Video: 102 minutes that changed America
posted at 10:27 am on September 11, 2008 by Allahpundit
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A thread for your ruminations, pegged to must-see viewing on the History Channel tonight. I hate writing about 9/11 because it leaves me even more unequal to the task than usual, so rather than waste your time let me send you to the NYT for its scoop on Bush having finally greenlit Special Ops raids on Al Qaeda bases in Pakistan. It’s paying off:
According to two American officials briefed on the raid, it involved more than two dozen members of the Navy Seals who spent several hours on the ground and killed about two dozen suspected Qaeda fighters in what now appeared to have been a planned attack against militants who had been conducting attacks against an American forward operating base across the border in Afghanistan.
Supported by an AC-130 gunship, the Special Operations forces were whisked away by helicopters after completing the mission.
Why risk a backlash in Pakistan this way instead of letting the hometown team handle it? Because: (a) the Pakistani government has no intention of fighting the Taliban or AQ no matter how much money we throw at them, a fact worth bearing in mind the next time Obama talks up his plan to win them over with a massive increase in non-military foreign aid; and (b) according to Joint Chiefs Chairman Mike Mullen (as well as Michael Yon), we’re almost out of time in Afghanistan. The cost of not acting now exceeds the cost of brief incursions across the border, even though it risks destabilizing a nuclear state. Ponder that as a metric of how dire the situation is.
If you’re not inclined to read the whole Times piece, read the last few paragraphs at least for a reminder of how filthy and duplicitous Pakistani intelligence is. As for the video below, all nine clips are worth watching but the one from Gateway Plaza is especially surreal. This old PBS footage is my own personal requisite 9/11 viewing (especially part three), but I doubt it’ll evoke the same feeling for people who don’t live in the city. For those who do, bring a handkerchief. Click the image to watch.
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I fear that too many Americans, as well as those in other nations, forget that we are still at war with Islamofascism.
jgapinoy on September 11, 2008 at 10:28 AM
and here come the “see Obama was right” he is the true patriot and American with judgement”..bla…bla.bla…comes from the Obama Campaign and hard left..in…3….2…1….
GOPGryphon on September 11, 2008 at 10:31 AM
Can’t watch this today. Have to fly out of Reagan National Airport on my way to New Orleans.
That’s how I’m going to commemorate 9/11. By living my life the way I want to. Not the way the people who perpetrated 9/11 want me to.
NoDonkey on September 11, 2008 at 10:31 AM
I was in Toronto on 9/11. While most were shocked, a sizable minority expressed support for the attacks. They showed more concern when Bush did not mention Canada in his Sept 20 speech and for border delays than for the lives lost. Fortunately, the Canadian military compensated for their people’s stupidity with their sterling service in Afghanistan. Thankfully, I will never set foot in Tronna ever again.
KillerKane on September 11, 2008 at 10:32 AM
As I watched the Twin Towers crumble to the ground on that fateful day, I was certain this terrorist attack would be followed by many more in the days and months to come.
Thank you President Bush for keeping us safe.
fogw on September 11, 2008 at 10:34 AM
I should have added that I lived in NYC before 9/11. Once a New Yorker, always a New Yorker. God Bless America.
KillerKane on September 11, 2008 at 10:34 AM
It’s so sad that we have lost the national resolve, the unity of purpose, & the fear of God that we had for a few weeks after 9/11.
jgapinoy on September 11, 2008 at 10:35 AM
leave it to the NYT to put our army personal in more danger. Now Pakistian gov will have to denounce it, it hurts our war effort and it hurts our relations, it tips off the enemy and lets them get out of dodge. i swear the NYT wants us to lose and to get killed. We should require the NYT embed with the seals on every mission now.
unseen on September 11, 2008 at 10:36 AM
Why risk a backlash in Pakistan this way instead of letting the hometown team handle it?
it seems to me there’s also option (c) trying to clean up as much of the mess as is possible to clean the slate somewhat for the next administration.
Mr. Bingley on September 11, 2008 at 10:36 AM
Never forget.
http://www.fdnylodd.com/9-11-Never-Forget/Memorials/Blood-Of-Heroes.html
Jim M. on September 11, 2008 at 10:37 AM
This was on the History Channel here in Australia the night before last.
I highly recommend it to you.
Althought some people may feel distrubed by it because it does make you feel exactly like you did the morning it happened, just be warned about that.
cyclosarin on September 11, 2008 at 10:38 AM
Daily Kos, DU have nothing on 9-11..
Huff Po, one post by Dennis Kucinnich..
typical.
DaveC on September 11, 2008 at 10:39 AM
Another thing I will never forget, the reaction of the democrats at the time looked to President Bush and expected action to be taken. And he did, and now they can’t bash him enough for doing something. He did something!! What did they expect? Fighting an enemy is difficult, wars don’t always go perfectly. It’s laughable the expectations of the dems, when they, if they’d been in charge, would have most likely done nothing.
4shoes on September 11, 2008 at 10:39 AM
Americans NEED to see this. I don’t think we show this OFTEN enough.
We were ATTACKED people and will be again.
originalpechanga on September 11, 2008 at 10:40 AM
I’m a transplanted Canadian to the United States and the increase in Anti-Americanism by my family and friends have actually made me more likely to stay in the States forever. How they can speak of our best ally and neighbour simply because they disagree with the war and the Presidential choice is disgraceful and embarrassing.
mjk on September 11, 2008 at 10:40 AM
Allah-
Now would be a good time to feature Barrack Obama’s Hyde Park Herald article on Sept 19 2001- were he sympathizes with the terrorists and blames the causes of terrorism on poverty and a lack of education.
They were talking about this on Chicago Radio WLS-AM this morning. This deserves a feature arcticle in here.
FiveWays on September 11, 2008 at 10:42 AM
Something I’ve noticed about the dems, they wish, wish that everyone would forget it happened. Because politically it doesn’t serve them at all. It disgusts me beyond words.
4shoes on September 11, 2008 at 10:42 AM
As the stakes are so high on the War on Terror,
now is not the time of inexperience!
And,screw the Liberal Hope,action is whats needed,
after 7 years of no attacks,the Republicans have
delivered on their promise,of ACTION!
That ACTION, was Iraq and Afgahanistan!!!
If it were Liberals,they would of sent a court
order,and would still be talking!
And liberal or Republican,this is a day,for
all American’s to come together!
After all, the attacks,on Americans and Israels,
9/11 was the line in the sand!
I, as a Canadian stand with you,just like in the
spirit of,we are all Georgian’s!
God Bless The United States of America.:):):):)
canopfor on September 11, 2008 at 10:43 AM
I will never, ever forgive the jihadis for what they did. The loss of innocent life. The pained loved ones left behind. The devastation to NY, Washington and PA. All of that is unforgettable and unforgiveable.
I also took what happened very personally since I got married on Sept. 15, 2001. A shadow was cast over my wedding b/c of it. I will never forgive them for that. We celebrated believe me. I’ve never seen so many of my relatives drunk in one place in my life, but it was a way to forget the pain for one afternoon as bodies were still being pulled out of the wreckage. Many of my husband’s relatives could’t attend b/c we got married 800 miles away in my hometown. My heart still aches for him, not having had his closest friends be able to make it for his big day. It wasn’t exactly as we had planned it, but it was all that it could be. I will never forgive…ever.
JAM on September 11, 2008 at 10:44 AM
Oh ya,
Remember9/11,
in the same spirit of,
Remember Pearl.:)
canopfor on September 11, 2008 at 10:44 AM
We must remember them, honor them. The sacrifice they made so unwillingly.
Daughter of old friends was on Flight 11 – Heather Lee Smith. Having an inside view of this nightmare is just that – a horrible, unwakeable nightmare.
But hidden within the tragedy is a blessing for my family, as we were spared the very worst on that day.
I will always grieve for Heather and for this country; but I will also live my life to the fullest in honor of Heather and the other victims.
And yes, deepest thanks to President Bush for ensuring that we were not attacked here again. Like fogw on September 11, 2008 at 10:34 AM I too firmly believed that 9/11/01 was just a prelude to what was coming.
KrisinNE on September 11, 2008 at 10:45 AM
I would expect that some on the left will view this film and say “That happened 7 years ago. Why do we need to bring it up again?”
“It’s so sad that we have lost the national resolve, the unity of purpose, & the fear of God that we had for a few weeks after 9/11.” jgapinoy
I agree with you. I remember that the American flag I had always flown on my house was joined by so many others. Almost every car had a flag mounted on a side window. The talk at the water cooler was “You don’t do that to us and get away with it.”
I look down my street now and my flag is the only one flying – just as it was on 9/10.
BobK on September 11, 2008 at 10:45 AM
There is the constant mantra on the left these past 7 years, about how “Bush is responsible” for how the US is no longer respected around the world. How can anyone with a hint of intellectual honesty believe that; he had only been in office for his first 9 months.
We have lost a great deal since that “moment” when we were virtually united again as a nation.
singlemalt_18 on September 11, 2008 at 10:46 AM
Thank you to all the men and women who work hard at keeping us safe so we don’t have to experience this day ever again.
moonsbreath on September 11, 2008 at 10:47 AM
Best docs I’ve seen on the topic were from National Geographic: Inside 9/11 (Google Video)
1st episode has the best history on Al Qaeda I’ve seen yet on TV. Second episode is on the actual attack.
saus on September 11, 2008 at 10:47 AM
Thanks very much for the link.
labwriter on September 11, 2008 at 10:48 AM
My parents-in-laws are originally from Canada. I was so proud of my mother-in-law, one night at dinner when she put the smackdown on a visiting relative (from CDA) who was sneering at the U.S. and the military and war on terror. My mother-in-law said to relative, it was devastating watching the attack on us, and stated that if it had happened to Canada they would not have recovered from it.
4shoes on September 11, 2008 at 10:48 AM
I did not realize that my 11 year old son had never seen the footage of the planes hitting the towers or of the first responders going into the towers- until this morning.
While I watch every year- he has usually already gone to school by 8:30. But this morning FOXnews started their 9/11/2001 footage earlier.
I found my son standing before the TV in the kitchen with his backpack on and tears running down his cheeks.
When he saw the first responders heading for the towers he said “Momma- they died didn’t they.” “Many of them did.”
“Why don’t we talk more about this, momma. I want to know more.”
“Okay- we’ll find it on TV or DVD and we’ll watch it and talk about it. Now dry your tears and head for the bus.”
“Momma, I love you. And I really love America.”
“Me too, baby.”
ExTex on September 11, 2008 at 10:49 AM
I cried watching that clip of “102 Minutes that Changed America.” It brought up memories of that day. I was in college and going out the hallway after class which we were discussing terrorism in Israel, believe it or not, I saw people on cell phones and heard silence. CNN was on and I saw what happened. I was completely shocked.
I was in NJ only a few miles away from NYC. I tried calling my brother and parents to no avail. The phones were not working. It was the scariest moment in my life. My father picked me up and we drove through Route 4. It was desolate. As I came home, the TV was on and I saw a man jumping out of the building. I can never forget that image. It haunts me to this day. How these people suffered and died.
I am so thankful for Mayor Giuliani. He kept us alert and was a statesman in this difficult time. President Bush kept us safe since then. Our men and women in service kept us safe risking their lives. I am grateful to them.
jencab on September 11, 2008 at 10:49 AM
God Bless him and our soldiers who are fighting and sacrificing for our freedom.
Ordinary1 on September 11, 2008 at 10:49 AM
Here’s World Net Daily’s take on that–
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=70119
jgapinoy on September 11, 2008 at 10:50 AM
It’s hard to put into words, how I feel it and remember it. I think of this Felix Adler quote.
we stand, as it were, on the shore, and see multitudes of our fellow beings struggling in the water, stretching forth their arms, sinking, drowning, and we are powerless to assist them.
thebrokenchair on September 11, 2008 at 10:50 AM
Thank you for providing the 102 minutes.
tgillian on September 11, 2008 at 10:51 AM
I watched the second plane hit the tower live on Fox News Channel in Seattle –
Even though I wasn’t physically in NYC, I felt like I was there and it changed me forever.
tru2tx on September 11, 2008 at 10:51 AM
A day or two after 9/11, I was strolling the Meat Packing District on the west side of Manhattan. There was an impromptu mural tacked up on a rundown building with an El Marko hanging from a string, so that people could write something. There were the usual, “God Bless America”, “I luv NYC”, “Sally, if you read this…”, etc. There were also a few, “You reap what you sow”, “Ask yourself what we did to deserve this”, etc.
I wrote simply, “Keep your anger someplace warm and safe. You will soon have need of it.”
My wife and I spent those first few days just walking our neighborhood. It was weird. Everything below 14th street was closed to traffic so everyone walked in the middle of the road. Eerie.
We joined the crowds on the Westside Highway, watching the military convoys head to Ground Zero to join the effort. Everyone cheered them. My wife said, “It’s amazing how people are really coming together.”
“I said, it won’t last.”
It sucks to be right.
MikeZero on September 11, 2008 at 10:51 AM
Bush did not mention Canada in his September speech.
KillerKane on Sept 11,2008 at 10:32AM.
KillerKane: I remember that,and I didn’t take that as
a slap!
My interpretation is,Bush didn’t have to
mention Canada,I think he didn’t want to
put any cross-hairs on Canada for AQ,we
know America is grateful for helping
clear the North American Airspace.:)
canopfor on September 11, 2008 at 10:52 AM
As far as I’m concerned, it’s just another day. Seven years ago, on this day, a lot of Americans were murdered by a bunch of psychopaths. Most of those psychopaths have been killed or captured. On this day, ever since, there have been no more attacks. No more buildings were blown up on our soil.
I’m commemorating this day by showing the slime in caves that they are not even a blip in history. They are a bunch of bloodthirsty savages, no different than the billions of others through history. Their names fade, their actions lay unrepeated, and their legacy never takes form.
This is the United States of America. You wanted to show us we were weak. We showed you the true meaning of vengeance.
MadisonConservative on September 11, 2008 at 10:52 AM
Personally I found NYU Dorm to be the most disturbing of the History Channel 9 videos.
12thman on September 11, 2008 at 10:53 AM
I’m sure there will be a memorial to those who were killed at the Twin Towers. There sure is a nice one at the Pentagon opening today, and hopefully there’s a better one to come for Shanksville.
But there’s one thing I would love to see: the skull of bin Laden on a pike, standing in the middle of a large room, surrounded by prison bars, for the viewing of millions. There, nothing but bones, standing as an example of what will happen if anyone treads on us.
newton on September 11, 2008 at 10:55 AM
I have great respect for Michael Yon and highly recommend visiting his site and supporting him with donations or buying his book, if you feel compelled to do so. I followed his book on Amazon and the usual Libs that bashed every other conservative book stayed away from his. Even they know when they have no standing. He was “boots on the ground” during the tough years in Iraq. God bless you Michael.
I pray that President McCain makes this a top priority in his administration. We absolutely must root out that evil before it is too late.
Mr_Magoo on September 11, 2008 at 10:55 AM
My gosh, that brought tears to my eyes, again.
My kids are too young yet, but I’ve started to wonder how and when to explain this to them.
4shoes on September 11, 2008 at 10:55 AM
Now that is making me tear up.
Thanks for posting that.
And GOD bless America.
Nineball on September 11, 2008 at 10:55 AM
Just watched the NYU Dorm clip. Wow.
nickj116 on September 11, 2008 at 10:56 AM
Amen
Ordinary1 on September 11, 2008 at 10:56 AM
And how was the WTC attacks worse than the criminal invasision of Iraq? It is like shooting someone in the head because he spilled a beer on your new shirt.
JC Silverberg on September 11, 2008 at 10:57 AM
This Missourian will never forget.
Bfunky292 on September 11, 2008 at 10:57 AM
jc silverberg can suck a fart outta my ass
Bfunky292 on September 11, 2008 at 10:58 AM
What do I remember from 9/11?
-Firefighters and policemen who rushed valiantly to the rescue. While they suffered heavy casualties – 343 FDNY, 23 NYPD, 37 PAPD and 12 from other agencies – 90% of those in the towers survived. The nation and the world saw true heroism that day.
-Mayor Giuliani in action. The day before, he was seen as a liability for his arrogance and belligerence. By 9/12, he was an internationally revered symbol of leadership. Good proof of that came from his visit to the United Nations on October 1, 2001. The entire general assembly greeted him with applause for him, police commissioner Kerik and fire commissioner Von Essen. I loved it when the Mayor returned a $10 million check from that Saudi billionaire who said 9/11 could have been avoided if the US changed its foreign policy. Now that’s integrity.
-Those people who jumped. Nuff said. I recalled the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire in 1911 when garment workers, most of whom were teenaged immigrant women, jumped from 10 stories to escape the flames. 9/11 was far, far worse.
-The military in action in Afghanistan assumed 9/11 symbols. Some carried badges of fallen policemen or wings of flight attendants. Armorers chalked slogans on to bombs and missiles intended for the Taliban. Many just painted “FDNY”, “NYPD”, or “I LOVE NY” on their vehicles. Even a Canadian armored vehicle did so, and I suspect others did the same. Now that’s motivation.
As the Mayor himself said, we met the worst of humanity with the best of humanity on 9/11.
KillerKane on September 11, 2008 at 10:58 AM
Good Morning alice.
…and oh yeah…..rot in hell…..
FiveWays on September 11, 2008 at 10:58 AM
I understand why you feel this and you are probably right. But when I last flew up there and looked over the city skyline, it made me so mad that someone would do that to innocent people. Just seeing the skyline and knowing that the terrorists on 9/11 saw the same skyline and decided to kill people rather than embrace the opportunities it represented enraged me. I am so angry still that I don’t care that Pakistan is our ‘ally’ we should freaking use a scorched earth policy in the regions that harbor the people responsible for this. We MUST NOT allow something like this to happen again. It is the responsibility of the American government to prevent the people who did this from doing it again. I don’t care what Pakistan or their government thinks of us if we invade the entire FATA region. Those people must be neutralized.
ThackerAgency on September 11, 2008 at 10:59 AM
Little off topic, but does anyone think the detestable Keith Olbermann will have a special comment tonight on Countdown rebuking MSNBC for showing so many images of 9/11 that obviously will open his old wounds and force him to pretend to cry on air tonight?
church on September 11, 2008 at 11:03 AM
JC Silverberg on September 11, 2008 at 10:57 AM
Do you really want to go down this road? This thread is meant for 9/11 remembrances. Not a justification thread for you to harp on GWB.
Go vent at KOS. I’m sure they would love to join your moral relativist arguments over there.
JAM on September 11, 2008 at 11:04 AM
I was in New York the Saturday before the events of 9/11. I was attending a scientific conference at Cold Spring Harbor on Long Island. With me was my research technician who had never been outside of Michigan. I knew Manhattan a bit since I lived in New Jersey for 5 years. We decided to skip out on the conference activities on that Saturday to spend the day in Manhattan. We rode the LIRR (don’t stop at Jamaica!) and I took this person to a lot of the tourist sites. We went to the Empire State Building, but did not have time to go down to Battery Park or the Statue of Liberty. We could barely make out the towers because of fog that morning. I took a picture, anyway, and you could see the silhouette of the towers through the fog. On our flight back to Michigan (Sept. 9), the weather was clear, and I made sure to point the towers as we flew by.
The events of that day galvanized my conservative views and thoughts that we MUST win this war against evil that exists on our planet. I will always remember the night of 9/11 watching the coverage on TV. I was feeding my infant daughter (who had just been home for exactly 1 month from the hospital after being born very premature) a bottle before putting her to bed. All I kept on thinking is, “What kind of world is this that I’m going to be raising my precious little girl?”
We were united as country after what had happened, but then partisan politics and the power struggles for control quickly emerged. From then on, I understood the threats that we face to our way of life. We cannot elect leaders in the mold of the modern Democrat/Socialist/appeasement party. You would have thought they would have learned the lesson of Pearl Harbor, but time has a way erasing memories. Our survival as nation, civilization, and people is more important.
NEVER FORGET. NEVER AGAIN. (I write these words in my laboratory notebooks every year.)
Dr.Cwac.Cwac on September 11, 2008 at 11:04 AM
Thanks, Allah.
Professor Blather on September 11, 2008 at 11:04 AM
I didn’t think so either, but the leftist media made it out to be a huge story. Since they didn’t care for Bush in the first place, that was hardly surprising.
Here’s what Bush said:
Nor will we forget the citizens of 80 other nations who died with our own: dozens of Pakistanis; more than 130 Israelis; more than 250 citizens of India; men and women from El Salvador, Iran, Mexico and Japan; and hundreds of British citizens. America has no truer friend than Great Britain. (Applause.) Once again, we are joined together in a great cause — so honored the British Prime Minister has crossed an ocean to show his unity of purpose with America. Thank you for coming, friend. (Applause.)
The countries he specifically mentioned included Pakistan, Israel, India, El Salvador, Iran, Mexico, Japan, and Great Britain. I’d say those nations were picked for a reason, to state how the world, particularly the Muslim world, was affected by this.
Yet he did mention “the citizens of 80 other nations who died with our own.” The British received special mention because Prime Minister Blair was present. Had Chretien been there he would have been mentioned too.
It shouldn’t be surprising that the CBC and other leftist media would that story up. It’s just sad that so many Canadians believe them. I thank God that I am Albertan and can use my brain, unlike Toronto people.
KillerKane on September 11, 2008 at 11:05 AM
Meanwhile Sadly on official Russian TV they are running a truther movie that questions who did 9/11
Our enemies uses our own smears
William Amos on September 11, 2008 at 11:06 AM
shooting someone in the head because he spilled a beer on your new shirt.
Now that is just the worst analogy I have ever read. 3000 dead + beer spilled on shirt. What a simpleton.
church on September 11, 2008 at 11:07 AM
I never watch this kind of stuff. I’m not so soft-headed that I need a blunt trauma reminder of the evil we face.
Sadly, many Americans are.
LimeyGeek on September 11, 2008 at 11:08 AM
Yeah, I know the one. I need a kleenex every time I re-watch the events of Sept. 11, 2001. I was just getting to work in Manhattan, until….
Since I spend far more time in the Big Apple than at home in Conn., I feel I do live in the city. My hometown here lost many lives in the WTC.
I dunno…I just don’t think I can bear to watch anything more today. I get the shakes and become very introverted. Dear gawd, help.
JetBoy on September 11, 2008 at 11:08 AM
and she could have added we would have been the first to assist them…we would have been there for them.
right2bright on September 11, 2008 at 11:08 AM
And to think that right after a tragic event like this, those bums in the administration exploited these deaths to go into Iraq and enact Cheney, Wolfowitz, and Co’s “New American Century” BS. It’s sad how their grand strategy for American Dominance is destroying our economy and wasting vital military resources.
LevStrauss on September 11, 2008 at 11:08 AM
I went to Manhattan the first time in my life 2 years ago. When I walked up to Ground Zero, I cried. I’m not exceptionally emotional, but you better believe I cried. And I got understanding smiles from a couple of Policemen who were hanging out around there.
mjk on September 11, 2008 at 11:09 AM
Thanks Allah, I’ve kept this in my mind all day. From when I first looked at my watch this morning, on the ride into work and when I booted my pc and the time read 9:11 exactly.
I will never forget that day.
At the time, I had Tuesdays off, my Mom woke me up saying that a plane had hit the World Trade Center. I jumped out of bed, as if I were late for work to watch the tv, just then I saw the second plane coming and right then I knew we were going to war. It seemed to take the newscasters a couple of minutes to acknowledge that a scaond plane had hit. I think I watched television for about three days straight after that.
I remember how beautiful a day it was. My Mom and I sat in the TV room, with the sliding glass door open, not a cloud in the sky. We lived just south of Boston, under one of the flight paths to Logan. I remember how quiet it became for the next few days, only the sound of fighters jets filled the sky occasionally.
I will never, ever forget that day as long as I live.
God Bless America and especially the Troops.
Geronimo on September 11, 2008 at 11:09 AM
For those who click through to the links, the WTC 5 footage shows the Survivors’ Staircase and the dash for survival made by hundreds of people from the WTC complex.
lawhawk on September 11, 2008 at 11:10 AM
Sadly, many Americans are
An example of how badly Americans need to be reminded of this. My husband was at work and he and a colleague were discussing the war in Iraq and another co-worker walked up and said “What are you talking about?’ So my husband said they were talking about the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and this guy actually retorted, “Is that sh-t still going on?” Unbelievable, but true
church on September 11, 2008 at 11:11 AM
Arrrg! I heard him say that last night! More proof that the dems wish everyone (esp. voters) would just forget about it. I was so angry after watching that. My husband switches to msnbc when there’s a commercial on FOX, personally I’d never put that station on.
4shoes on September 11, 2008 at 11:11 AM
I’m not a religious man, but even I am praying – for your sake – we never knowingly meet.
LimeyGeek on September 11, 2008 at 11:11 AM
So instead of paying your respects and being respectful of 3000 people who lost their lives on 9/11, you are threadjacking to whine about the War on Terror, etc? Jackhole.
mjk on September 11, 2008 at 11:12 AM
Let me be clear and I mean this with all sincerity… F#$K YOU.
You are a disgrace to humanity.
Nineball on September 11, 2008 at 11:12 AM
I’ll say a prayer for you too.
LimeyGeek on September 11, 2008 at 11:12 AM
Arrrg! I heard him say that last night! More proof that the dems wish everyone (esp. voters) would just forget about it. I was so angry after watching that. My husband switches to msnbc when there’s a commercial on FOX, personally I’d never put that station on.
4shoes on September 11, 2008 at 11:11 AM
I predominantly watch Fox also, but watching these people parody themselves is bliss.
church on September 11, 2008 at 11:15 AM
I was just watching the video clip on the 102 Minutes link from the NYU Dorm perspective.
That clip literally made my hands clammy and took my breathe away.
Yeah, watching these things over again is depressing but it’s a stark reminder that we still have unfinished business with these terrorists.
Thanks for the posting this Allahpundit
Nineball on September 11, 2008 at 11:16 AM
F**k off and die, you slimy sack of s**t.
MadisonConservative on September 11, 2008 at 11:16 AM
Allah, can we have one thread where we don’t have to put up with this cr*p?
Just one to remember that somber day when American was once again unilaterally attacked. And many of our great citizens lost their lives, and lost their live trying to serve others.
All I ask Allah is one thread without these mealy mouthed, disgusting slugs disguised as human beings…
One in which I can read some of the thoughts and prayers from the people who were living through that hell…Let them tell their story so others will never forget.
God bless them…
right2bright on September 11, 2008 at 11:17 AM
Forgive me if I sound pedantic and please don’t take this as a personal attack, but I think there are some significant problems with what you wrote:
(1) People haven’t forgotten there is a war. They cannot forget because they never knew about it in the first place.
(2) Part of the reason they never knew is because many people keep referring to “Islamofascism” or “Islamic Extrenmism” or “Islam-Something-Else-Quite-Modern-And-Contemporary”. The problem is Islam. Islam, from somewhere close to its invention, declared war against everything that is not Islamic.
References to IslamoFascism and IslamWhateverElse allow Islam to gently gain ground right under our noses because the people who are quietly establishing their Islamic communities are not part of the “IslamoFascist” group and are therefore not opposed; they’re just peaceful people who pay taxes and exercise the freedoms that the non-Islamic world grants them. Those people might not even care that much about spreading Islam, but they help to create the conditions in which Islam can steadily expand its influence.
The terminology used concerning Islam influences poorly thought-through policies concerning immigration and “multiculturalism” which, in turn, are causing the free world to nourish its ideological enemy.
YiZhangZhe on September 11, 2008 at 11:18 AM
May God Bless and Protect our Special Operators.
Zorro on September 11, 2008 at 11:19 AM
It’s really hard to see some of those images which have much more a sense of the humanity than the sanitized almost stock footage that the MSM usually shows of the 9/11/01 atrocities. As difficult as it is, we should see more of this- that it isn’t just planes hitting buildings or buildings collapsing.
highhopes on September 11, 2008 at 11:19 AM
James Hooker on 9/11:
eaglesdontflock on September 11, 2008 at 11:19 AM
Oops
eaglesdontflock on September 11, 2008 at 11:20 AM
“a sizable minority expressed support for the attacks”
KillerKane on September 11, 2008 at 10:32 AM
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Who were these people and what did you hear them say?
Something I’ve noticed about the dems, they wish, wish that everyone would forget it happened. Because politically it doesn’t serve them at all. It disgusts me beyond words.
4shoes on September 11, 2008 at 10:42 AM
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This is an outright lie.
dems, when they, if they’d been in charge, would have most likely done nothing.
4shoes on September 11, 2008 at 10:39 AM
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What a pointless stupid lie. And how ignorant to be spitefully partisan on a day like today.
Dave Rywall on September 11, 2008 at 11:20 AM
Isn’t that special….
3000 lives, two commercial hijacked aircraft, flown into the two towers, not to mention the Pentagon, and the heroes of Flight 93 who prevented another target….you know….from gettin beer spilt on it.
JetBoy on September 11, 2008 at 11:22 AM
I must agree.
MadisonConservative on September 11, 2008 at 11:22 AM
Moral equivalency, if the left didn’t have that, they’d really have nothing. Patriotism is not a libtard value.
God Bless America
Thanks AllahPundit
kirkill on September 11, 2008 at 11:22 AM
It was surreal for me also, I was on the west coast, having coffee on my patio in the morning overlooking Catalina. It was a beautiful day, quite and peaceful…it was so strange watching the events unfold from thousands of miles away.
Let’s not forget Pa and Pentagon…it was so bad, and could have been so much worse.
I am thankful for these images, time tends to dull the senses, and am thankful for reading others thoughts about that day. It sharpens the senses, reminds us that we must stay ever vigilant, ever on the offense, and take nothing for granted.
right2bright on September 11, 2008 at 11:23 AM
The terminology used concerning Islam influences poorly thought-through policies concerning immigration and “multiculturalism” which, in turn, are causing the free world to nourish its ideological enemy.
YiZhangZhe on September 11, 2008 at 11:18 AM
My husband came back from Iraq 3 months ago and he said after meeting Muslims, real Muslims, not abstract theoretical Muslims, but Muslims from the region steeped in Islamic belief, that you cannot fight the prophet he is infallible in their minds and the only way to end this is to exterminate them. As harsh as that sounds, it is the truth and too many of the people in power in this country are afraid to articulate it.
church on September 11, 2008 at 11:23 AM
I’m still angry. I will never forgive. I will never forget.
Canadian Infidel on September 11, 2008 at 11:24 AM
Never Forgive, Never Forget.
Yakko77 on September 11, 2008 at 11:25 AM
The Pakistanis don’t give us much choice. They haven’t been cooperating in the war on terror, and it’s pretty safe to assume that they’re hiding bin Laden.
Wouldn’t it be great if we were able to take him out before election day? History might be a little kinder to G.W. a few years from now.
RMCS_USN on September 11, 2008 at 11:25 AM
And how was the WTC attacks worse than the criminal
invasision of Iraq.
JC Silverberg on Sept 11,2008 at 10:57AM.
JC Silverberg: Me thinks someone has been hitting the
Koolaid early this morning!
One dead dictator,and a Free country,
they were Liberated!!
And by your logic,the gapeing hole in the
U.S.S. Cole,is the result from stepping on
someones toes!UGH.MOONBATS.
canopfor on September 11, 2008 at 11:27 AM
STFU, you sick freak.
leetpriest on September 11, 2008 at 11:28 AM
I always love the left so ready to defend the right of Saddam Hussien to be a dictator who really wasnt that bad a guy according to them.
William Amos on September 11, 2008 at 11:29 AM
My most vivid memory of September 11 is how beautiful a day it was here on the east coast. The temperature was perfect, the sun was shining and there was not a cloud in the sky. I think that sticks with me because I remember thinking something so awful shouldn’t happen on so beautiful a day.
Slublog on September 11, 2008 at 11:29 AM
Give it a rest you vermin! It’s clear people want to remember and/or grieve the atrocities of 9/11/01 without trolls like you ranting on about the failings of GWB or how evil America is. What is it in your microscopic intellect that prevents you from being decent human beings and providing others the space to remember without harassment? There are plenty of other threads available for you to spew your nonsense (assuming the offensiveness and insensitivity of your remarks don’t get you outright booted- which would be my vote).
highhopes on September 11, 2008 at 11:30 AM
And on that note, I will be reading no more about this until I get home…too many tears at my desk already.
God Bless America…today and always.
hollygolightly on September 11, 2008 at 11:31 AM
There are simply some things that are unforgivable.
Although my hatred (I rarely use that word) is tightly focused on a specific subset of the islamic population, my broader disgust is distributed over almost the entire islamic population. Their apathy and tacit approval of islamo-fascism is abhorrent. Their inaction revolting. They have shattered whatever trust existed for their support for western freedoms.
Until I see hard evidence of their engagement in this stuggle, I will not associate with them, and will be highly guarded in my observation of any in our society.
LimeyGeek on September 11, 2008 at 11:31 AM
I’ve wondered, how, and when I will approach this.
Tonight will be the time..sigh…
How..still to be determined.
CBarker on September 11, 2008 at 11:32 AM
Indeed!
KillerKane on September 11, 2008 at 11:40 AM
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