God help us all

-- renee oneill{md.} (oneillsr@home.com), September 11, 2001

Answers

The F.F.A. has ordered all aircrafts across the nation to land immediately at the nearest airport. This nation may stand still for today.

The top of the 2nd building of the world trade center has just collapsed.

-- r.h. in okla. (rhays@sstelco.com), September 11, 2001.

I think they are saying that the whole building has now collapsed.

-- r.h. in okla. (rhays@sstelco.com), September 11, 2001.

My heart goes out to all the family and friends involved in the catastrophies of this morning, but this is a sad reminder of WHY we worked hard for so many years to be able to move far from the increasing dangers of the modern world, and live fairly self- suffiently, if nessesary, completely self-suffiently, Y2K not withstanding!!!

We as Americans have been very complacent about the possibility of terrorist attack, the understanding should be as to where and when it will happen, NOT if it will happen. We must always anticipate this happening, and the effects it will have on the total economy, which will not be advantageous to anybody.

Are you prepared???

-- Annie Miller in SE OH (annie@1st.net), September 11, 2001.

Amen to what you said, Annie. I think we're physically prepared...but not emotionally prepared!!

-- Marcia (HrMr@webtv.net), September 11, 2001.

Your right about emotional preparedness. We can plan and plant and build, but the reality is (to borrow a phrase) 'No man is an island'. It hurts to see so many dead and injured. I watched the Palestinians dancing and rejoicing in the streets for their "victory", who could imagine a society that glories in mayhem?

-- Mary Johnson (sageladyone@yahoo.com), September 11, 2001.

I personally feel we may be directing too much attention toward the Palestinians...using them as a scapegoat. It has long been know that they had a hatred toward us which would explain their (sick) celebration at the massive loss of lives of American civilians, officials, and rescue team members. What I find strange is that it was not too long ago that we had an issue with Japan over a spy plane they confescated in their air space. At the time tensions were high and they felt that war would be a result. Then everything is ok. Out of nowhere we are attacked by a very well trained and intellagent group of terroristic kamakazi pilots. Let us not forget it was the Japanese that were known for use of kamakazi pilots durring WWII and ironically enough the last major attack on American soil was by the Japanese in WWII when they, "out of nowhere" attacked Pearl Harbor...now, about 50yrs later we get in a quarrel with Japanese leaders and "out of nowhere" we are attacked by kamakazi pilots. The Japanese are a very intellagent people. I'm just saying why aren't they suspect as well?

-- Joshua Lowry (kornfreak6969@hotmail.com), September 11, 2001.

I think that was China with the spy plane incident not Japan, but the thought did cross my mind today that this might be Chinese terrorism.

-- Susan (smtroxel@socket.net), September 11, 2001.

Yes, I was just corrected on that. It was the Chinese. 'Guess I could be called a hipocrit right about now huh? Although I may have had my facts mistaken, why aren't they (Chinese) under suspect is all I'm asking?

-- Joshua Lowry (kornfreak6969@hotmail.com), September 11, 2001.