Posted by Elizabeth on September 11, 2001, at 11:33:39
In reply to I'm terribly saddened., posted by akc on September 11, 2001, at 9:25:25
My sister goes to NYU and my bf works in Manhattan. I haven't heard anything from him, the phone lines (including cell) are all down; subway, Amtrak, NJT, and the NYC and Newark airports are all probably shut down too). I can't reach anybody in the Boston or D.C. metro areas (where I also have family), either.
Needless to say, I'm a basket case. I have CNN on and I'm looking all over the 'net but I can't find out any useful info.
To Greg, about possible retaliation: I was just reading an article about a new TV show in the fall. It's going to be about the CIA. One of the issues mentioned was whether the agency is still relevant in the post-Cold War era. I hope that the CIA will prove its continued worth in seeking out and capturing (or, hell, killing) those responsible without need for civilian casualties.
And to Simcha: I'm having some of the same thoughts as you are -- may God, Great Mother, Allah, whatever have mercy on the dead, the people in the buildings, the people in the hijacked plans, and even the perpetrators. (Appreciate the significance of this sentiment, coming as it is from an atheist.)
I'm mourning in my own way, playing and singing a requiem mass. "Give them eternal rest, Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them."
May death be swallowed up in victory, and may the mourners be comforted.
-elizabeth
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