9/11

Posted on September 11th, 2009 by ecthompson md

I had my moment of silence.  I hope that you had yours.

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From NYT:

On a gray rainy day in the nation’s capital — so unlike the bright sunny morning eight years ago when terrorists slammed planes into the Twin Towers and the Pentagon — President Obama called upon Americans to “renew our common purpose” with a day of service and remembrance of the Sept. 11 attacks.

“Through their own lives and through you, the loved ones they left behind, the men and women who lost their lives eight years ago today leave a legacy that still shines brightly in the darkness and that calls on all of us to be strong and firm and united,” Mr. Obama said during a memorial service at the Pentagon. “That is our calling today and in all the Septembers still to come.”

Mr. Obama and his wife Michelle began the day of commemoration on the White House South Lawn, where they and some 200 members of the White House staff observed a moment of silence at 8:46 a.m., the moment the first plane struck the north tower of the World Trade Center. (more… )

Tags: 9-11, Obama administration // 9 Comments »

  • Guest

    i forgot all about 9/11 because its happend and should not be griveing over it stuff happens and i forgot all about it yes its sad but heck get over it it happen in 2001 move on and lets make stuff better insted of crying over something we cant bring back i love america but man im tired of hearing about 9/11 every year lets hear some good stuff for a change

  • Guest

    A scientific analysis of various samples of dust from the World Trade Center revealed red/grey chips physicists believe is unreacted thermitic material or nanothermite, a highly engineered compound developed in the 1990s that is only capable of being produced in hi tech laboratories. Just research the paper. A 3rd, 47 story skyscraper, WTC Building 7, collapsed in the afternoon on 9/11 at free fall speed even though it was not hit by a plane and only had small, minor fires as compared to dozens of examples in skyscraper history of buildings which have suffered infernos for over 24 hours and never collapsed. CNN reported it’s collapse over 1 hour before the actual event and BBC News reported it 20 minutes too early. Why was there no wreckage inside the impact crater in Shanksville? Where did all the mass of a fully loaded 757 dissapear to? Why is it that when a small 2 person Cesna plane flies over restricted airspace over the capitol that it’s immediately intercepted by fighter aircraft but when 4 commerical airliners are flown off course and stop responding no intercepts are made? Where was NORAD on 9/11 and why did it fail to respond when it had trained for attacks on the Pentagon and World Trade Center and should have been able to carry out on that training?

    Those are just a fraction of hundreds of unanswered questions as far as the attacks go; questions that the majority of Americans aren’t aware of because the mainstream media never covers them. So all that’s left is just a basic principle of human psychology, the more anybody is exposed to 1 viewpoint, the more hostile and closed off they become to another viewpoint. 80,000 New Yorkers are calling for a new, independent, impartial investigation that finally answers all of the unanswered questions. http://www.nyccan.org. http://www.ae911truth.org. RE – INVESTIGATE 9/11.

  • Guest

    hi from UK cant believe that comment about forgetting 9/11….i was horrified when i saw the attacks on tv saw all the programmes and felt so sorry for all the adults that jumped or died….its only today so many years on and i suddently decided to look up to see if any children were on those flights (i don’t know why??)heart sank!!…i am divorced with a 4 yr old and a 14yr old and they are my world to think of those last moments those poor children had is truly horrific and my heart goes out to all but especially their parents… i for one as far away as i am know every 11th Sept i’l be having a few minutes of silence to remember those poor kids that died because of stupid politics…god rest their souls…John

  • ecthompson

    No one is stuck in the past.  We need to learn from the past to avoid those mistakes in the future.

    Thanks for your unique comment.

  • ecthompson

    Dude – Put down the cocaine.  There is a time and place for everything.  Now, I’m going to remember those that died on 9/11.  Tomorrow you can instruct me on the physics of a plane fighting at 563 mph with tons of jet fuel when it hits the ground.  I’m looking forward to your lecture.

    Thanks for your comments.

  • Guest

    Musharraf calls Bush on 11th sept:

    Musharraf: Mr President, I would like to express my
    condolences to you. It is a real tragedy. So many people, such great
    bldgs… I would like to ensure that we had nothing in connection with
    that..
    Bush: What buildings? What people??
    Musharraf: Oh, and what time is it in America now?
    Bush: It’s eight in the morning.
    Musharraf: Oops…Will call back in an hour!

  • Guest

    The prime Minister of China called President Bush to console him after the attack on the Pentagon:

    “I’m sorry to hear about the attack.It is a very big tragedy. But in case you are missing any documents from the Pentagon, we have copies of
    everything.”

  • ecthompson

    :)

    Thanks for your comments, no matter how out there they are.

  • Guest

    There was no big cover up no secret american involvement just two countries with a disagreement and as always guess who paid the price?? the public….in days of old kings would ride into battle with their armies….they should bring that back i bet george bush and tony blair were tucked up in bed (not together!!)…least i hope!!

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