Saltah'na
Chinese Canadian, or 75% Commie Bastard.
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Initial reports indicate that the US Air Force intercepted a passenger jet that was heading on a kamikaze run to Washington. In order to prevent any other possible casualties (the Pentagon is not the only target), the pilot/hijacker/kamikaze shot down the jet after the pilot refused commands to cease and desist.
[ September 11, 2001: Message edited by: Tahna Los ]
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I don't know whats more tragic. Suicide bombers carrying innocent air passengers, or Air Force jets forced to kill those innocents to prevent greater damage.
Saltah'na
Chinese Canadian, or 75% Commie Bastard.
Member # 33
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This is a lose-lose situation. What can you do?
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I know, it's just so tragic. My heart goes out to the Air Force pilot who had to fire that missile -- no matter the justification, no matter that s/he did what they had to do, it can't be easy to live with.
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It must be best to have just one thread dedicated to this and then lock it when it's to full and start another, just one at any given moment. So we dont have to write every message in both flame board and officers lounge!
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It's probably best to have two threads 'cuz they're filling up so quickly. We can lock them once our emotions have come down, but I think most of us need an outlet for this (I've already punched a hole in my wall and want to avoid another) and the more the better.
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Well, in a bit of good news, Towson U. cancelled classes, so even thought I left before 11am when I first heard of the attack, I don't actually "miss" class.
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"This isn't going to lead to a World War. This is going to lead to the utter destruction of whoever did it, and whoever helped them, but it will go no further than that. "
(This isn't be being heartless or anything, BTW)
As I said in the other thread Omega, if terroism was that simple to stop, don't you think we'd have done it by now? Or should England have dropped bombs all over Ireland after the BT Tower attack (or any other IRA attack)?
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