Never Forget.
Thirty-six months have elapsed since Black Tuesday. In that time, we have marched to war, argued fiercely about it, and thrown around accusations and allegations aplenty about our duly elected President's fitness to lead.
In three years, we have not seen another attack on our soil.
I'm taking a break from the ongoing brangle to merely present the pictorial evidence why I cannot forget what happened on 9/11, and why I believe that we must push forward with the War on Terror, or else risk seeing this sort of atrocity again:
Gary Suson's SeptemberEleven.net
Images from Ground Zero
September 11 News
Roll call of the lost.
I stand by the words I wrote last year.
Never forget. Never forgive. Death to terrorists and terrorism the world over.
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Thank you, Annie Jacobsen
A few days ago, I blogged about Annie Jacobsen's account of her family's flight from Detriot to Los Angeles. "Terror in the Skies, Again?" was a scary, eye-opening article.
Clinton W. Taylor at NRO identifies the Syrians. They were a band. They played at the Sycuan Resort and Casino in San Diego.
This is reassuring for this particular case, but there are a few other considerations I want to point out before people go back to sleep.
1. June 29th was a day of heightened alert, with the Dept. of Homeland Security indicating "unusually specific internal warning".
2. Remember the citation of Jason Burke's article in The Observer, dated February 8, 2004. The title of the article was "Terrorist bid to build bombs in mid-flight: Intelligence reveals dry runs of new threat to blow up airliners." Just because this case may have been a false alarm doesn't mean that there's absolutely no threat.
3. When the dog bites, watch him. Terrorists, historically, use airliners. Ms. Jacobsen is to be commended for her vigilance. This incident may not have been a dry run, but we know that terror cells are plotting further attacks on civilians on US soil. Increased awareness is a GOOD THING, and I thank her for giving us all a much-needed head's up.
Like Michelle Malkin, I prefer a false alarm to a flaming plane.
I also prefer to have my countrymen alert and observant.
Kudos to Ms. Jacobsen.
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I agree. Ms. Jacobsen behaved the way I would want anyone on a plane to behave. Be suspicious of people who behave suspiciously. It might save a couple hundred lives, if not more.
Those idiots who accuse Jacobsen of overreacting need to come see me, to get a good sense of what real overreacting might consist of. They wouldn't enjoy the experience, but then, education is not always fun.
posted by
Michael at July 30, 2004 10:24 PM
Did, as a passenger reported, 7 of the 13 Syrian musicians whose behavior was terrifying some passengers stand up in unison and take strategic positions by the lavatories and the exit door during final approach to Los Angeles, an act that would have been a frighteningly overt and unambiguous provocation?
They did not, according to the Federal Air Marshal Service, which had previously left unchallenged assertions by Annie Jacobsen, a freelance writer on the flight, that they did.
"What happened was, they were already standing up in the aisle before the seat belt signs became illuminated," said Dave Adams, a spokesman for the agency, which represents air marshals who travel undercover on airplanes.
"The flight attendants asked them to sit down and the men respected the orders and sat in their seats. Two gentlemen asked why they had to, and a flight attendant told them 'Because, so please take your seats.' And they obeyed," he said.
The new information, he added, came from "subsequent interviews of flight attendants on this matter by our personnel."
So there was absolutely no sudden move by the men on final approach?
"None," Mr. Adams said.
posted by
Gohepcat at August 17, 2004 05:53 AM
Care to provide a citation for your assertation, Gohepcat?
AGAIN, because you seem to have missed the point the first time around, Annie Jacobsen is to be commended for her alertness and courage in pointing out the holes that still exist in airline security.
AND I prefer insulting a Middle Eastern Wayne Newton to seeing another building in America burn with innocents inside because some extremist nutjob decided that flying an airliner into it would be a fine idea.
I suggest you go back out to the archives at Women's Wall Street and review the additional information that has been posted.
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Linda at August 17, 2004 03:57 PM
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Linda at
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Sept 11 Commission: report
For those, like me, who want to see the raw data for themselves, instead of the media's interpretation, keep an eye on this space.
The Commission's final report is to be posted tomorrow morning at 11:30 a.m., EST.
UPDATE: I'm already threough the first 100 pages of the report. I feel the anger I felt on Black Tuesday. I don't think it will ever fade.
I recommend that everyone read the entire report for themselves.
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Hm. I see lots of information that will probably not reach the nightly news. Or am I just being too cynical? (On p37 regarding NORAD's attempts to respond.)
posted by
Patrick Chester at July 23, 2004 07:25 PM
Thank you for posting this link :D
posted by
Jacqui at July 23, 2004 08:50 PM
Hi Jacqui! No problem. It's...light reading. Yeah, that's it. Light reading. Phew. ;)
I dunno, Patrick... I think we're going to go on seeing as much partisanship as ever, with just as much finger pointing. The report won't convince anyone; their minds are already made up, and those of us who are reading the data for ourselves and trying to discuss it will still be damned by the unreasoning as a bunch of "brownshirts" and "dittoheads".
Whatever, I'm very interested in your perceptions. For example, we all knew from following the commission's inquiry that the lack of cohesive intelligence leading up to the events of 9/11 was attributable to lack of resources and interdepartmental rivalry. What steps do you think should be taken to rectify the situation? (I haven't gotten to the commission's recommendations, yet -- I've been thinking as I read, brainstorming on my own to see if what I come up with will match the commission's findings.)
What are you thinking? Jacqui, I hope you jump in, too.
--Linda
posted by
Linda at July 23, 2004 10:26 PM
Unfortunately, I have little idea. Removing some of the restrictions on the CIA so they can use (...and I do mean "use") people who have information we needed, even if those people are scum. (That's why the operative word here is "use".)
Some way of taking the initiative (i.e., hunt down and kill the terrorists) instead of waiting and trying to guess what they're going to do next might be useful.
All this will take time, I'm afraid.
(It's late and I really have little training in intelligence/counterintelligence so everything is vague, vague, vague.)
(Ugh. Yeah, I'm getting oh-so-very tired of dealing with the unreasoning. Even the thought that those who are unconvinced might come over to my side if I simply try to point out the lies and encourage them to look things up for themselves isn't helping.)
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Patrick Chester at July 24, 2004 07:10 AM
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Linda at
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A Father's Heart, Revealed
I believe that this article needs a lot of attention.
This is the face of one of our children, bereaved by 9/11. It is also a telling insight into the character of the man who declared War on Terror.
It isn't about oil. It isn't about imperialism. It isn't about big corporations, or money, or any of that.
It's about making sure it never happens again.
It's about keeping families whole.
It's about keeping our children safe.
(Hat tip to Blackfive.)
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cool site
posted by
l at May 7, 2004 09:10 AM
Wow! Thank you! I really like your site, too. :)
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Linda at May 8, 2004 03:37 AM
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Linda at
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Lileks observes.
Lileks put up a great Bleat today about why 9/11 would make a great movie, and why it'll never be made.
Don't blink so owlishly at me. Would I suggest you read anything that would marginalize that horrid day?
Just go. Read. Now.
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If it was well made and honest, I believe it would do well... after GWB is gone from office of course. Like Lileks said, no one wants to remember that we actually liked him for the weeks after the disaster, and I can see the PC crowd getting their panties in a twist. Maybe our grandkids can see it.
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ethne at April 16, 2004 01:02 AM
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9/11 Audio
Tears are drying on my face.
Most of the readers of this blog need no reminder of the reasons why we went to war with fascism in the Middle East. So, there's little need to rehash it all. That soapbox has been thoroughly polished.
But, you must click on this link and listen to both clips.
It has regalvanized me. You will never be forgotten, Ms. Ong. None of you will ever be forgotten.
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Linda, I just read your post to "the group" and thought you might appreciate this: http://www.sondrak.com/archive/000113.html
I don't have a direct e-mail to you....sorry to be taking over your comments section!
posted by
SondraK at January 28, 2004 11:20 PM
Never, Sondra! You're welcome to comment here whenever you like.
I'm going to check out the URL right now.
BB,
Linda
posted by
Linda at January 28, 2004 11:57 PM
I listened to the tapes and had the same reaction you did. I wanted to put a face on that voice and found THIS. She looks exactly as I imagined her: calm, collected and beautiful.
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Tuning Spork at January 30, 2004 02:32 AM
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