To whoever you are..you say you do not mean to offend, that you just want people to think?

Well sir, you do offend. You ask people to take a look in the mirror at at time like this. That we ourselves are ultimately responsible for this monsterous behavior. How can you say that..because I drive a car? Because I have a child that I buy a candy cane for? This is the reason so many people have died and we should look to ourselves for blame?

Are you trying to claim original sin or some such? We had slaves in america, many of which were treated poorly, tortured, raped, etc. Should I die for this? I had nothing to do with it. I wish to live in peace and I wish to meet people with friendship in my heart. But from what you are saying, even though it was never my intent..I should pay for my crimes against humanity, even though they were not mine. IF this is the case your trying to put forward, then the whole human race needs to be put down and go extinct.

I can't believe you are throwing this in peoples faces at a time like this. You want to crusade for the underdog, you want to make the world a better place. Fine, I'm all for it. But this is purely evil. I don't want a whole people to die for this, I don't want the entire population of a country to feel the power of a nuclear attack. God only knows I don't want that. But an eye for an eye. I pray the innocent are spared, but i'm all for sending hit squads to wipe out every known terrorist alive.
And this from a person who doesn't like to see suffering anywhere in the world. My prayers to those of my country that have fallen and my prayers to those that are innocent of this. I pray they find safety from what must follow.

My thoughts go out to all of those who were subjects to these terrible deeds and to those who had family and friends that were among them. I watched the news earlier today and I cant get the pictures out of my head. I am sad that we live in a world as ugly and cold as this.
I cant even begin to think of revenge at this moment as my thoughts are with those who were brutally killed today. It seems to me the most important thing right now is to help and support the people that are affected by this utterly idiotic and insane deed.
The sound of the explosions will echo across the world, and I just hope it doesnt come to feed more idiotic and insane decisions.

Once again, my thoughts go out to all of you that are in despair. I just dont know what else to say.

I would like to thank all the people here for their thoughts and condolences. I have 3 family members that work in and near the WTC buildings....when I heard this I was in class....I left class as soon as I got word. This is the most tragic event in US history. Also my parents are in Canada enjoying thier new cottage by the lake and just now recieved word from me to what the hell is going on. I also just recieved word that all 3 of my family members are alive and well. I have only cried twice in my adult life, both were when my grandparents died. Today I cried not knowing if my family was ok and for the MILLIONS of people around the US and abroad that have family in NYC.

On a side note to those who think we should not bomb whoever did this....SHAME ON YOU....if any of your family members were on those planes or in the WTC or Pentagon you would change your tune. Whoever did this doesn't need to be brought to justice...they need to be taught a lesson. Bomb them, show them that the American people DO NOT put up with innocents being killed. If this was military that got bombed or planes crashing in buildings I would still be deeply hurt, but the Military is trained to handle this. Innocent people were hurt and killed today. Someone has to pay the price for causing this tragic event. No trail no nothing...they deserve to die they deserve to feel what they did today when their families are the ones that have been hurt or killed.

You my not agree with what I'm saying, but when family is concerned or the security of this great nation is on the line no one and I mean no one is safe from the wrath of the American people.

Banil
Xegony

Words cannot express the sorrow.
Words cannot express the emptiness.
Words cannot express the RAGE.

These people will pay, whomever they are. They will pay dearly...

I served in Desert Storm and I will gladly rejoin. Lahyn, don't worry, our armed forces will protect you and your right to smoke dope and draft dodge...

To all my European friends, thank you for your support in our time of grief. I miss being there, where the rule was shoot first and ask questions later.

This country has become soft, thanks to the bleeding heart liberals. Thanks to those that want to reduce the military to ineffective levels. Used to be that noone and I MEAN NOBODY would have ever thought of attacking us on our own soil. That day has passed.

One day, America will be strong again, and I will be here to defend it, as I am now...

Official Post from my company in the Airline Industy:

The activities that have occurred up to this point include:

o Two planes (AA #77 and #11) crashed into the World Trade Center, subsequently both towers have collapsed. There were 60 passengers on flight #77 from Dulles to LAX, and there were 90 passengers on flight #11 from Boston to LAX.
o A third plane crashed into the Pentagon, resulting in significant damage.
o A fourth plane, UA flight #93 crashed southeast of Pittsburgh.
o A fifth plane crashed near Camp David (not confirmed).
o United has confirmed that Flight #175 is missing.
o The following airlines have confirmed that all planes are accounted for: Delta, Northwest, Southwest, and America West.
o All International flights were turned back.
o Canadian air space is closed.

escape reality into everquest...i'll deal with the ugly world aferwards

i guess it's time to call the army recruiter back now...i think my answer may have changed.

Just wanted to express my deepest sympathies and offer support to my American brothers and sisters. We Canadians are behind you %100. I don't know what else to say. I cried when I heard the news. The world for us will never be the same. Let's just hope and pray that a better world will come out of this tremendous horror.
-Sparrow

For all of you out there like me who are 3,000 miles away from there family and friends back East,you have my prayers for you and yours. This not being able to contact them and find out if they are safe is a terrible thing.

Pass the joint, and sign me into EQ.

I can't think of anything else to do at this point except escape the inevitable doom that will be plaguing us within the next few years.

I know I'm just thinking of myself.. but what if I get called to the draft? I wouldn't last a day.

I knew this moment was coming. Can you smell change in the air? =/

"After the rain comes the sun," is one motto I'll be repeating over and over and over just so I don't get depressed.

Peace and love to those affected by this tragedy, which is ALL of us.

Tylore
Queens, NYC

Any collection of 5 or more(maybe even less) unarmed men with martial arts expertise can easily hijack a plane. Breaking down the cockpit door wouldn't be that hard for that many people. I've seen how thin those doors are. It was a bunch of guys who were numerous enough to intimidate the rest of the passengers while being able to break down the cockpit door, subdue or kill the pilot and copilot, and reroute the plane to New York. And of course, the hijackers are all pilots. This wasn't one lone guy with a gun. There were a lot of them, and I'd wager they didn't have firearms. They didn't need them. They didn't need to shoot anyone. Nobody's going to try to be Bruce Willis in Die Hard. Nobodys going to try to be a hero if there's a lot of them. They just had to take control of the plane and fly it into the building. The passengers wouldn't have known what they intended to do until it was too late.

Here's the scenario. You get 7 guys. All of them are martial arts experts. All of them are 200+ pounds and work out a lot, so just seeing them is going to deter almost anyone from trying to do anything close to a physical confrontation. On most jet airliners, there's two aisles. On each side, when the signal is given, they all rise from their seats and come to the head of the plane. 2 guys each block the ailes and don't let anybody through. If they try, just beat the hell out of them. They try to cause enough of a commotion that one of the pilots opens the door to see what's going on. Cockpit doors are ALWAYS locked. Once the door is opened, the rest is easy. They're outnumbered. If they don't open the door just break it down. These guys KNOW that they're going to die, so are they going to let a puny door stop them? No, they're religious zealots who will stop at nothing with all their hatred and faith in their cause to ram that door down and get control of that plane. I'm surprised something of this magnitide hasn't happened sooner.

We step on a lot of people and countries around the world to live the way we do, with the highest standard of living, but most people don't see that. They just look at the news and can't understand why something like this happens, but most people aren't willing to look beyond their own backyards to see the big picture. Why? Because they don't want to.

It's easy to see why a lot of the world hates the U.S. When something happens to American citizens around the world, what do we do? We go invade them with troops and surgical bomb and missle attacks. What happens when their citizens get killed because of our high crime rate? Would you want their troops shooting up your neighborhood because they were "protecting their interests"? Would you want bombs raining down on you from the sky? Well that's what we do. Don't get me wrong. I hope that whoever destroyed the World Trade Center pays, and pays dearly for it. But this wasn't some anomalous event. It all comes from something.

My thoughts and those of my family go out to the people who have lost their loved ones today. I mourn for their losses.

I urge that we practice patience in allowing the government to investigate and determine a culprit. Then it is just fine with me if we terminate with extreme prejudice those responsible.

We made emotional mistakes the last time we had an event like this by interring all japanese americans. I implore those who read this to not attempt to take any justice into their own hands. I have many friends who are muslim and they condemn this and their religion condemns this.
I think thats all peace and god be with you.

Sam

Today is a day which will live in infamy.

The words ring as true today as they did long ago.

The sadness in my heart is beyond expression.

Truly horrifying. Words cant describe it.