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-America under Attack- Here are some of the up-to-date figures current as of this moment. Today in history is being compared to that of Pearl Harbor and the JFK assassination in the magnitude of national carnage. From online news organizations: · (...) (23 years ago, 11-Sep-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people, lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.announce) !
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(...) Various news sources have reported that all domestic flights have landed and are accounted for. (Early in the day there were reports of unaccounted for flights.) Julie (23 years ago, 11-Sep-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people)
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I find this all so amazing, they claimed the buildings were built to withstand a 707 hitting them! I personaly watched BOTH towers colapse LIVE on tv. i missed the pentagon partical colapse my 2 minutes. I've also head that they are actully landing (...) (23 years ago, 11-Sep-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Josh they both survived the initial impact without a problem, the resulting uncontrolled fire and damage afterwards is what unfortunately brought down both towers. considering the damage and the attack in 1993, I am surprised they lasted as (...) (23 years ago, 11-Sep-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) I am not an expert on this, but I heard on TV that no building can whitstand such prolonged burnings without partial or total collapse. My dad told me that the concrete turns to dust at 1200ºC, and then steel melts down, causing structural (...) (23 years ago, 11-Sep-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Well i've heard now that 2 plane DID land at Sawyer International, one with a passenger that is now in custody at the Marquette County Jail. less then a week ago, the Marquette county board was trying to get funding to re-open a former air (...) (23 years ago, 11-Sep-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Interesting... But this is what really bothers me. I can see the World Trade Center being taken-out, but not the Pentagon?!? Isn't there a -'no-fly-zone'- surrounding this area and the White House? I mean, where are all the response jets. (Not (...) (23 years ago, 11-Sep-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Nope--the Pentagon is on the approach corridor to Reagan airport. It's close enough, anyways, that there's too little time between deviation from the corridor to impact. The jet's moving about 300mph--it takes time to scramble a fighter/ (...) (23 years ago, 11-Sep-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) There is a no fly zone direcly above the pentagon, "class B airspace" the highest level of restricted air. the plane getting shot down would/ could have saved a few lives, maybe not the passengers, but people on the ground. Josh (...) (23 years ago, 11-Sep-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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To clarify a few things... (...) Yes there is a no fly zone over most of D.C., however the Pentagon is in the direct flight path for Dulles International Airport. This posses the risk of something like this happening. (...) It is very difficult to (...) (23 years ago, 12-Sep-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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Well, the latest: Apparently a truckload of explosives, discovered under the George Washington Bridge, has been successfully stopped from exploding. Two people are in custody. (This from CBS News.) It appears there was more planned. LFB (23 years ago, 12-Sep-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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My dad had to go to the Pentagon today (the square now). He's OK but he pretty much whitnessed the plane crash first hand. He was on the parking deck entrance. What a terrible day for us all. (...) (23 years ago, 12-Sep-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) It's obvious there's some sort of strategy here. What I've formualted is that some sort of foreign bad man/evil govt wants to make us look like clowns. The targets put the government to almost an utter halt. The stock markets is closed. (...) (23 years ago, 12-Sep-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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Just got an email from Sid. He's OK. LFB (23 years ago, 12-Sep-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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Here is a report of what happened on board the plane that crashed in PA. I found it on (URL) tonight. ---...--- Dear Jerry, Following is a message which my one of my best friends passed along with permission to distribute to those who might be (...) (23 years ago, 12-Sep-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Actually, there are estimated as many as 50,000 dead. This is probably the highest figure. Prayers should be prayed especially for the over 50 missing police officers and over 200 fire fighters who most probably gave their lives in order to (...) (23 years ago, 12-Sep-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) PERSONAL: Benjamin, Good luck...stay safe... And thank you... Matt (23 years ago, 12-Sep-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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I saw what was probably among the most beautiful sights I will ever lay my eyes upon yesterday evening. As I was driving from work to class I saw two guys atop the hwy 120 overpass on I-694 waving an American flag. It is wholly admirable to see that (...) (23 years ago, 12-Sep-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) I completely understand Ben. Be safe and don’t get hurt in the relief operation. My thoughts are with you. Your friend, -Richard (23 years ago, 12-Sep-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Also World Trade Center building 7 Collapsed and WTC Building 5 is unstable. 300 F.D.N.Y. Firefighters are missing. Stueyvesant Highschool has been turned into a temporary Treage(sp?) and Pace University has become a temporary morgue (...) (...) (23 years ago, 13-Sep-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) This (URL) to indicate building 1 is also unstable. My guess is all the WTC buildings will have to be demolished, and maybe some others. ROSCO (23 years ago, 13-Sep-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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I threw together simple two banners together using Photoshop and for one of them I also used MLcad and LDview. Feel free to put the banners on your own sites and spread them around. (...) [snip] (...) [snip] (...) [snip] (23 years ago, 15-Sep-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.people, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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