theme parks, and the cancellation of today's Major League Baseball schedule.
The President's speech announced that all federal agencies will be open for
business tomorrow.
- Broadcasts out of Afghanistan showed evidence of missile attacks and
antiaircraft fire, but what connection this has to today's apparent
terrorist attacks in the US is not clear at this point. The US has denied
involvement in these attacks.
- In the first hints of any sort at the scope of casualties, the New York
City Fire Department has estimated that as many as half of the 400
firefighters dispatched to the scene are missing. CNN has said that 78
Police officers are missing. Also, the death toll from those on the four
hijacked planes has been placed at 266. The number of dead and injured at
the Pentagon has been widely reported as about 100. No estimates of the
number of victims from the World Trade Center have been made.
- People throughout the United States have are being urged to donate blood
to help offset significant shortages in New York and Washington. The American Red Cross in Greater New York
or the American Red Cross are places
to contact about donating blood or money, or both.
- Some news sites seem to be back online. Here are some links that have been
more reliable: CNN.com; CNET.com;
Yahoo;
The New York Times; washingtonpost.com;
usnews.com;
ABCNEWS.com; FOXNews.com;
MSNBC;
and BBC News Online.
All of our thoughts go out to the victims of these attacks and their families
and friends in what must be an incredibly difficult time.
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Re: This War |
Sep 18, 2001, 13:46 |
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Americans are being sent to Afghanistan to take care of business. This is no longer about hate or revenge. It is about justice. From what I have seen, justice transcends concepts like revenge. Justice can be considered the ultimate revenge, but it is not revenge. Justification of terrorist attacks is not needed to see that they are inheritly evil. These anti-american, anti-people, anti-peace terrorists DO come from other countries. They breed fighters and they preach war. To them, Their fight is for God. For us, the fight is for us. we don't need God to understand that something tragic has occured, and needs to be fixed.
Our humanity will progress with or without the acceptance of relegion or God into our lives. Obviously these terrorists came from 'somewhere' they left a trail, and our agents are doing the best they can do (perhaps more) to track down the orchestrator of this world terrorist attack.
If there has been one thing I have learned about people, during my time on Earth. Some love the Earth, some don't care for it, and some don't care to think about the Earth, they have too much on their minds. No matter what we are doing, what is happening, we could be having the times of our lives, or suffering somewhere in a hole, we must remember that the Earth is a blue sphere in a vast interstellar that is our universe. What we do, as a people, as a species, and as individuals, will reflect on how we will conquer our fears in the future, and how we will prepare for and repair those unforseen, ungodly tragedies yet to come.
We are americans. We do not want to die yet. We want to live. We are also Earthlings. We are of this place, and we share it with the billions of our brothers and sisters. No matter how we feel about theworld, theworld will be there to take care of us, involuntarily, and unconditionally.
Removing the world-killer WILL will heal our Earth.
God willing or not. |
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