More on the WTC Disaster (Updated) [Sep 11, 2001, 9:30 pm ET] – Share – Viewing Comments
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.
Even if the US removed all sanctions and military presence in the Middle East, and completely removed all political, economic, and military support from Israel, there would STILL BE terroists attacks by the same people against the US.
They hate MORE than our presence and actions in the Middle East, the HATE America, period. They hate our way of life, our values, our actions, and our attitude towards the rest of the world.
Well, f*** you. We're not going anywhere. Not now, not in your lifetimes or your children's or grandchildren's.
We are also not alone. Most of the the rest of the world believes in values much closer to ours than yours. They may not agree with US policy and they may be disgusted with American attitudes (which many Americans are sometimes too), but they're willing to work with us as allies in a common cause.
If it comes to a choice between a nation, not just the US but ANY nation, that supports the concepts of individual rights and a democratic form of government, freedom of religion and speech, etc and a regligious state that demands recognition of ONE religion and suppresses individual expression and freedom then there is no need to "open a dialogue". The answer again, is F*** YOU!
They hate MORE than our presence and actions in the Middle East, the HATE America, period. They hate our way of life, our values, our actions, and our attitude towards the rest of the world.
Well, f*** you. We're not going anywhere. Not now, not in your lifetimes or your children's or grandchildren's.
We are also not alone. Most of the the rest of the world believes in values much closer to ours than yours. They may not agree with US policy and they may be disgusted with American attitudes (which many Americans are sometimes too), but they're willing to work with us as allies in a common cause.
If it comes to a choice between a nation, not just the US but ANY nation, that supports the concepts of individual rights and a democratic form of government, freedom of religion and speech, etc and a regligious state that demands recognition of ONE religion and suppresses individual expression and freedom then there is no need to "open a dialogue". The answer again, is F*** YOU!
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