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Showing posts with label bombing of the World Trade Towers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label bombing of the World Trade Towers. Show all posts
Tuesday, December 30, 2014
Nations examine their own histories in the light of man's cruelties and his nature
Wednesday, September 11, 2013
12/07 and 9/11 are the days that live in infamy in Hawaii
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Leeward Oahu, where many local residents live who remember both 9/11 and 12/16.[/caption]
Carol Forsloff---It was 4 a.m. on September 11, 2001 when people were awakened by friends on the mainland and told about the bombing of the World Trade Towers, a reminder of a December 7, 1941 event, both days "that will live in infamy", as the latter was described by President Roosevelt.
Hawaii is the land mass most distant from any other in the world. So in many ways it is isolated from what goes on in those other places; but the attack on Pearl Harbor was a wake-up call to the US mainland and the local people of Hawaii that the future of the islands remains one intimately linked with that mainland.
The fear that came from those reminiscing earlier times was shown in the faces of the people of Hawaii, as this journalist observed the shops closed and people clustered around television sets in public places and in homes.
No planes flew in or out, as people wondered when they would fly again and if they would be safe to fly at all. This journalist was scheduled to attend a class in California the following day, boldly assuming all would be well despite what had happened on the East Coast. But the realization that indeed the planes had grounded and might not be flying for some time brought a sense of worry, and no little alarm, for being in a place so isolated that no one knew what other problems might otherwise arise.
The military bases were closed where the company I managed had offices and work counseling returning veterans. MP's stood at the gates and turned around the cars lined up to enter the base, then told the passengers no one knew when they would be allowed back in as the nation was on high alert at the prospect of more terrorist attacks and the need for readiness of the troops.
The beaches were empty. The tourists remaining, unable to return home because of the closing of the airport, huddled in hotels, wondering how long they would have to stay in the islands. Some hotels graciously provided a few extras to make the wait more pleasant than it otherwise might have been. And islanders worried about the loss of business and the potential loss of goods transported from the mainland, often basic necessities not available in sufficient quantities to sustain a place so far away from the mainland source.
It was a reminder to people of Hawaii of that other time when no one knew what might happen next. For some it meant a wider war would come, as that prediction came to pass, although in wars fought far away without the international involvement as had happened during World War II. It also reminded everyone that even those who seem to be protected in some isolated fashion can feel the impact of terrorism unexpectedly, as 9/11 and December 16, two days that live in infamy in Hawaii.
Leeward Oahu, where many local residents live who remember both 9/11 and 12/16.[/caption]Carol Forsloff---It was 4 a.m. on September 11, 2001 when people were awakened by friends on the mainland and told about the bombing of the World Trade Towers, a reminder of a December 7, 1941 event, both days "that will live in infamy", as the latter was described by President Roosevelt.
Hawaii is the land mass most distant from any other in the world. So in many ways it is isolated from what goes on in those other places; but the attack on Pearl Harbor was a wake-up call to the US mainland and the local people of Hawaii that the future of the islands remains one intimately linked with that mainland.
The fear that came from those reminiscing earlier times was shown in the faces of the people of Hawaii, as this journalist observed the shops closed and people clustered around television sets in public places and in homes.
No planes flew in or out, as people wondered when they would fly again and if they would be safe to fly at all. This journalist was scheduled to attend a class in California the following day, boldly assuming all would be well despite what had happened on the East Coast. But the realization that indeed the planes had grounded and might not be flying for some time brought a sense of worry, and no little alarm, for being in a place so isolated that no one knew what other problems might otherwise arise.
The military bases were closed where the company I managed had offices and work counseling returning veterans. MP's stood at the gates and turned around the cars lined up to enter the base, then told the passengers no one knew when they would be allowed back in as the nation was on high alert at the prospect of more terrorist attacks and the need for readiness of the troops.
The beaches were empty. The tourists remaining, unable to return home because of the closing of the airport, huddled in hotels, wondering how long they would have to stay in the islands. Some hotels graciously provided a few extras to make the wait more pleasant than it otherwise might have been. And islanders worried about the loss of business and the potential loss of goods transported from the mainland, often basic necessities not available in sufficient quantities to sustain a place so far away from the mainland source.
It was a reminder to people of Hawaii of that other time when no one knew what might happen next. For some it meant a wider war would come, as that prediction came to pass, although in wars fought far away without the international involvement as had happened during World War II. It also reminded everyone that even those who seem to be protected in some isolated fashion can feel the impact of terrorism unexpectedly, as 9/11 and December 16, two days that live in infamy in Hawaii.
Sunday, May 1, 2011
President Obama declares 'Osama bin Laden is dead'
While the nation waited anxiously, President Barack Obama was reported to be preparing his historical announcement that Osama bin Laden was killed in Islamabad and that the body is in the hands of America, bringing to a close a dark chapter in history that was hammered into the memories of the world on September 11, 2001.
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Osama bin Laden had orchestrated the bombing of the World Trade Towers that killed 3,000 people in Washington DC, a field in Pennsylvania and the Towers in New York City. Then President Bush vowed to capture bin Laden "dead or alive." On President Obama's watch, bin Laden was killed, as the particulars of what happened began to filter in from media sources in the Middle East and the United States.
Tonight hundreds of people have gathered on the White House lawn singing patriotic songs in celebration of the announcement of bin Laden's death. In the meantime, CNN reported that there is heightened security in anticipation of the possibility of retaliation by members of Al Qaida.
President Obama, media sources close to the White House said, had been busy most of the day, interacting with top administration officials. The press was notified to be ready for the announcement originally scheduled for 10:30 p.m. Sunday, EST. The announcement was made one hour later.
In his remarks Obama thanked President al Zadari and Pakistan for assistance in the US locating and killing bin Laden.
The announcement comes after whispers fanned by right wing conspiracy theorists that Obama was in league with foreign sources and because his father was Muslim that he would be soft on terrorism. It is, however, during Obama Presidency that the historic announcement was made Sunday night that the body of bin Laden is in US hands and that the terrorist sought for ten years is dead.
[caption id="attachment_4010" align="alignleft" width="237" caption="FBI poster of Osama bin Laden"]
[/caption]Osama bin Laden had orchestrated the bombing of the World Trade Towers that killed 3,000 people in Washington DC, a field in Pennsylvania and the Towers in New York City. Then President Bush vowed to capture bin Laden "dead or alive." On President Obama's watch, bin Laden was killed, as the particulars of what happened began to filter in from media sources in the Middle East and the United States.
Tonight hundreds of people have gathered on the White House lawn singing patriotic songs in celebration of the announcement of bin Laden's death. In the meantime, CNN reported that there is heightened security in anticipation of the possibility of retaliation by members of Al Qaida.
President Obama, media sources close to the White House said, had been busy most of the day, interacting with top administration officials. The press was notified to be ready for the announcement originally scheduled for 10:30 p.m. Sunday, EST. The announcement was made one hour later.
In his remarks Obama thanked President al Zadari and Pakistan for assistance in the US locating and killing bin Laden.
The announcement comes after whispers fanned by right wing conspiracy theorists that Obama was in league with foreign sources and because his father was Muslim that he would be soft on terrorism. It is, however, during Obama Presidency that the historic announcement was made Sunday night that the body of bin Laden is in US hands and that the terrorist sought for ten years is dead.
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