There’s nothing I could say that hasn’t been already said better by somebody else, so I’ll just post this video, which I think is well done.
There’s nothing I could say that hasn’t been already said better by somebody else, so I’ll just post this video, which I think is well done.
They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning,
We will remember them.
Lest We Forget…
Sorry TB, You’re right and I didn’t think about that. Just used it as an example of some of the types of free speech we have to allow from others if we expect the same for ourselves. But there is a time and place for everything.(you don’t have to post this, this is an apology to you, and the less said about “truthers” in this post the better)
I take 9/11 as a personal day to not post or hang out on the internet. Some years back I produced this tribute video, which I’m pretty sure I’ve posted here yearly.
There was a reason it is what it is, I don’t need to explain it. This video is graphic and will make you cry. Sorry.
http://youtu.be/5oVXJjpKAh8
Sadly, I was at a friend’s place last night, listening to some stupid woman going on about things she knows nothing about. People I knew personally lost their lives that day. My friend lost family that day. I can never forget. I will likely never forgive. And stupid people with stupid “truther” posts need to be cut out, they seem to not even understand the concept of the word “RAGE”.
Those who were old enough to understand , still know exactly what they were doing that day. We will never forget.
Scottish Sceptic says:
September 12, 2011 at 2:39 am (Edit)
The worst part of 911 was not just the people who died, but that those deaths were then used by others to justify a war in Iraq which killed far more innocent people at the hands of the US than ever did Al Kidya.
And there was me thinking that by far the largest number of dead in Iraq were made so by their own countrymen of a different sub set of Muslims.
The attack on the USA on 9/11 was as wrong headed as it was shocking. The resolve that America has shown in it’s focused retaliation is the single biggest monument to those killed on 9/11. Furthermore it has laid the foundation for all that has followed in Tunisia, Egypt, Syria, Yemen and Libya.
flicka47 says:
September 12, 2011 at 3:07 am
Sorry TB, You’re right and I didn’t think about that. Just used it as an example of some of the types of free speech we have to allow from others if we expect the same for ourselves. But there is a time and place for everything.
flicka, no apology necessary. Truth, freedom and respect.
I had just landed at London Gatwick when the attacks began. We were not in as bad a strait as the westbound flights that were grounded in Gander and other unusual locales, but the Atlantic cable was jammed with traffic and my crew had no way to contact our families to say we were safe. For a week, it was a day-to-day drama trying to get information, wondering when we would be allowed to return to America, wondering if we knew anyone.
I studied Islam afterwards. It is not difficult to justify the slaughter from its viewpoint, a viewpoint so alien to western thought that we refuse to see it for what it is.
We do not show videos of the crashes on television. We do not show the videos of the bodies falling to their deaths, or the audio of them hitting the pavement, not that I would watch. The cry of “Never Forget!” has mellowed to “Forget What?”
My parents were both WWII veterans. They’re gone now, and I often wonder if the American spirit they knew went with them. I wonder if we shall ever get it back.
In all the horror, amidst the suffering and destruction, the one thing I shall never forget is the courage and bravery of the firefighters who went into the Twin Towers – so many paying with their lives.
And I shall not forget the sacrifice made by those brave and courageous passengers on flight 93.
I shall remember the courage of those in the Twin Towers who got people to safety, remaining until they lost their lives.
Their sacrifice stands against the most evil these terrorists did – and it outweighs forever this and all deeds by those evil-doers.
Its interesting how with 9/11, attacks on America were used as an excuse to downgrade America’s ability do defend itself in the war of ideology. We’ve been indoctrinated to think that honest talk about Islam is off limits.
After the series of al-Qaeda attacks on America, we started talking LESS about the Islamic threat. Check it out: http://pechorin2.wordpress.com/2011/09/11/september-11-2001-in-memoriam/
[snip – sorry, we aren’t going to have this discussion about 911 theories, as it is blog policy. Be offended if you wish, but that’s the final word. – Anthony]
Thank you Anthony.
“TRM says:September 12, 2011 at 9:51 am
[snip – sorry, we aren’t going to have this discussion about 911 theories, as it is blog policy. Be offended if you wish, but that’s the final word. – Anthony] ”
I’m afraid you didn’t read my comment Anthony. It was sent to the 2 other mods and I agree with your position so I am not offended. I said I didn’t expect it to be posted. I just wanted to let the 2 mods know that I thought one phrased the response great and the other poorly and my reasons why. No problem here for me adhering to your blog rules, it is your blog after all.
Peace to all.
[snip – no discussion of Truther theories or silly complaints of censorship, read the policy page, this is a memorial thread, be as upset as you wish – Anthony]
[sorry, you’ve tried and failed, we aren’t going to have this argument you want, take it elsewhere ~mod]
Anthony, thank you so much for posting on your blog this day.
We too, in Australia, as few as we may be and as dispersed as we are on our continent, we too wept, on this day 10 years ago. We wept again this weekend, together, with clear direction of our peoples’ brotherhood, our strengths and our courage.
And we never forget or have forgotten;
our friends and families;
and their friends and colleagues;
the brave and fine workers and the states
who worked day and night and weeks, during this horror, always forward towards – LIBERATION and PEACE. FOR ALL.
Thank you again.
We stand, in strength, unity, love and liberty
Not forgotten
Quite right, Anthony. Most people come here to indulge in what your country’s current President Obama and former Vice President Gore might well describe as AGW Truther conspiracy theories, not the 9/11 kind. It’s a question of time, place and occasion. But having said that, if you continue to post memorial threads every time the 9/11 anniversary comes around, you are bound to attract comments from people who don’t share your opinion on the issue. And if you insist on censoring them, then you should expect to receive complaints of censorship. It’s all part of the blogosphere’s rich pageant.