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Again, for the rabid Middle Eastern people celebrating the event...
These fools that are dancing in honor of death in New York, Washington, and Pittsburgh should be denounced as rabid monsters who are sick and ill and have an I. Q. of zero and have poor tastes that are not fit for humanity. When innocent people die, you don't celebrate their deaths like you do in Bali in honor of the person. Customs here means you have to be silent.
At our school, we held a moment of silence during homeroom announcements.
We will catch the offender and we will make sure he joins the suicide terrorists in heck that helped him perform his evil tasks.
[ 09-11-2001: Message edited by: Jesse C ]
quote:Originally posted by Jesse C:These fools that are dancing in honor of death in New York, Washington, and Pittsburgh should be denounced as rabid monsters who are sick and [ 09-11-2001: Message edited by: Jesse C ]
I don't know what they showed on TV in the US, but here they did also show pictures of some people on the West Bank cheering away...but in later news reports it was stated as only being a small handful of people, with the rest of the population glued to their TVs as horror struck as all of us.
I suspect, sad as it is, that in every country in the world you may find a very small number of people in the same sick frame of mind
Pam
That there are people 'celebrating' is beyond belief - they are barbarians!
My Godson owns a restaurant in the area - we can only wait and pray. He and his wife are awaiting the birth of their first child.
Words cannot convey what many people will feel, this has changed the world from what we knew it, its all so very sad.
Thinking of you allMary
As a proud American, I would like to thank all Cruise Talkers for their support and prayers. The miserable b*st*rds that organized this horrific deed will be caught and punished!
God Bless the USA!
We all feel so helpless - decent people have little defence against evil it seems.
I know the forces of good will triumph in the end but sometimes the journey is pretty hard.
[ 09-12-2001: Message edited by: M.S.Grumple ]
I feel so helpless and something like this certainly puts ones own life into perspective.
I live about 20 minutes or so north of Manhattan out in the suburbs. I practically grew up in New York City. I unfortunately heard the horrible details of the second crash, as it happened, on my way to work. The radio station I listen to is located at the top of the Empire State Building and the DJs gave a moment by moment description of what was happening, since they were witnesing this all first hand throught thiei windows.
The entire day at work was spent watching the TV! (I work in a travel agency). I still cannot erase the moment I saw the first WTC tower collapase! I felt like we were all helpless.
My heart goes out to all the victims of the horrible and very stupid event that occured yesterday.
As an American, but especially being from New York City, I can't begin to tell you all how my heart is breaking at this moment.
I Want to thank all of you from around the world who have so swiftly posted your condolences and sympathy regarding this barbaric atrocity. My sorrow and love goes out to all my fellow brothers and sisters in New York, D.C. and Penn.
Let me please say the here in Taiwan, the television news chanels have been on 24 hour coverage, and the Taiwanese are outraged at this horrific tragedy. My cell phone and home phone and business phone has not stopped ringing. My staff, friends, customers and casual aquaintances have all called to express their grief and horror.I love the Taiwanese for caring so much and for trying to make sure that I am ok. This is what friends are all about!
Again, thanks to you all.
Mike
I am born in 1958.
The Programme Strenght thru Joy was an great idea, it was possible, that workers with an average income or less (10 per cent of them with no income) could do an Cruise, go to Theatre or Soccer Stadion and so on.
Tourism comes up in Germany in the 1930's.
In former times, only rich poeple could do those things.
By the way: Adolf was an Import from Austria, he got his Passport in the 1920's.In the First World War the Austrian Army did not take him, because he has problems with his health, in Munich an Infantry Regimenttook him after the war started as "ReserveInfanterist". He had all the time in First World War the lowest rank "Gefreiter".This is no officer and no sub-officer...
Dancing people in the Middle East is easy to explain. A lot of them live in Camps, without an Job, small or no Education, no Perspectives. They have nothing to loose, except their Lives.
And for the Lives, Religious Leaders explain them, that they would go immediately into Paradise, if they fall in Fight against Islams Enemies.
It is easy, to make some of them fanatic. Most of them will not think so...
All rescue workers have been told to leave.
Also, can you believe it - Radisson Seven Seas cruise line has announced that they will be working on their 'USUAL CANCELLATION POLICY" - in other words; no matter how afraid anyone is, they're not getting their money back!
They are already too expensive; are they afraid to lose a few bucks? I think they will lose customers instead!
There must be big Security deficits in US, 4 Planes hijacked at the same Time, Hijackers only with knives.
Control for Inland-flights is very bad, i think. No Security people in the Airports,only some on minimum wages, not the best and unexperienced.
Bush thinks about Cruise Missile Defense in the Space for an very big amount of Money.
This will bring nothing against Fanatics with Knives.
It is necessary to look for the Responsibles and eliminate them. To find them, it is necessary to think about their motivation...
quote:Originally posted by Green: My Godson owns a restaurant in the area - we can only wait and pray. He and his wife are awaiting the birth of their first child.
I've just received the following re my Godson -
"Patrick and Dinah are ok. Dinah managed to get to work before the second hit. Patrick had already called in to take the day off before knowing there was a problem.
"Have spoken to them both and they are fine and at home. As Patrick takes the train to the World Train Center he has to work out another way to get to work. He works two blocks north of the Center but his place is closed until further notice. Dinah works midtown."
I'm so very, very thankful. Thank you for prayers and thoughts sent to me today.
[ 09-13-2001: Message edited by: sympatico ]
IF THAT MAN IS RESPONSIBLE, WE WILL DRAG HIM TO THE NETHERLANDS AND PUT HIM IN A PRISON IN TEH NETHERLANDS ALLONG WITH HIS STUPID SUPPORTERS!!!!!
Here are some Casualty lists:American Airlines Flight 11-Boston/Logan, Massachusetts(BOS)-to Los Angeles, California (LAX)Crashed into One World Trade Center/North TowerNew York City, New York State
PILOT CREW: -- John Ogonowski, 52, Dracut, Massachusetts, captain -- Thomas McGuinness, 42, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, first officer
FLIGHT ATTENDANT , Massachusetts -- Roberta Jalbert -- Ralph Kershaw -- Heinrich Kimmig, 43, chairman of BCT Technology AG, Germany -- Brian Kinney, 29, Lowell, Massachusetts -- Robert LeBlanc, 70, Lee, NeCREW:-- Barbara Arestegui -- Jeffrey Collman -- Sara Low, 28, Batesville, Arkansas -- Karen Martin-- Kathleen Nicosia-- Betty Ong-- Jean Roger, Longmeadow, Massachusetts-- Dianne Snyder, 42, Westport, Massachusetts-- Madeline Sweeney
PASSENGERS:-- Mary Wahlstrom, 75, Kaysville, Utah. -- Richard Ross, 58, Newton, Massachusetts. -- Anna Williams Allison, 48, Stoneham, Massachusetts -- David Angell, 54, Pasadena, California, executive producer, NBC's "Frasier" -- Lynn Angell, Pasadena, California -- Seima Aoyama -- Myra Aronson -- Christine Barbuto -- Berry Berenson, 53, Los Angeles, California, actress and photographer -- Carolyn Beug, 48, Santa Monica, California -- Carol Bouchard, 43, Warwick, Rhode Island., Kent County Hospital emergency room secretary -- Robin Caplin, Natick, Massachusetts -- Neilie Casey -- Jeffrey Coombs, 42, Abington, Massachusetts -- Tara Creamer, 30, Worcester, Massachusetts -- Thelma Cuccinello, 71, Wilmot, New Hampshire -- Patrick Currivan -- Andrew Curry Green, Chelmsford, Massachusetts -- Brian Dale -- David DiMeglio, Wakefield, Massachusetts -- Donald Ditullio -- Albert Dominguez -- Alex Filipov, 70, Concord, Massachusetts -- Carol Flyzik, 40, Plaistow, New Hampshire, medical computer equipment demonstrator for Meditech -- Paul Friedman -- Karleton D.B. Fyfe, 31, Brookline, Massachusetts -- Peter Gay, 54, Tewksbury, Massachusetts, Raytheon Co. -- Linda George -- Edmund Glazer, 41, Chatsworth, California, chief financial officer, MRV Communications Inc. -- Paige Farley Hackel, 46 Newton, Massachusetts -- Peter Hashem -- Robert Hayes -- Ted Hennessey, 35, Belmont, Massachusetts -- John Hofer -- Cora Holland -- Nicholas Humber -- Robert Jalbert, 61, Swampscott, Massachusetts -- John Jenkins -- Charles Jones, 48, Bedford, Massachusetts -- Robin Kaplan -- Barbara Keating -- David Kovalcin, 42, Hudson, New Hampshire, Raytheon Co. -- Judy Larocque -- Jude Larson, 31, Los Angeles, California -- Natalie Larson, Los Angeles, California -- N. Janis Lasden -- Daniel John Lee, 34, Los Angeles, California -- Daniel C. Lewin, 31, co-founder of Akamai Technologies -- Chris Mello, 25, Boston, Massachusetts -- Jeff Mladenik, 43, Hinsdale, Illinois -- Antonio Montoya -- Carlos Montoya -- Laura Lee Morabito, 34, Framingham, Massachusetts, national sales manager for Qantas Airways -- Mildred Naiman -- Laurie Neira -- Renee Newell, 37, Cranston, Rhode Island, American Airlines customer service agent -- Jacqueline Norton, 60, Lubec, Maine, retiree -- Robert Norton, 82, Lubec, Maine -- Jane Orth, 49, Haverhill, Massachusetts -- Thomas Pecorelli -- Bernthia Perkins -- Sonia Morales Puopolo, 58, Massachusetts, former ballet dancer -- David Retik, Needham, Massachusetts -- Philip Rosenzweig, Massachusetts, executive with Sun Microsystems in Boston -- Richard Ross, 58, Newton, Massachusetts -- James Rles -- Lynn Goodchild, 25, Attleboro, Massachusetts -- Francis Grogan -- Carl Hammond, 37, Boston, Massachusetts -- Peter Hanson, 32, Groton, Massachusetts -- Susan Hanson, 35, Groton, Massachusetts -- Christine Hanson, 3, Groton, Massachusetts -- Gerald Hardacre -- Eric Hartono -- James E. Hayden, 47, Westfordw Hampshire, professor emeritus of geography, University of New Hampshire -- Maclovio "Joe" Lopez Jr., 41, Norwalk, California -- Marianne MacFarlane -- Louis Neil Mariani, 59, Derry, New Hampshire -- Juliana Valentine McCourt, 4, New London, Connecticut -- Ruth McCourt, 45, New London, Connecticut -- Wolfgang Menzel, 60, personnel manager, BCT Technology AG, Germany -- Shawn Nassaney, 25, Pawtucket, Rhode Island -- Patrick Quigley -- Frederick Rimmele, Marblehead, Massachusetts, physician -- Jesus Sanchez, 45, Hudson, Massachusetts, off-duty flight attendant -- Kathleen Shearer, Dover, New Hampshire -- Robert Shearer, Dover, New Hampshire -- Jane Simpkin -- Brian D. Sweeney, 38, Barnstable, Massachusetts -- Timothy Ward, 38, San Diego, California, Rubio's Restaurants executive -- William Weems, Marblehead, Massachusetts, commercial producer
American Airlines Flight 77-Washington/Dulles, Virginia (IAD)- to Los Angeles, California (LAX)Crashed into the Pentagon Nerve CenterArlington, Virginia
PILOT CREW: -- Charles Burlingame, captain -- David Charlebois, Washington, first officer
FLIGHT ATTENDANT CREW:-- Michele Heidenberger, 57, Chevy Chase, Maryland -- Jennifer Lewis, 38, Culpeper, Virginia-- Kenneth Lewis, 49, Culpeper, Virginia -- Renee May, 39, Baltimore, Maryland
PASSENGERS:-- Barbara Olson, 45, TV commentator on Larry King Live, articularly during the Chandra Levy case and lawyer. -- Karen A. Kincaid, 40, Washington, District of Columbia, lawyer, Wiley Rein & Fielding. -- Christopher Newton, Long Beach, California. -- Leslie A. Whittington, 45, University Park, Maryland, Georgetown University professor. -- Bob Speisman, New York. -- Dr. Paul Ambrose, 32, physician working on health care policy in Washington, District of Columbia -- Yemen Betru -- M. J. Booth -- Bernard Brown, 11, student, Leckie Elementary School -- Suzanne Calley, 42, San Martin, California, employee of Cisco Systems Inc. -- William Caswell -- Sarah Clark, 65, Columbia, Maryland, sixth-grade teacher, Backus Middle School in Washington -- Asia Cottom, 11, student, Backus Middle School in Washington -- James Debeuneure, 58, Upper Marlboro, Maryland, fifth-grade teacher, Ketcham Elementary School in Washington -- Rodney Dickens, 11, student, Leckie Elementary School in Washington -- Eddie Dillard -- Charles Droz -- Barbara G. Edwards, 58, Las Vegas, school teacher, Palo Verde High School in Las Vegas, Nevada -- Charles S. Falkenberg, 45, University Park, Maryland, director of research at ECOlogic Corp., in Herndon, Virginia. -- Zoe Falkenberg, 8, University Park, Maryland -- Dana Falkenberg, 3, University Park, Maryland -- James Ferguson -- Bud Flagg, Millwood, Virginia, retired Navy admiral and retired American Airlines pilot -- Dee Flagg, Millwood, Virginia -- Richard Gabriel -- Ian Gray, 55, Washington, Dsitroct of Columbia, president of healthcare consulting firm -- Stanley Hall, 68, Rancho Palos Verdes, California, Raytheon Co. -- Bryan Jack, 48, Alexandria, Virginia, senior executive at Defense Department -- Steven D. "Jake" Jacoby, 43, Alexandria, Virginia, chief operating officer, Metrocall Inc. -- Ann Judge, 49, Virginia, National Geographic Society travel office manager -- Chandl 31, San Francisco, California, public relations executive -- Deora Bodley, 20, Santa Clara, California, university student -- Marion Britton -- Thomas E. Burnett Jr., 38, San Ramon, California, senior vice president and chief operating officer, Thoratec Corp. -- William Cashman -- Georgine Corrigan -- Joseph Deluca -- Patrick Driscoll -- Edward Felt, 41, Matawan, New Jersey -- Colleen Fraser -- Andrew Garcia -- Jeremy Glick -- Lauren Grandcolas, San Rafael, California, sales worker at Good Housekeeping magazine -- Donald F. Greene, 52, Greenwich, Connecticut -- Linda Gronlund -- Richard Guadagno, 38, Northern California -- Toshiya Kuge -- Waleska Martinez -- Nicole Miller -- Mark Rothenberg -- Christine Snyder, 32, Kailua, Maui, Hawaiian Islands -- John Talignani -- Honor Wainio
United Airlines Flight 175:Boston/Logan (BOS) to Los Angeles (LAX):Two World Trade Center/South BuildingNew York City, New York State
PILOT CREW: -- Victor J. Saracini, 51, Lower Makefield Township, Pennsylvania, chief pilot.
FLIGHT ATTENDANT CREW:-- Al Marchand, Alamogordo, New Mexico,-- Amy Jarret, 28, North Smithfield, Rhode Island
PASSENGERS: -- Brian D. Sweeney, 38, Barnstable, Massachusetts. -- Garnet "Ace" Bailey, 53, Lynnfield, Massachusetts, director of pro scouting, Los Angeles Kings, former actor. -- Mark Bavis, 31, scout, Los Angeles Kings. -- Peter Hanson, Massachusetts. -- Susan Hanson, Massachusetts. -- Christine Hanson, 2, Massachusetts. -- Jesus Sanchez, 45, Hudson, Massachusetts, off-duty flight attendant. -- James E. Hayden, 47, Westford, Massachusetts. -- Ruth McCourt, 24, Westford, Massachusetts. -- Juliana Valentine McCourt, 4, Westford, Massachusetts. -- John Cahill, Wellesley, Massachusetts. -- Shawn Nassaney, 25, Pawtucket, Rhode Island. -- Lynn Goodchild, 25, Attleboro, Massachusetts. -- Lisa Frost, 22, Rancho Santa Margarita, California.
American Airlines Flight 77:Washington/Dulles (IAD) to Los Angeles (LAX):The Pentagon Military Nerve CenterArlington, Virginia
FLIGHT ATTENDANT CREW: -- Michelle Heidenberger, Chevy Chase, Maryland
PASSENGERS:
United Airlines Flight 93:New York/Newark (EWR), New Jersey, to San Francisco (SFO):Shanksville, Pennsylvania--Used as a code-share for Air Canada under flight name AC #4085--
LIGHT ATTENDANT CREW: -- Cee Cee Lyles, Fort Myers, Florida, flight attendant.
PASSENGERS: -- Mark Bingham, 31, San Francisco, California -- Thomas E. Burnett Junior, 38, senior vice president and chief operating officer, Thoratec Corp.
One and Two World Trade Center/North and South Buildings:New York City, New York State-- Peter Ganci, Fire Department chief.-- Ray Downey, New York firefighter, chief of special operations command -- William Feehan, First Deputy Commissioner of Fire Department -- Peter Ganci, Fire Department chief -- The Reverend Mychal Judge, New York Fire Department chaplain -- Yamel Merino, 24, Yonkers, New York State, emergency medical technician for Metro Care Ambulance Co.
Pentagon: -- Terry Lynch, consultant for New York's Booz-Allen & Hamilton and former Congressional staffer
Naval personnel unaccounted for: NAVY ACTIVE DUTY: -- Yeoman second Class Melissa Rose Barnes, 27, Redlands, California -- Information Systems Technician 2nd Class Kris Romeo Bishundat, 23, Waldorf, Maryland -- Electronics Techinician 3rd Class Christopher Lee Burford, 23 Hubert, North Carolina -- Electronics Technician 3rd Class Daniel Martin Caballero, 21, Houston, Texas -- Lieutenant Eric Allen Cranford, 32, Drexel, North Carolina -- Captain Gerald Francis Deconto, 44, Sandwich, Massachusetts -- Information Systems Technician 1st Class Johnnie Doctor Junior, 32, Jacksonville, Florida -- Commander Robert Edward Dolan,43, Florham Park, New Jersey -- Commander William Howard Donovan Jr., 37, Nunda, New York -- Commander Patrick Dunn, 39, Fords, New Jersey -- Aerographer's Mate first Class Edward Thomas Earhart, 26, Salt Lick, Kentucky -- Lieutenant Cmdr Robert Randolph Elseth, 37, Vestal, New York State-- Storekeeper third Class Jamie Lynn Fallon, 23, Woodbridge, Virginia -- Aerographer's Mate second Class Matthew Michael Flocco, 21, Newark, Delaware -- Captain Lawrence Daniel Getzfred, 57, Elgin, Nebraska -- Electronics Technician first Class Ronald John Hemenway, 37, Kansas City, Kansas -- Lieutenant Michael Scott Lamana, 31, Baton Rouge, Louisiana -- Operations Specialist second Class Nehamon Lyons the Fourth, 30, Mobile, Alabama -- Electronics Technician second Class Brian Anthony Moss, 34, Sperry, Oklahoma -- Lieutenant Commander Patrick Jude Murphy, 38, Flossmoor, Illinois -- Illustrator/draftsman second Class Michael Allen Noeth, Jackson Heights, New York State-- Lieutenant Jonas Martin Panik, 26, Mingoville, Pennsylvania -- Lieutenant J. G. Darin Howard Pontell, 26, Columbia, Maryland -- Aviation Warfare Systems Operator First Class Joseph John Pycior Junior, 39, Carlstadt, New Jersey -- Information Systems Technician First Class Marsha Dianah Ratchford, 34, Prichard, Alabama -- Commander Robert Allan Schlegel, 38, Gray, Maine -- Commander Dan Frederic Shanower, 40, Naperville, Illinois -- Chief Information Systems Technician Gregg Harold Smallwood, 44, Overland Park, Kansas -- Lieutenant Commander Otis Vincent Tolbert, 38, Lemoore, California -- Lieutenant Commander Ronald James Vauk, 37, Nampa, Idaho -- Lieutenant Commander David Lucian Williams, 32, Newport, Oregon -- Information Systems Technician Second Class Kevin Wayne Yokum, 27, Lake Charles, Louisiana -- Chief Information Systems Technician Donald McArthur Young, 41, Roanoke, Virginia
NAVY CIVILIANS: -- Miss Angela Houtz, 27, La Plata, Maryland -- Mister Brady Howell, 26, Arlington, Virginia -- Miss Judith Jones, 53, Woodbridge, Virginia -- Mister James Lynch, Manassas, Virginia -- Captain Jack Punches, USN (Retired), 51, Clifton, Virginia
NAVY CONTRACTORS: -- Mrister Julian Cooper, 39, Springdale, Maryland -- Mister Jerry Moran, 39, Upper Marlboro, Maryland -- Mister Khang Nguyen, Fairfax, Virginia -- Mister Marvin Woods, 58, Great Mills, Maryland
My art teacher, Ms. Day says that her elder son has survived teh Pentagon attack.Grrrrrrr...................
[ 09-13-2001: Message edited by: Jesse C ]
If tomorrow all the things were gone I worked for all my life and I had to start again with just my children and my wife. I thank my lucky stars to be living here today cause the flag still stands for freedom and they can't take that away.
Chorus:I'm proud to be an American where at least I know I'm free and I won't forget the men how died who gave that right to me and I gladly stand up next to you and defend her still today cause there ain't no doubt I love this land,God Bless the USA!
From the lakes of Minnesota, to the hills of Tennessee, across the plains of Texas, from sea to shining sea from Detroit down to Houston and New York to LA well there's pride in every American heart and it's time that we stand and say that Chorus:I'm proud to be an American where at least I know I'm free and I won't forget the men how died who gave that right to me and I gladly stand up next to you and defend her still today cause there ain't no doubt I love this land,God Bless the USA!
If anyone is unfamiliar with this song, please email me (ruthperk_99@yahoo.com) and I'll send you the mp3 I have of this song.
I found out last night that there were also British, Australian, Japanese, Mexican, Irish, and South Korean citizens that died in this tragedy. This truly has been an attack on the entire world........
[ 09-13-2001: Message edited by: RuthPerk ]
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