[rescue] God bless America

[Mike Free]

I think we dodged a bullet on that one.... the plane that crashed in
somerset was headed for DC, possibly for the capitol building.

Mike Free
----- Original Message -----
From: "Derrick Daugherty" <derrick at blinky-lights.org>
To: <rescue at sunhelp.org>
Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2001 8:50 PM
Subject: Re: [rescue] God bless America


> It's rumored that around Tue, Sep 11, 2001 at 07:21:57PM -0500
> Mike Hebel <drone8of9 at crosswinds.net> wrote:
> > MN> I am fairly speachless regarding this horrible attack. Some of the
video I have
> > MN> seen has nearly brought me to tears.
> >
> > I haven't cried really in years - I'm prone to "Spock Syndrome" since
> > I've had to learn to control my emotions to survive.  Some of today's
> > pictures came close though and I'm still in shock about the whole
> > thing.  Part of me is secretly wishing I'll wake up tomorrow and this
> > will have all been a slight step into a parallel universe.
>
> Agreed, I'm still mostly in shock.  What tugged on my heart-strings the
> most through the numbness was when someone on CNN made the comment that
> pschiatrists were being deployed to bus stops for when children were
> coming home, to explain their parents may not ever be coming home.  I
> was distressed over the fact they were passenger planes, I failed to
> think the next step further to those remaining.
>
>
> My biggest fear now is tomorrow.  We'll have had a chance for todays
> horrific events to sink in.  Congress is conveneing, the terrorists now
> know that.  A few years ago Tom Clancy the novelist was speaking with
> some of the nations' generals and asked "what would essential behead our
> goverment and throw us into chaos?"  Their response was if someone took
> out congress while it was in session.
>
> I'm fearful of more attacks tomorrow, I sure as hell hope it's simply my
> paranoid nature.
>
> Best wishes to all
> ^Derrick
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