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.
#631 "We need to give people more credit to having the common sense not to follow hate (Hitler being the exception)."
That's the unfortunate thing. If history has taught us one thing, it would be that we do not learn anything from history. Hitler was treated as a god in Germany.
Don't get me wrong, events can teach us many things and they can be remembered, but in time - unfortunately they seem to be forgotten. I can only say I believe (personally) that many of these things are spiritual in nature. I do not wish to rub salt in the wounds of the American people here or anyone else for that matter. This is my personal view and I respect everyone else has the right to believe in what they want - or even flame me in the mean time for this post. That is your God given right. I just mean that if you look at the many images of Hitler, you will see a reverence in the peoples eyes that is only synonymous with worship, which brings me to this 'spiritual' relationship.
http://www.hitler.org/images/fuhrer.speaks2.jpg
Maybe there are many people on earth like this? Maybe another one in particular will rise? If that is the case, maybe we are in trouble? Now the world has become so interdependent that if one nation goes down, in all likelyhood, they could bring down the rest with them. Nations are merging (EU and other regional mergers in Asia etc.) that this could provide a springboard for the next Hitler. Except this time the world would be under this persons control.
This was such a disgusting act of horror and I am trying to see it from another side. Sorry if I may have offended anyone here by mentioning things that many do not believe.
That's the unfortunate thing. If history has taught us one thing, it would be that we do not learn anything from history. Hitler was treated as a god in Germany.
Don't get me wrong, events can teach us many things and they can be remembered, but in time - unfortunately they seem to be forgotten. I can only say I believe (personally) that many of these things are spiritual in nature. I do not wish to rub salt in the wounds of the American people here or anyone else for that matter. This is my personal view and I respect everyone else has the right to believe in what they want - or even flame me in the mean time for this post. That is your God given right. I just mean that if you look at the many images of Hitler, you will see a reverence in the peoples eyes that is only synonymous with worship, which brings me to this 'spiritual' relationship.
http://www.hitler.org/images/fuhrer.speaks2.jpg
Maybe there are many people on earth like this? Maybe another one in particular will rise? If that is the case, maybe we are in trouble? Now the world has become so interdependent that if one nation goes down, in all likelyhood, they could bring down the rest with them. Nations are merging (EU and other regional mergers in Asia etc.) that this could provide a springboard for the next Hitler. Except this time the world would be under this persons control.
This was such a disgusting act of horror and I am trying to see it from another side. Sorry if I may have offended anyone here by mentioning things that many do not believe.
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